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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.

60:Second ScubaLab - Sea & Sea MDX-D7000 Housing

SEA&SEA has released its most sophisticated, technically advanced digital SLR housings to-date with its MDX series.

60:Second ScubaLab - IST Proline OL80 Dive Mask Lenses

If you have a need for specialized mask lenses, IST Proline has multiple options for you.

60:Second ScubaLab - Fourth Element Thermocline

True to its name, the Thermocline from Fourth Element provides as much thermal protection as a typical 2.5 mm wetsuit but weights just 2.2 pounds.

60:Second ScubaLab - Aqua Lung Mikron Regulator

When ScubaLab put the Mikron on the ANSTI breathing machine, it pumped out lots of air, even at extreme depths and breathing rates.

ScubaLab: Regulator Tests 2011

ScubaLab puts 12 new regulators through their paces

How To Buy a Mask That Fits

When choosing a mask, three sets of criteria are critically important: fit, fit and fit. As no two faces are alike, proper mask fitting needs to be a careful undertaking.

60:Second ScubaLab - Waterproof D10 Drysuit

The rugged D10 is a tough, comfortable, warm drysuit packed with features that cold-water divers will love.