Scuba Gear Reviews by fun ng

Price was right. Lost mine during a tow-in. Never liked my old retainer, since it didnt swivel. Snorkel always in the way. Hopefully, the built in swivel would help.

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Works well. Only got to use it in my pre-trip eqpt check pool dive (gave it up on the boat when my dive buddy found that her octo retainer was missing after regs were serviced).

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181 out of 366 people found this review helpful.

Appears beefy, a little big in packaging. No ratchet, though, so it wouldnt be useful for camera or light. Looks as if the phillips heads of the casing screws were strip on assembly. Got it after a trip, so wont know the full story until I get to use it diving.

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273 out of 500 people found this review helpful.

3 different hose clip sizes, swivel, simple. . . what more can one say? Yeah, need more of them on your BC. I "loan" mine to a dive buddy who lost her octo holder when it was replaced. Found out too late at our first dive of a liveaboard. So, being a good buddy, gave/loan her mine. Now I need more!

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183 out of 361 people found this review helpful.

Its a pouch, its a bag? Nice little satchel to augment the little pockets in your BC. But alas, where are the instructions? Lots of little straps and unusual buckles that leave you scratching your head what its for. . . Still scratching.

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196 out of 403 people found this review helpful.

Nice tank light. Pros: Small, though not too bright. The orange color sets it apart from the rest of the red, green, blue and whites out there. Cons: Only one so far, it doesnt float so it wont float above your reg. for better visibility.

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213 out of 423 people found this review helpful.

Excited to show it off to my dive buddies whos forever immortalized with a picture of his dive slate floating in the deep, unbeknownst to him. Cons: 1) For large forearms, not designed to be worn before strapping on the BC, unless you have detachable buckles on your shoulder harness. 2) Hard to write on a curved surface. Itd almost be better if it was flat with concave feet to fit your forearm. 3) Poor retention strap: The elastic velcro strap is way too flimsy to hold fast to your arm. The smooth back allows it to spin around your arm easily. I had to glue a thin foam pad to the back to help it stay in place. Now I still need to beef up the strap. 4) Weak o-rings: The pages keep flipping open when you move your arm in water, or when trying to don your BC with it strapped on. All in all, has promise, but needs a lot of customization.

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406 out of 805 people found this review helpful.

Its a pouch, its a bag? Nice little satchel to augment the little pockets in your BC. But alas, where are the instructions? Lots of little straps and unusual buckles that leave you scratching your head what its for. . . Still scratching.

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200 out of 402 people found this review helpful.

Nice tank light. Pros: Small, though not too bright. The orange color sets it apart from the rest of the red, green, blue and whites out there. Cons: Only one so far, it doesnt float so it wont float above your reg. for better visibility.

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227 out of 447 people found this review helpful.

Kids specialty outdoor gear is usually pretty expensive, and not many choices in sizes either. Hard to imagine them growing out of them in a year or so. My niece couldnt wait to get into them for her swimming lessons. All summer long shes been shivering while her older brother races around in his suit in the pool. Now shell be able to stay in the water just as long!

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326 out of 699 people found this review helpful.