Bantin's Dive Equipment Blog for Mike's Dive Store London
Buddy Love!
It is always best to dive with a completely redundant set of equipment. It’s a spare set in the unlikely event anything should fail. Where is it? Your buddy is...
Buddy Love!
It is always best to dive with a completely redundant set of equipment. It’s a spare set in... Read More
What a Palaver!
Few people realise that the little boy of Hans Christian Anderson's story, who declared that the Emperor had no clothes, was hung, drawn and quartered. Sometimes there's a conspiracy of...
What a Palaver!
Few people realise that the little boy of Hans Christian Anderson's story, who declared that the Emperor had... Read More
The Most Dangerous Dive?
Non-divers always ask me what was the most dangerous dive I ever did. They are unimpressed with stories of diving CCR on the wrong set-point or surfacing on a strong...
The Most Dangerous Dive?
Non-divers always ask me what was the most dangerous dive I ever did. They are unimpressed with stories... Read More
Risk Management
It's the latest buzz-word in the workplace but how can risk management affect your diving? It's down to you. You've been told what the expected conditions are. You know what...
Risk Management
It's the latest buzz-word in the workplace but how can risk management affect your diving? It's down to... Read More
Liveaboard Dive Boats
Nearly twenty-five years ago, I was a dive-guide on a liveaboard dive boat in the Red Sea. It was then considered to be the doyen of liveaboard dive boats. It...
Liveaboard Dive Boats
Nearly twenty-five years ago, I was a dive-guide on a liveaboard dive boat in the Red Sea. It... Read More
Bantin's Blog - Surface Markers
Surface MarkersMost of the ocean we dive in is subject to movement in the form of tides and currents. Even in places where there is no appreciable tidal flow, water...
Bantin's Blog - Surface Markers
Surface MarkersMost of the ocean we dive in is subject to movement in the form of tides and... Read More
Bantin's Blog - Currents and Diving
Diving in Currents The sun and moon affect a gravitational pull on the oceans. When the sun and moon are in opposition they tend to cancel out some of the...
Bantin's Blog - Currents and Diving
Diving in Currents The sun and moon affect a gravitational pull on the oceans. When the sun and... Read More
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