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

Don't Hold Your Breath

Steve Brown

One of the first rules you learn when training to scuba dive is to always continue to breathe normally and to never hold your breath. There's a very good reason...

Don't Hold Your Breath

One of the first rules you learn when training to scuba dive is to always continue to breathe... 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

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

Gas Integrated Computers

Steve Brown

Equipment Development and Gas-Integrated Computers.Let's admit it. We divers are a funny lot. Although we are often seen by others as being very adventurous in what we do, we are...

Gas Integrated Computers

Equipment Development and Gas-Integrated Computers.Let's admit it. We divers are a funny lot. Although we are often seen... Read More

by Steve Brown

Anatomy of a Free-Flow

Steve Brown

Anatomy of a Free-FlowIt's a common sight. A diver is about to enter the water when suddenly his octopus or even his primary second-stage suddenly does an impression of a...

Anatomy of a Free-Flow

Anatomy of a Free-FlowIt's a common sight. A diver is about to enter the water when suddenly his... Read More

by Steve Brown