Boating Tip
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Battle Sea Sickness
Triptone®, an over-the-counter dimenhydrinate formula, and Wave Bands™ acupressure wrist bands are two safe and easy ways to prevent and alleviate motion sickness.
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• Eat lightly and avoid alcohol while traveling or boating.
• If nausea or dizziness set-in while aboard a boat or plane, move to the center where it is usually more stable.
• Put your eyes and inner ear in sync: move to the top deck of a boat or ship and look out at the horizon.
Find more great tips like these in our Repair Guide
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B.C. Life™ removed 4 tablespoons of salt from one B.C. (left) - some of the crystals were 1” wide! Salt crystals will abrade your B.C. bladder, hoses, O-rings and valves, irreversibly damaging this vital piece of gear.
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Modeled after a whale’s tail, split fins funnel the water delivering more forward motion with considerably less effort than traditional blade-style fins. The twin blades act like counter-rotating propellers, reducing drag and turbulence, allowing for easier underwater maneuvering. Many divers also report that, after switching from blade to split-fins, they no longer experience calf muscle cramps.