Category Archives: Technical Diving Equipment

Our opinions and reviews about technical diving equipment

Dive Equipment Rental prices

sidemount diver

At Blue Label Diving we all all sorts of dive equipment for rent from recreational dive sets to full CCR’s sets. We have full rebreather support, scrubber and CCR tanks, twinsets with manifolds, Sidemount cylinders with right and left valves and buoyancy devices such as BCD’s for recreational, Xdeep harnesses for Sidemount, Xdeep Wings, all […]

Sidemount Bungee Systems

A Comparison of Sidemount Bungee Systems Diving sidemount has several advantages over back-mounted configurations, one of which is the use of sidemount bungee systems to secure tanks. Tank valves secured by sidemount bungee systems can be pushed away when they must be manipulated and hold tanks tight to a diver’s body at other times. Several types […]

Fourth Element – The Right Gear for the Job

Fourth Element – Thermal Protection Wear – The Right Gear for the Job Tech divers understand the importance of gear selection. We know it’s often possible to make a “quick fix” but that, ultimately, it makes more sense to invest in top quality gear will support our dive objectives and our comfort for years. You […]

Which CCR Rebreather – Pathfinder vs Poseidon MK6

Which CCR Rebreather The ISC Pathfinder vs Poseidon MK6 After the JJ-MEG comparison, friends and students have asked us to do a review on the so-called rec – tec hybrid rebreathers the ISC Pathfinder and the Poseidon MK6. So which CCR Rebreather? The label is perhaps an unfair one because as two of the most […]

Cave Diving equipment

Cave diving equipment Eventhough its “low” season, its still very hot here in Thailand. The usually expected rains are scarce, giving for warm water and exceptionally good visibility in Song Hong Sinkhole. This specific cave course is a mixture of Sidemount and rebreather equipment. Various cave diving equipment , emergency and rescue techniques are tried […]

Fourth Element Thailand

Blue Label Diving Thailand Dealer – Fourth Element Since April 2015 we are a Fourth Element dealer here in Thailand in Phuket and at our facility in Bangkok. Ben Reymenants explains why we have chosen to sell Fourth Element. In the past 25 years of diving, I have seen quite a few trends in dive […]

TDI Cave Diving Course and Megalodon CCR trimix course

Our Last TDI cave diving courses in March 2015. We had James Moore and Laurant doing their full TDI cave diving course and Chris doing his trimix and advanced trimix on the CCR.              

Fourth Element Drysuit

Cave Diving Thailand

My experiences with Fourth Element dry suit, the Argonaut Kevlar. Having paid the cost of this dry suit in an equal value towards excess dive luggage on planes, I decided to give this particular membrane suit a try. The fact that I live in a tropical country with a humidity through the roof played not […]

TDI Advanced Nitrox Course Thailand

Diving technical in Thailand

Bjorn and Mike have been doing their TDI Advanced Nitrox course, Sidmeount course and Decompression Procedures course over the last week. We conduct these courses normally in Phuket, but due to the weather conditions, strong winds, we decided to take them to the fresh water lake of Song Hong, 4 hours drive from Phuket. Anup […]

Dive Rite O2ptima 2014 Review

by Daren Marshall Dive Rite O2ptima 2014 Review The Dive Rite O2ptima CCR has been around for a decade and is very well established. As you would expect from a progressive company of actual divers that constantly tweak products according to their own real diving experiences & customer feedback, the O2ptima has had its fair […]