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ScubaLab 2014: Best Diving Gear of the Year

Over the past 12 months, ScubaLab has tested scores of new products, from regs and computers to wetsuits and dive lights. Here is the gear we rated the best.

Pack List: What ScubaLab Fit into each Dive Bag

Interested in what the full pack list was from ScubaLab's Dive Bag Test? We've got the gear for you right here!

SCUBALAB 2014: BC Review

Today’s BCs are complex pieces of equipment, with a host of features, capabilities and details. Check out ScubaLab's review of 16 new BCs.

ScubaLab Testers' Choice: Apeks WTX BC

Part of Apeks’ line of tec-oriented wing systems, the model we tested was built around a new ultralight travel plate, 18-pound-lift single tank “donut,” one-piece harness and SureLock weight system. For its performance and flexibility, the WTX is our Testers’ Choice.

ScubaLab Best Buy: Cressi Travelight BC

The restyled Travelight offers enough stability, comfort and amenities that it’s easy to forget it’s not a full-featured jacket BC with a rigid backplate. Ready why the Travelight was voted Best Buy this year by ScubaLab.

ScubaLab Testers' Choice: Mares Prestige 2 MRS+ BC

This latest model from Mares shows how manufacturers continue to distill all the best qualities of jacket-style BCs. Read why the Mares Prestige 2 MRS+ is this year's Testers' Choice for jacket BCs by ScubaLab.

Video: 60:Second ScubaLab - Aqua Lung Axiom i3 BC

Aqua Lung’s Axiom i3 is loaded with features designed to solve all of diving’s little hassles. From its patented i3 inflation system--no more dangling inflator hose--to its pinch-free tank strap and much more, the Axiom works hard to be a diver’s best friend.

60:Second ScubaLab: Aqua Lung Zuma BC

Aqua Lung’s Zuma BC saves air travelers precious weight and bulk. Its soft backpack design is compact and weighs less than five pounds, yet still gives divers creature comforts like a lumbar support and integrated weights.