How to Choose the Right Dive Gear for You
Choose gear for your goals and budget through a three-tier kit-building guide: what to buy first, what to own next, and when to add the rest.
Scuba Gear
Scuba gear affects comfort, control, and how easily you can manage a dive. Dive Otter approaches it from four directions: how to make good gear decisions, how to choose equipment, what specific products are actually like to use, and how I configure my own kit.
Choosing a Dive Computer
Learn what matters in a dive computer, from readability and algorithms to air integration, backup strategy, and when Shearwater is worth the upgrade.
OrcaTorch D710
A compact, budget-friendly dive light that exceeded expectations across 100 dives. The Orcatorch D710 was my primary for a full year and now serves as a trusted backup on every dive. With solid brightness, dependable performance, and zero failures, it remains a simple but reliable part of my core kit.
My Gear: What I Use and Why
My preferred diving configurations, why I choose particular equipment, and how I keep my equipment consistent between environments.