lessphp fatal error: load error: failed to find /home4/undersea/public_html/blog/wp-content/themes/Underseas/style.less{"id":984,"date":"2017-05-19T10:15:47","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T15:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/?p=984"},"modified":"2017-05-19T10:15:47","modified_gmt":"2017-05-19T15:15:47","slug":"dive-computers-part-1-dive-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/dive-computers-part-1-dive-computer\/","title":{"rendered":"Dive Computers Part 1: Why Should I Own A Dive Computer?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/aqualung-computer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-517\" src=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/aqualung-computer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"192\" \/><\/a>Are you a newly certified diver contemplating the pros and cons of purchasing your own dive gear? If so, first off, congratulations! Welcome to an amazing gift you've given yourself: a lifetime full of breathtaking adventures. \u00a0Now that you're ready to go out and dive on your own, there are a lot of things to consider when deciding whether to buy your own dive gear or not. \u00a0There are many advantages to owning your gear, but the real question is \"Where do I start?\" Many divers will tell you that the single most important piece of dive gear you should purchase is your own dive computer. \u00a0We also know it is the most expensive equipment item to invest in so we've put down some great reasons here as to why you should own one.<\/p>\n<h2>Why you need your own dive computer:<\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Accuracy:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cobra3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-58\" src=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cobra3-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cobra3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cobra3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cobra3.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>A dive computer is much more accurate than using dive tables (and WAY more modern).\u00a0 Dive computers track your dive foot-by-foot, minute-by-minute to give you the most accurate no-decompression time.\u00a0 This function allows you to stay safely underwater as long as possible, whereas, dive tables are only based on the deepest part of your dive, not crediting you for the shallower parts.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ascent Rate Monitor:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>All modern dive computers come with built in ascent rate monitors.\u00a0 You\u2019ve probably heard the adage, \u201cDon\u2019t ascend faster than your smallest bubble.\u201d\u00a0 Well, when does that bubble get too big?\u00a0 When are you supposed to follow up a new \u201csmallest bubble?\u201d\u00a0 Dive computers eliminate the ascent guessing game by monitoring your ascent speed with visual and audible alarms.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dive Log:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Dive computers are like having a built-in, automatic dive log.\u00a0 Most modern dive computers have computer download capabilities so that you can keep an electronic dive log on your home computer. \u00a0This way, no matter where you dive, you'll have an accurate account of all of your diving adventures!<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Portability:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/d6i_black_steel.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-60\" src=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/d6i_black_steel-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/d6i_black_steel-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/d6i_black_steel-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/d6i_black_steel.png 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>If there\u2019s only room for one piece of dive gear in your luggage, a dive computer is probably the most important, and easiest, piece of gear to bring with you. \u00a0If you plan on renting gear on your dive vacation, you can at least throw your computer into your luggage and easily have the dive shop attach it to your rental reg. \u00a0This way you'll have a computer you trust, know how to use, and the ability to log all of those vacation dives on!<\/p>\n<p>With all of these great reasons, we hope you see the value in owning your own dive computer. \u00a0Stay tuned to our blog next week where we will help you weed through the endless options so you can select the perfect dive computer. \u00a0Our dive experts here at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Underseas Scuba Center<\/a> are also always available to answer any questions you may have, so come on in!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you a newly certified diver contemplating the pros and cons of purchasing your own dive gear? If so, first off, congratulations! Welcome to an amazing gift you've given yourself: a lifetime full of breathtaking adventures. \u00a0Now that you're ready to go out and dive on your own, there are a lot of things to consider when deciding whether to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/dive-computers-part-1-dive-computer\/\" class=\"read-more\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":989,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[146,4,103,33,5,104,54,6,120],"class_list":["post-984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-equipment","tag-dive","tag-dive-computers","tag-dive-equipment","tag-diving","tag-diving-equipment","tag-gear","tag-scuba","tag-scuba-diving","tag-scuba-gear","cat-3-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/984","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=984"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/984\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":988,"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/984\/revisions\/988"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.underseas.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}