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ScubaLab: BCs - Aqua Lung Zuma
The Zuma was this year’s runaway favorite BC in the Travel category. It not only earned the first place spot on every test diver’s favorites list, but it also turned in the best ergo scores.
ScubaLab: BCs - Zeagle Tech 10
This is the most serious rig in this year’s roundup. For divers who like to switch from rec diving to tec diving and then back again, the Tech 10 is an excellent choice.
ScubaLab: BCs - Sherwood Tortuga
Overall, test divers liked the Tortuga. The hybrid air-cell design offers the best of both jacket and back buoyancy worlds, creating a comfortable fit and a stable ride.
ScubaLab: BCs - SeaSoft Sealion
It takes a little longer to get that perfect fit with the SeaLion, but once there you’ll be strapped into a solid temperate water rig.
ScubaLab: BCs - SCUBAPRO Seahawk
The Seahawk is a do-it-all back-buoyancy BC. The Super Cinch tank-strap and weight system take some getting used to, but once you do they become got-to-have systems on a got-to-have BC.
ScubaLab: BCs - ScubaMax Versa 3000
The Versa 3000 is a big BC in many respects: It tends to be cut big; it comes with big cargo pockets; it also offers some big-time buoyant lift and a large-capacity weight-ditch system. On the other hand, the BC is surprisingly lightweight; in ...
ScubaLab: BCs - IST J-1200 Hydro D
The air cell on the Hydro D is horseshoe-shaped, which enables the tank to be positioned closer to the body.
ScubaLab: BCs - IST J-1000 Alpha
The Alpha is a full-featured, all-purpose BC that garnered some admiring nods from test divers for its very compact yet very responsive power inflator in particular, and its overall valve system in general.
ScubaLab: BCs - Aqua Lung Pro LT
The Pro LT is built a little lighter than the Pro QD and offers fewer bells and whistles, but when it comes to performance, this BC is no slouch.
Are Dive Training Requirements Adequate?
Two experts debate whether today’s scuba-diving training standards sufficiently prepare divers
Should We Allow Commercial Whaling?
Two experts debate whether the moratorium on commercial whaling should be overturned
Do You Know How a Wetsuit Really Works?
We all know that wetsuits keep the water out and heat in, but there is much more to these essential suits than meets the eye.
60 Second ScubaLab: IST Sports GP-4000 Compass+ Dive Computer
IST’s GP-four thousand compass-plus is a full-featured wrist-mount computer with three control buttons make navigating through the system simple.
60 Second ScubaLab: Tilos Gemini A Regulator
Tilos’ Gemini-A reg has a compact balanced diaphragm first stage and a lightweight, pneumatically balanced second stage.
60 Second ScubaLab: SCUBAPRO Geo BC
SCUBAPRO’s Geo was the lightest BC in ScubaLab’s 2010 BC round-up.