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.
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For fans of a stiffer fin that throttles like a Formula One race car, the Avanti Quattro + is a showstopper — and this year’s Testers’ Choice in the Paddle Fin category.
The Stratos ADJ is marketed as an entry-level fin, but vets will appreciate its performance. For comfort, solid kicking chops and budget price, it earned the Best Buy for this category.
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Designed for female divers using a new Body Map system, Subgear’s Element three-mil steamer keeps ladies warm and looking good.
Designed for free-diving and spearfishing, the Nano mask uses Cressi's new Integrated Frame Design in which the two-piece frame is recessed into the mask's skirt.
Zeagle’s new featherweight Covert back buoyancy BC is a dream come true for divers looking for a lightweight BC that can be taken anywhere.