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Best Travel Gear for Scuba Diving Trips

For our 2026 Liveaboards issue, ScubaLab reviewed travel-friendly dive gear. This roundup highlights several categories of travel-ready gear, including bags, BCs, fins and more.

Breaking Down 4 Trends in Dive Mask Design

ScubaLab's team of test scuba divers noticed some design trends in the latest dive masks, including the skirt colors, field of view and protectove cases.

ScubaLab Testers Choice: TUSA M3001 Freedom Tri-Quest Mask

Learn what our testers liked about this TUSA mask in this video review.

Scuba Diving Mask Review 2018

We tested 24 of the best masks for snorkeling and scuba diving in our latest scuba mask review. See which snorkel and scuba masks earned the highest scores.

ScubaLab Testers Choice: Spyderco Dragonfly 2 Hawkbill Knife

The Spyderco Dragonfly 2 Hawkbill dive knife was a ScubaLab Testers Choice during the 2018 dive knife test.

ScubaLab Testers Choice: Seac Rip Fish Dive Knife

The Seac Rip Fish dive knife was a ScubaLab Testers Choice during the 2018 dive knife test.

ScubaLab Testers Choice: Mares XR Ceramic Line Cutter Knife

The Mares XR Ceramic Line Cutter was a ScubaLab Testers Choice in the cutting tools category of the during the 2018 dive knife test.

ScubaLab Best Buy: Seac Katan Knife

The Seac Katan dive knife was a Best Buy during the 2018 ScubaLab dive knife test.