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.
Shearwater Tern TX
The Tern TX is now my backup computer to the Perdix, and I would dive either wherever and whenever I dive. Its compact size, clear display, and dependable air integration have earned my trust across pool training, local quarry work, and warm-water travel. Backup describes its place in my setup, not a limit on where I would use it.
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.