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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.

2011 ScubaLab Drysuits: Tester's Choice and Best Buy

ScubaLab's Tester's Choice and Best Buy picks for 2011 drysuits

60:Second ScubaLab - IST Dolphin Tech T110

The Dolphin Tech T110 Canister light generates a super-bright light beam well suited for advanced diving or cave exploration.

60:Second ScubaLab - Aqua Lung SolAfx Wetsuits

Utilizing Aqua Flex four-way stretch neoprene throughout, the Aqua Lung SolAfx packs 8 mm in the torso for heavy thermal protection to the core area, and 7 mm in the arms and legs for enhanced flex

60:Second ScubaLab - Cressi Start Pro BC

Ideally designed for dive shops and charter operations, the Start Pro BC from Cressi nevertheless boasts a number of features found on higher-end BCs designed for personal ownership.

60:Second ScubaLab - Waterproof W3 Wetsuit

Swedish Manufacturer Waterproof is known for making wetsuits and drysuits for bone-chilling Scandinavian waters.

ScubaLab’s 2011 Drysuit Tests

What’s hot in drysuits designed for cold-water diving

ScubaLab Blog #3: The Testing Begins

ScubaLab Blog #3: The Testing Begins