{"id":880,"count":33,"description":"Dive Gear Reviews\r\nExpert scuba diving equipment reviews. Insights and evaluations of new scuba diving products, comparison reviews, ratings, testing and equipment evaluations.\r\n\r\nIf you are looking to buy scuba diving equipment, then my reviews may help you to make the best purchasing choices.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nDisclosure<\/strong>\u00a0scubatechphilippines.com<\/a>\u00a0is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program; I may earn commission from qualifying purchases made through affiliate advertising links included in articles on this blog.<\/em>\r\n\r\nI only endorse and recommend products that I have used myself, or know to be highly recommended by expert diving peers. There is no additional cost to you from purchasing through affiliate links on this site.<\/em>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAbout the Author<\/strong>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nAndy Davis is a RAID, PADI TecRec, ANDI, BSAC and SSI qualified independent technical diving instructor who specializes in teaching advanced sidemount, trimix and wreck exploration diving courses across South East Asia.\u00a0 Currently residing in \u2018wreck diving heaven\u2019 at Subic Bay, Philippines, he has amassed more than 9000 open circuit and CCR dives over 27 years of diving across the globe.\r\n\r\nAndy has published many magazine articles on technical diving, has written course materials for dive training agency syllabus, tests and reviews diving gear for major manufacturers and consults with the Philippines Underwater Archaeology Society.\r\n\r\nHe is currently writing a series of books to be published on advanced diving topics.\u00a0 Prior to becoming a professional technical diving educator in 2006, Andy was a commissioned officer in the Royal Air Force and has served in Iraq, Afghanistan, Belize and Cyprus.\r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\n\r\n","link":"https:\/\/scubatechphilippines.com\/scuba_blog\/category\/scuba_diving_articles\/scuba-diving_equipment\/","name":"Dive Gear","slug":"scuba-diving_equipment","taxonomy":"category","parent":597,"meta":[],"yoast_head":"\nScuba Diving Equipment<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"My scuba diving equipment reviews and advice articles. 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