How to Improve Your Buoyancy (Without Taking Another Course)
Good buoyancy can transform your diving. Here’s how to improve your control, reduce air consumption, and feel more confident underwater - without booking another course.
Brooke Allen |
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How to Choose the Right Dive Boots for Your DivingHow to Choose the Right Dive Boots for Your Diving
Choosing the right dive boots can make a bigger difference than most divers realise. From warmth and comfort to fin fit and entry stability, this guide breaks down the different...
Kasia Neugebauer |
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The Ultimate Guide to Scuba Diving DrysuitsThe Ultimate Guide to Scuba Diving Drysuits
Thinking about braving UK waters year-round? A drysuit could be your best investment. This ultimate guide explains the difference between wetsuits and drysuits, how they work, the types and materials...
Kasia Neugebauer |
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Gear Mistakes New Divers Make – and How to Avoid ThemGear Mistakes New Divers Make – and How to Avoid Them
New divers often rush into buying gear, overlook fit, or skip the small essentials. Here’s how to avoid the most common mistakes and make your dives smoother.
Kasia Neugebauer |
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What to Expect in Your Open Water Dive CourseWhat to Expect in Your Open Water Dive Course
Curious about what happens in an Open Water Diver course? From theory to confined water dives and real-world practice, here’s everything you need to know before your first dive.
Kasia Neugebauer |
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Best Dive Computers for Beginners in 2025: The Ultimate Guide to Your First Dive BuddyBest Dive Computers for Beginners in 2025: The Ultimate Guide to Your First Dive Buddy
Thinking of buying your first dive computer? Great decision! A dive computer is one of the most essential pieces of equipment a diver can own—second only to your regulator and...
Alice Watt |
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Best Scuba Diving and Snorkelling Fins 2024Best Scuba Diving and Snorkelling Fins 2024
Our Mike's Dive Store Showroom voting on the best snorkelling and scuba diving fins in 2024. Buckle up and read on.
Przemyslaw Tarko |
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Best Scuba Diving BCDs in 2024Best Scuba Diving BCDs in 2024
Our take on the Best Scuba BCDS in 2024. In this blog post, we'll help you understand the differences between these BCDs and recommend some of the best products from top...
Przemyslaw Tarko |
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Top Dive Bags for Your Next Underwater Adventure in 2024Top Dive Bags for Your Next Underwater Adventure in 2024
What are the best diving bags to carry your dive gear in 2024? Here are our options for the best dive bags in 2024.
Przemyslaw Tarko |
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Tips for Choosing the Right Size Diving WetsuitTips for Choosing the Right Size Diving Wetsuit
Ensuring that your dive wetsuit fits correctly is crucial for both comfort and thermal insulation during your dive.
Przemyslaw Tarko |
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Choosing Dive Mask with Coated LensesChoosing Dive Mask with Coated Lenses
What are coated lenses for? Coated lenses can significantly enhance a diver's underwater experience by reducing glare, enhancing colours and improving clarity!
Przemyslaw Tarko |
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Which Scubapro Regulator to BuyWhich Scubapro Regulator to Buy
Discover the Scubapro regulator range, from entry-level MK2 systems to advanced MK19 and MK25 EVO regulators built for cold water and technical diving.
Przemyslaw Tarko |
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Best Christmas Gifts For Scuba DiversBest Christmas Gifts For Scuba Divers
Our Staff's top picks for the best present for a scuba diver this Christmas. Check it out!
Przemyslaw Tarko |
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Scubapro S-Tek: Best Rec to Tec SetupScubapro S-Tek: Best Rec to Tec Setup
The Scubapro S-Tek System holds the potential to be the final such system you will ever need, effortlessly matching pace with your every underwater adventure.
Przemyslaw Tarko |
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Ways Scuba Divers Can Help Our Oceans.Ways Scuba Divers Can Help Our Oceans.
Now more than ever, pollution from fishing practices, plastic waste, oil spills, overfishing and other human activities have increased drastically since the industrial revolution...
Przemyslaw Tarko |
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Why Is My Diving Regulator Free Flowing?Why Is My Diving Regulator Free Flowing?
Regulator free flow is a frustrating problem that almost every diver faces eventually. Read more...
Przemyslaw Tarko |
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Nutrition for Scuba Diving: Fueling Your Underwater AdventureNutrition for Scuba Diving: Fueling Your Underwater Adventure
Proper nutrition and hydration plays an important factor in safe and enjoyable scuba diving.
Przemyslaw Tarko |
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Tips for Scuba Diving for Children: Making It Fun and SafeTips for Scuba Diving for Children: Making It Fun and Safe
Scuba Diving is a fantastic way to explore the underwater world. It's an activity that can be enjoyed by people of all ages, including children.
Przemyslaw Tarko |
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Tips for a Safe Scuba Liveaboard AdventureTips for a Safe Scuba Liveaboard Adventure
This blog post will highlight some important advice to enhance your experience and help you stay safe during your diving safari.
Przemyslaw Tarko |
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What Scuba Equipment to Buy First?What Scuba Equipment to Buy First?
Owning your equipment has many benefits, such as comfort, fit, and hygiene.
Przemyslaw Tarko |
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Tips on how to put on your wetsuit easilyTips on how to put on your wetsuit easily
Putting on a wetsuit shouldn't be an off-putting experience. With our tips, we hope that we have helped to ease that fear and have given you the confidence to tackle...
Przemyslaw Tarko |
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New Peregrine Adventures Edition Arriving SoonNew Peregrine Adventures Edition Arriving Soon
The new Shearwater Peregrine Adventures edition remind met Phil Collin's great hit - two hears beating in just one mind - two editions but the same fantastic user friendly electronics. The...
Przemyslaw Tarko |
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Scubapro Go Travel and Go Sport Fins, best lightweight travel fins!Scubapro Go Travel and Go Sport Fins, best lightweight travel fins!
Whether you are an occasional or regular diver we found the perfect lightweight fins for all your scuba diving worldwide!
Przemyslaw Tarko |
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Garmin Dive Computers ComparisonGarmin Dive Computers Comparison
Garmin Dive Computers are designed to help you explore the underwater world safely and with confidence and with our Garmin watch style dive computers comparison it should be easier to...
Przemyslaw Tarko |
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Should I Buy or Rent Scuba Gear?Should I Buy or Rent Scuba Gear?
Unsure whether you should buy or rent scuba gear? This article will help you make the decision based on your needs, diving experience and budget.
Przemyslaw Tarko |
