Staff Picks for Christmas

This Christmas, our team has picked their favourite diving gear and accessories to make gift shopping easy and fun. Daniel’s pick, the sustainable Fourth Element Xenos ARC wetsuits, combines performance with eco-friendly design, while Alice loves the Fourth Element Rock Hopper Shoes — tough water shoes perfect for snorkelling or protecting your feet from rocks, coral, and sneaky weever fish. Mark and Tom both chose the new Dryrobe, ideal for warming up after winter dives, and Ben’s choice, the Scubapro Flashy LED, is a practical, fun, and dog-approved stocking filler — great for  night dives as well as dark, wet UK evening walks. Kyle recommends the cosy Musto Beanie, and Kasia’s favourite, the Garmin Descent Mk3i, is her trusty dive computer, packed with advanced dive features, fitness tracking, and smartwatch functions. With these diver-approved Christmas gift ideas, you’ll make any diver’s festive season unforgettable! Ani’s favourites are the Freedom CEOS, plus she thinks little extras like fin keychains, mask defogger, and mesh bags make brilliant add-ons. Couples also love matching masks and snorkels — perfect for a cute Christmas set. Adam recommends Scubapro coloured skegs for customising fins and the Dive Rite Buff for diving, snorkelling, or everyday wear. Troy keeps it simple: the Fourth Element Expedition Duffel — “Great bag!” Nish suggests Hollis M1 or M4 masks as perfect stocking fillers, and for big-ticket gifts, nothing beats the XDeep Zen Deluxe Ultralight. And from Adan: the XDeep or Mares XR double/single enders — once you use them, you’ll never want to unclip anything else. Greg’s festive idea? A different bit of kit each day for a drysuit or tropical dive setup — if you can splurge, nobody would complain about an Argonaut 3.0 under the tree, but even a set of O-rings or spare inflator hoses would bring a big smile.

Finally, Steve's pick for this year is the Garmin inReach paired with his Mk3i — ultimate peace of mind when diving in far-flung places, especially while being a dad with responsibilities to the ones he loves.

With all these hand-picked ideas from real divers, you’re guaranteed to find something special to make a diver’s Christmas unforgettable. 🎄🤿✨