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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: Nauticam NA-NEX5 Housing

Nauticam’s innovative new housing for the Sony NEX-5 digital camera is compact, but boasts big performance.

60:Second ScubaLab: Cressi Eyes Evolution Crystal

The new Cressi Eyes Evolution Crystal Mask comes with all of the great features of the Big Eyes Evolution Crystal mask, but in a smaller size that’s perfect for women and smaller faces.

60:Second ScubaLab: Ocean Reef Neptune Space G.Divers FFM w/GSM G.Divers Underwater Transceiver

The Neptune Space G.Divers full-face mask, equipped with a GSM G.Divers underwater transceiver, is OCEAN REEF’s entry-level comm kit for recreational diving.

ScubaLab: Dive Computers - Test-Driving 2010's PC Interface Kits

ScubaLab discovers that downloading dive data is easier than ever.

ScubaLab: Dive Computers - Expanding Data Charts

Check out our expanded data charts for Ergonomic Performance and PC Kit Performance.

ScubaLab: Dive Computers

Each year, designers of dive computers make quantum leaps forward in the features and functions of their newest data crunchers. This year is no different.

ScubaLab: Dive Computers - Oceanic Geo 2.0

This is a great multifunction dive computer that does double-duty as a topside wristwatch for workday use.