Sidemount divers represent a large, vibrant, evolving community, call it a subtribe, within the cave, tech, and rec diving communities. Here InDEPTH chief Michael Menduno, sits...
Passionate Greek-Italian photographer/filmmaker, author, and cave and sidemount instructor Stratis Kas reviews the nuts and bolts, err the what, which and why of sidemount diving. In...
Over the last three decades, two broad, distinct styles of sidemount configuration have evolved as a result of environmental differences and have come to be generally...
From sumping through Wookey with a pair of repurposed WWII Bomber O2 tanks filled with air, to wearing sidemount bailout rebreathers and conducting lengthy sub-100 meter...
Sidemount was considered heresy back in its early DIY days—please pass the inner tube. And even though there’s now a plethora of commercial kit available, sidemount...
On Valentine’s Day, Dr. Richard Harris, aka ‘Dr. Harry,’ and the Wetmules made the first reported hydrogen (H2) rebreather dive to a depth of 230m/751 ft,...
In February, explorer and instructor Mikko Paasi and his crew from Bottomline Projects Foundation were charged with investigating the source of water in Toh Wang cave...
Divers still seek comfort in the notion of the “underserved” hit to explain unexpected incidents of decompression sickness. “Hey, my computer said I was fine.” NOT....
Semi-closed rebreathers (SCR) were the first purpose-built breathers for sport divers circa 1995—Thank you Draeger! But while tekkies clearly needed mixed-gas units, many believed that recreational...
Good things come in threes. At least that’s what explorer and former commercial diver Axel Schoeller believed when he needed a specialized rebreather platform for a...
