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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 Scuba Gear of the Year

If you’re in the market for something new, or if you just want to know what features and innovations in gear we thought really hit the mark, look no further—you’re in the right place.

How to Clean and Maintain Your Dive Gear

Finally pulled the plug and purchased your first set of scuba gear? Here are the top ten tips you'll need to know to keep your gear clean and properly maintained.

Best Scuba Regulators of 2024 Reviewed

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

Recent Articles

Scuba Tank Markings: What Do They All Mean?

Here's why you should care about what's stamped on the the outside of a scuba tank and how to decipher what it means.

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.

ScubaLab Best Buy: Ikelite Gamma

While other compacts had brighter, tighter hot spots, the Gamma has a wider central beam and a broad outer halo that doesn’t drop off much nearly out to its limits. Check out how the Ikelite Gamma was our ScubaLab Best Buy.