BLOGFeatures
Are rebreathers suitable for recreational divers? Part 1
Many of the pieces of equipment used by technical divers look different to the equipment used by recreational divers. However, for most of the time,...
16 February 2023
Dive stories
COMPUTE This!
Download some early tech history with a digital copy of aquaCORPS #6 COMPUTING (1993) sponsored by our friends at Shearwater Research!“Yes! I shall design this computer...
06 February 2023
Features
A First-Aid Kit Fit for Diving
Be it a jellyfish sting or a dropped tank, any injury in or on the water can be dangerous or even life-threatening without a first-aid...
By DAN Staff
23 January 2023
Dive Travels
Shore diving in Taiwan: challenges and adaptations in a unique environment
Saturday morning 5:45 am, the alarm rings. With a groan, Emily (loosely based on a real person) turns over in bed, fumbles for the off...
By Tim Blömeke
30 December 2022
Dive stories
DAN EU Timeline of Achievements and Awards
Ready to take a stroll down memory lane? Revisit the key moments in DAN Europe history. Iconic people, events, and services that shaped our mission...
By DAN Staff
28 December 2022
Safety
How to use a double ended bolt snap
The double-ended bolt-snap carabiner (or double ender, in the lingo) is one of the tools in diving that you never knew you needed, until you...
By Tim Blömeke
22 December 2022
DAN Education
Equaleasy – neoprene hoods and equalisation
We lose heat mainly from our head. This applies to all of us, including those who don't seem to use their heads much. Energy doesn’t...
21 December 2022
Diving inspiration
Upcycled and safer ocean clean-up bags from Trshbg
Trieu was at his favorite surfing beach in Indonesia when he saw an island of trash floating by. It was huge and moving on the...
By Trshbg team
19 December 2022
Features
How to Travel Light as a Diver
Dive trips are supposed to be fun and relaxing. Hauling lots of heavy equipment on the other hand tends to be the opposite of that...
By Tim Blömeke
15 December 2022
Dive stories
Respira, ripara, rigenera. Note dal Congresso SIMSI.
Dal 2 al 4 Dicembre scorso si è svolto a Padova un grande evento nell’ambito del palinsesto scientifico per celebrare gli 800 anni della locale...
15 December 2022
Dive stories
A Safe Approach To Ocean Clean-up
“Every dive is a clean-up dive”. We hear this all the time, but maybe you have not yet found a safe and comfortable way to...
21 November 2022
Safety
Regulators: CE marking and warranty
As divers, we want to breathe as comfortably as possible and trust our regulator to provide us with the right amount of breathing gas during...
By Guy Thomas
14 November 2022
