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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: Uemis ZURICH SDA (Scuba Diver Assistant)

The ZURICH is a wrist-mount dive computer made in Switzerland that can be charged between dives via USB or a solar panel.

60 Second ScubaLab: Tachyon XC Micro Helmet Camera

The Tachyon XC Micro helmet cam is designed to capture any outdoor adventure.

60 Second ScubaLab: Sherwood Luna BC

In recent ScubaLab BC tests the Luna was our test divers’ favorite women’s BC.

60 Second ScubaLab: IST JT-65D BC

The JT-65D from IST is a complete Tec rig for twin tanks.

60 Second ScubaLab: Aqua Lung Hotshot Fin

The Hotshot is part of Aqua Lung’s new line of travel gear. It’s a real rocket fin whose multiple kicking characteristics give it a lot of versatility.

ScubaLab: Regulators - Subgear Bonaire & Cayman

These regs delivered above-average breathing performance and a surprising amount of reserve capacity.

ScubaLab: Regulators - Subgear Aruba

This reg is not designed for pushing any envelopes. But for recreational diving, it delivers perfectly respectable breathing performance, and it does so at a steal of a price.