Thermalution Products are made of the most advanced functional fabric, up-to-date design and ThermalTek® non-metallic Heating Wire Technology that generates heat and warms up the blood. It gives you the warmest clothing you will ever need in any cold situation. Thermalution is perfect for cold water activities like surfing, diving, swimming and kayaking etc. …
Diving is about enjoyment and you can’t enjoy anything unless you are comfortable. Over the past 2 decades I have witnessed several quantum leaps in equipment which has resulted in making diving much more comfortable and much more enjoyable. The introduction of the BCD, weight integrated BCD’s, super stretch wetsuits have all made diving …
9-10 March A massive range of scuba and freediving equipment on sale with savings from 70%-20%off. Auction (Reserve $1.00) Bidders must be present at 270 Rocky Point Road at the time of the Auction or phone bids are accepted if on an Abyss Scuba Diving scheduled dive. Saturday 9 9:00am Auction V12 Fins PADI Advanced Course Veo 2.0 … Continue reading
Every time you go diving on open-circuit scuba you fell the cold significantly more than you do on a closed-circuit system. This is because you breathe air which is well below freezing temperature. The most exciting thing I say at the 2018 DEMA show was the Atomic Aquatics’ Atomic Scuba Heat System, it is the first on the … Continue reading
When I first bought my Thermalution, it was not to keep me warm but to reduce the lead I needed to carry. I needed a partial knee replacement which meant that I needed to reduce the weight I needed to carry when diving or give up diving for at least twelve months. By using a … Continue reading
Here at Abyss Scuba Diving, we are passionate about the environment and our oceans. We believe it’s every diver’s job to inspire and educate people about the importance of protecting and preserving our beautiful marine environment. As a PADI Divemaster and an Abyss Eco-Warrior, you will get the tools and experience to make a difference … Continue reading
Can I use my Scuba Diving wetsuit for Freediving? The simple answer, Yes. However, it’s important to understand the differences between the two. Unlike a SCUBA diver, a Freediver really doesn’t have any way to adjust their buoyancy. Even without a wetsuit or weights, a freediver will become negatively buoyant at depth. The … Continue reading
1. Get all the colours without colour filters Recordings made underwater are tinted green or blue unless you use a colour filter. Colour filters must manually be put in front of the camera at the right depth and changed as you go deeper to get the right results. Furthermore, a colour filter absorbs light leaving … Continue reading
Turn your freediving passion into a profession! The PADI Freediver Instructor Course (FDIC) is for the avid freediver who spends a lot of time thinking about freediving and sharing details of their latest adventures. If you’re an avid freediver, you likely spend a lot of time thinking about freediving, talking about freediving and sharing the … Continue reading
Australian Fur Seals are called fur seals because of the amount of fur they have to protect them against the elements. Fur seals have an outer coat of long, coarse guard hairs that protect a dense underfur which traps air to waterproof and insulate the seal from the cold. When seals swim their fur presses … Continue reading
So, why become a Technical Diver and how will this benefit me as a Divemaster?? Before we can answer this question, we need first understand what it means to be a Technical Diver… Technical Diving is scuba diving’s “extreme” sport, taking experienced and qualified divers far deeper than in mainstream recreational diving. Technical diving is marked … Continue reading
Have you ever heard of Raja Ampat? A group of over 1500 jungle islands in West Papua, Indonesia make up the archipelago known as Raja Ampat and the area is home to some of the most diverse and mind-blowing dive sites in the world. Raja Ampat is part of the Coral Triangle. That is a … Continue reading
This is by far one of the best and most interesting adaptations of seals, their ability to hold their breath and dive. To hunt food, Seals have to be master divers in order to prevent themselves getting the bends. They have developed some pretty amazing adaptations to help them cope with the changes in depth, … Continue reading
As scuba divers, freedivers and snorkelers, we depend on a lot of equipment to help us get around in the water. Without the equipment, we can still move but not as efficiently. Let’s take a closer look at how our beautiful Fur seals travel. Believe it or not, seals are not fish! Even though a … Continue reading