Bantin's Dive Equipment Blog for Mike's Dive Store London

Adding Weight

Steve Brown

Most people are naturally neutrally buoyant. With a normal relaxed lung volume, they neither float nor sink. Take a deep breath and you will float. Empty your lungs and you...

Adding Weight

Most people are naturally neutrally buoyant. With a normal relaxed lung volume, they neither float nor sink. Take... Read More

by Steve Brown

Diving from Small Boats

Steve Brown

Divers soon get tired of having to swim out from the shore. It's almost normal to use a boat to get to the dive site. Sometimes the boat is quite...

Diving from Small Boats

Divers soon get tired of having to swim out from the shore. It's almost normal to use a... Read More

by Steve Brown

Drift Diving

Steve Brown

Strong currents can be a delight if you know that your boat will come to pick you up after you surface. You bowl along effortlessly and the scenery rolls on...

Drift Diving

Strong currents can be a delight if you know that your boat will come to pick you up... Read More

by Steve Brown

Hazardous Marine Life?

Steve Brown

So what about the sharks? Everything eats everything else in the ocean and yet, because the marine life has evolved over millions of years, the last-minute arrival of man on...

Hazardous Marine Life?

So what about the sharks? Everything eats everything else in the ocean and yet, because the marine life... Read More

by Steve Brown

Wreck Diving

Steve Brown

There is always something special about diving on the remains of a mighty ship that now lies on the seabed in its watery grave. Some shipwrecks got there because of...

Wreck Diving

There is always something special about diving on the remains of a mighty ship that now lies on... Read More

by Steve Brown

Which Fins For You?

Steve Brown

For years I was noted for my side-by-side equipment comparison tests in Diver Magazine. In fact I can claim to be the first to do this type of test for...

Which Fins For You?

For years I was noted for my side-by-side equipment comparison tests in Diver Magazine. In fact I can... Read More

by Steve Brown

Do You Need A Drysuit?

Steve Brown

  My wife has gone for a short holiday to Iceland. While she is there, she plans to make a dive or two in a famous lake. Sounds chilly, doesn’t...

Do You Need A Drysuit?

  My wife has gone for a short holiday to Iceland. While she is there, she plans to... Read More

by Steve Brown

How Long Will Your Diving Cylinder Last?

Steve Brown

The big question that every new diver wants answered is about how long the air in the diving cylinder will last. It all depends on how much there is to...

How Long Will Your Diving Cylinder Last?

The big question that every new diver wants answered is about how long the air in the diving... Read More

by Steve Brown

What if You get Sick?

Steve Brown

What if you become ill just before setting off on an expensive dive trip or while you are away? You can’t stop people coughing their cold germs on you especially...

What if You get Sick?

What if you become ill just before setting off on an expensive dive trip or while you are... Read More

by Steve Brown

Downloading Dives

Steve Brown

Reg Valentine was an original founder of the British Sub-Aqua Club and for many years operated a dive centre on the Italian island of Giglio, nowadays more famous for its...

Downloading Dives

Reg Valentine was an original founder of the British Sub-Aqua Club and for many years operated a dive... Read More

by Steve Brown

Hoods & Gloves

Steve Brown

Your brain is your most important organ and demands a plentiful supply of blood yet few of us have much naturally provided thermal insulation in that area. We lose a...

Hoods & Gloves

Your brain is your most important organ and demands a plentiful supply of blood yet few of us... Read More

by Steve Brown

Look Before You Leap

Steve Brown

Safety is the first thought of and most important aspect of scuba diving. With all your pre-dive checks completed, it's time to get into the water. Diving from the shore,...

Look Before You Leap

Safety is the first thought of and most important aspect of scuba diving. With all your pre-dive checks... Read More

by Steve Brown