Before you explore your first wrecks, here are a few key pieces of scuba gear you might want to add to your kit.

Are you prepared to explore a wreck? We take you step-by-step through the techniques you need for successful wreck diving.

Winner of the 2011 APEX Award from Polartec for the “most outstanding Polartec based product", the SB SYSTEM Mid Layer is built from the first and only fleece fabric designed specifically to be worn under a drysuit.

A scuba diver's dozen of exploration-worthy shipwrecks from North Carolina to Indonesia you'll want to add to your wreck diving bucket list.

IST’s Dolphin Tech GP4000 COMPASS+ has a built-in digital compass that works at angles that would be impossible for a conventional compass. It has a new dot-matrix screen that offers a better visual presentation of information including a live dive profile graph.

Explore the stunning walls, wrecks, reefs, piers and shores of the U.S. Virgin Islands with this new promotion for divers.

Versatility is the key to the Zen IQ 950 Zen Air, which can be used as an air/nitrox computer, depth gauge/timer for free diving, or as a watch for daily wear.

A stellar, ultrahigh airflow performer, SCUBAPRO’s MK25 smoked the ANSTI breathing machine when it was tested by ScubaLab. In fact, the more we stressed this reg, even down to extreme test depths, the better it performed.

SEA&SEA has released its most sophisticated, technically advanced digital SLR housings to-date with its MDX series. The latest, the MDX-D7000, was purpose-built for the Nikon D7000 and is ergonomically designed for ease of use and total control of the D7000 functions underwater.

If you have a need for specialized mask lenses, IST Proline has multiple options for you. The OL80 dive mask lenses are available in clear, tinted and optical corrections and can be fitted to a number of different mask styles.

True to its name, the Thermocline from Fourth Element provides as much thermal protection as a typical 2.5 mm wetsuit but weights just 2.2 pounds. It can be layered under other wetsuits without the need for extra lead.

When ScubaLab put the Mikron on the ANSTI breathing machine, it pumped out lots of air, even at extreme depths and breathing rates. Built for traveling, the Mikron features a balanced-diaphragm first stage that isn’t much bigger than a golf ball, a compact, pneumatically balanced second stage and an ultra-light, ultra-flexible braided hose.

ScubaLab reviews 12 new regulators for 2011

ScubaLab reviews 12 new regulators for 2011

ScubaLab reviews 12 new regulators for 2011