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Category Archives: Diving Knowledge

How To Prevent Decompression Sickness

How To Prevent Decompression Sickness
Decompression sickness. Every diver learns about it, every diver fears it (to some extent), but every diver is able to prevent it. Sometimes referred to as DCS and/or "the bends,"  it's the one thing (besides running out of air) that prevents us from staying underwater for as long as we want. If you just follow…
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5 Ways To Make Boat Diving Easier

5 Ways To Make Boat Diving Easier
The 2019 dive season is upon us and with it comes lots and lots of boat diving (at least we hope!). If you're new to boat diving it can seem a bit overwhelming at first...cramped quarters with lots of gear and people. However, as many seasoned boat divers know, there are a few tricks that…
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Gearing Up For Cooler Diving

Gearing Up For Cooler Diving
And just like that, October is upon us and fall is in full swing. Unless you live in Florida, temperatures are slowly dropping and the weather is starting to change. Sadly it's time to say goodbye to those thinner wetsuits, lighter weight pockets, and overall "easier" diving. In fact, many divers just give in to…
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How To Properly Clear A Flooded Mask

How To Properly Clear A Flooded Mask
If there's one thing that is guaranteed in the world of diving, it's that you will, at some point, have to clear a flooded mask. Perhaps your mask starts leaking for some reason during the dive and you have to continue to clear it until you can surface safely. Or maybe you didn't defog your…
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Decompression Sickness Part 3: How To Treat It

Decompression Sickness Part 3: How To Treat It
Over the past couple of weeks, we have discussed the many signs and symptoms associated with Decompression Sickness and how to prevent it from happening to you.  Like with all things in life, there are risks and DCS just happens to be one of the main risks to diving.  In the unlikely event that this may…
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Decompression Sickness Part 2: How To Recognize It

Decompression Sickness Part 2: How To Recognize It
In last weeks blog post we discussed Part 1 in our series about Decompression Sickness: how to prevent it. Obviously, it’s best to do everything you can possibly do to prevent yourself from getting decompression sickness, however, there are times when a diver may accidentally dive too deep for too long and get bent. There…
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Decompression Sickness Part 1: How To Prevent It

Decompression Sickness Part 1: How To Prevent It
Decompression sickness.  Besides running out of air, it's the one thing that prevents us from getting to stay underwater as long as we want.  All divers learn about decompression sickness during their Open Water course.  Sometimes it's referred to as DCS and/or "the bends."  Getting "bent" may not always be in the forefront of your…
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How To Keep Your New Years Diving Resolutions!

How To Keep Your New Years Diving Resolutions!
It's the dawn of a new year.  With it comes a fresh wave of motivation to eat healthier, exercise, spend less time on social media and more time with your family, so on and so forth. For the diver, however, your New Year's Resolution list may look a little different.  You may be striving to get…
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