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

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

Dropping Your Weights

Steve Brown

On the second dive of the first day of a diving trip to the Bahamas, Daily Telegraph journalist David Graves drowned and died. It was a terrible tragedy. I was...

Dropping Your Weights

On the second dive of the first day of a diving trip to the Bahamas, Daily Telegraph journalist... Read More

by Steve Brown

Bantin's Blog - Currents and Diving

Steve Brown

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

by Steve Brown

Using Your BCD

Steve Brown

  Be warned, this is a particular hobby-horse of mine. Dame schools were an early form of a private elementary school in English-speaking countries in Victorian times and they were...

Using Your BCD

  Be warned, this is a particular hobby-horse of mine. Dame schools were an early form of a... Read More

by Steve Brown