Pre-trip Tips
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Learn About Your Destination:
Consult the U.S. Department of State website (www.state.gov) for reports, travel warnings and other announcements regarding travel to the places you plan to visit. Research your destination! Read everything you can get your hands on – guidebooks, magazines, newspaper articles, and websites – to brush up on local customs, laws, language, appropriate dress, climate, currency, cuisine, etc.
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Book flights, hotels, etc. far in advance to avoid unnecessary fees and undue hassles – especially during peak travel times, including spring break and the winter holidays. Visit your local dive store to ask about recommended gear lists for your destination. Many dive stores also plan dive vacations – a great place to get started.
Find more great tips like these in our Repair Guide
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Regular cleaning and lubrication helps zippers last the lifetime of the suit. Without proper care (left), expensive zippers degrade and need costly replacement. Keep your wet suit, dry suit, gear bag zippers free of harmful dirt, sand and salt deposits with Zip Care™ (right).
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Classic blade fins are known to provide strong and powerful kicks in the water. Divers comment that blade fins are best when the need is for speed and/or lots of frog kicks. They are commonly used for cave and wreck diving. Blade fins are slightly negative in buoyancy which counteracts a thick and highly buoyant exposure suit.