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Inside ScubaLab: 2013 Regulator Test Preview

By Scuba Diving Partner | Published On June 18, 2013
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Inside ScubaLab: 2013 Regulator Test Preview

The ScubaLab team is deep into the 2013 testing season. Our latest category: Regulators. In early April, the Test Team tackled 16 new models at a site called Airplane Barge in the Gulf of Mexico off Clearwater Beach, Florida, with Tanks-A-Lot Dive Charters (tanksalotdivecharters.com). We dived the latest from Apeks, Apollo Sports, Aqua Lung, Atomic Aquatics, Dive Rite, Edge, SCUBAPRO, Seac, Sherwood and Zeagle. From high-end models crafted from the finest materials to budget-friendly breathers offering top shelf performance, our test group covers the spectrum.

Here’s a photo gallery of all the new 2013 models we tested, plus a few behind-the-scenes shots from the field.

Look for the complete ScubaLab reviews in the July 2013 issue, plus a complete digital package with features charts, test protocols and more, right here in early July.

The regulator test is the high point of ScubaLab's annual gear test program. Here Test Team member Keith Nichols engages a purge buttom.

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ScubaLab ventured to Clearwater, Florida, to test the ergonomics of 16 regulators.

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John Brumm performs ergonomics tests and records the findings on waterproof paper for this year's ScubaLab Reg Review.

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Waterproof paper is used by ScubaLab members to record the results of the Reg Review while testing each regulator.

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Reg Test Preview: Apeks XTX50

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Reg Test Preview: Apeks XTX200

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Reg Test Preview: Apollo Sports BAS/A-320 NRX

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Reg Test Preview: Aqua Lung Legend LX Twilight

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Reg Test Preview: Atomic Aquatics T3

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Reg Test Preview: Atomic Aquatics Z3

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Reg Test Preview: Dive Rite RG5300XT

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Reg Test Preview: Edge Epic 2012

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Reg Test Preview: Edge EXP

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Reg Test Preview: SCUBAPRO MK11/R195

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Reg Test Preview: SCUBAPRO MK17/G260

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Reg Test Preview: SCUBAPRO MK25/S600

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Reg Test Preview: Seac Sub X-10 Pro

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Reg Test Preview: Sherwood Scuba Oasis

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Reg Test Preview: Sherwood Scuba SR2

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Reg Test Preview: Zeagle Onyx CW

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The ScubaLab team is deep into the 2013 testing season. Our latest category: Regulators. In early April, the Test Team tackled 16 new models at a site called Airplane Barge in the Gulf of Mexico off Clearwater Beach, Florida, with Tanks-A-Lot Dive Charters (tanksalotdivecharters.com). We dived the latest from Apeks, Apollo Sports, Aqua Lung, Atomic Aquatics, Dive Rite, Edge, SCUBAPRO, Seac, Sherwood and Zeagle. From high-end models crafted from the finest materials to budget-friendly breathers offering top shelf performance, our test group covers the spectrum.

Here’s a photo gallery of all the new 2013 models we tested, plus a few behind-the-scenes shots from the field.

Look for the complete ScubaLab reviews in the July 2013 issue, plus a complete digital package with features charts, test protocols and more, right here in early July.