I haven’t blogged about anything for a while, so I thought it was about time I sat down and wrote something.  I’ve recently order a new mask – The Atomic Aquatics SubFrame Twin Lens Mask (see my post below).  I won’t actually get a change to try it out properly until I goto Egypt in November. 

I’ve also been looking at getting a new pair of fins.  Currently i’ve got a near 2 year old pair of Mares fins (can’t remember the name) they are looking very worn and I’m in need of something new.  Along the same lines as the mask, Atomic do 2 nice pairs of SplitFins, one called SplitFin, the other with the rather interesting name of SplitFin Smoke on the Water.  Both are around the £90-£100 mark, but also Mares have a newish pair, Raptor Fins, also SplitFins and around £85.

 

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I’ve recently been looking at my first BCD.  Up until now i’ve been hiring them and it the last bit of major equipment I don’t actually have  – so it’s time to get one.  When I initally started looking, I was looking at the Mares Airtrim range.  It’s got a few pros (as far as I can make out) but one major con is the bulkiness of it.  This got me thinking about wings and maybe going down that route, then I saw the ScubaPro KnightHawk – “a back flotation jacket”.  In principle it looks good, removes the clutter from around the front, but is significantly more expensive than the Mares. Hopefully I can try one on and see what it’s like.

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