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Scuba Gear

Everything you need to know about scuba diving gear all in one place, including buyer’s guides, head-to-head reviews and how-to guides.

Best New Dive Boat Accessories

A quick look at new gear to bring on your next dive trip.

Best Scuba Regulators of 2024 Reviewed

ScubaLab tests and reviews five new regulators. Find out which fins won ScubaLab Testers Choice and Best Buy.

10 Best New 5 mm Wetsuits

The perfect wetsuit combines warmth, comfort and style so you look and feel good on every dive. Our team of testers put these new suits to the test to see which performs the best.

Recent Articles

Kraken Hydra LTD 2500

Now powered by a single removable 26800 battery with an integrated USBC charge port
the new Hydra 2500 is significantly smaller than the original.

Kraken Smart Housing V2.0 PRO

This updated version of Kraken’s Bluetooth enabled, vacuum sealed housing includes upgraded
marine resistant electronics and a larger housing body and port to ensure compatibility with
larger phones.

HOG 1000-Lumen LED Rechargeable DL-20 Dive Light: ScubaLab Best Buy

A favorite among test divers with above-average across the board the HOG DL-20 dive light is a ScubaLab Best Buy for dive lights.

Sherwood ST1000 Dive Light: ScubaLab Testers Choice

A favorite of test divers with great all-around performance, the Sherwood ST1000 dive light is a ScubaLab Testers Choice.

Tankless Diving or How to Get Anyone Interested in Scuba Diving

Though I’d never seen tankless dive gear in action, the benefit of this system—so small it fitted in a backpack—was obvious. It was light and portable. Not only would it give people access to hard-to-reach bodies of water but it would also serve as “a gateway drug to scuba diving” given you don’t need a scuba certification to try it.

Face-Off: ScubaLab Tests 9 Full Face Masks

In this first-ever head-to-head full-face mask test, divers scored masks in 12 performance categories. Separate objective testing was conducted at Dive Lab in Panama City Beach, Florida.

This is the Best Dive Gear for 2023

These are the dive knives, flashlights, regulators, video lights, BCDs, wetsuits and masks, according to our independent testers.