AP Diving compact enclosed dive reel with 90 m high-strength line

The AP Diving 90m ratchet pocket reel is a compact guideline and surface marker buoy (SMB)reel designed for divers requiring controlled line handling during navigation or signal deployment. 

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The unit features a fully enclosed glass-reinforced polymer body housing 90 m of high-visibility Dyneema floating line, with the enclosed design reducing the risk of snagging and bird’s-nest tangles.

A mechanical ratchet mechanism allows unidirectional winding of the line, locking the spool during retrieval. A thumb-operated lever switches between ratchet and free-running modes, with a lock-off feature securing the free-running mode without continual pressure. Audible ratchet clicks provide feedback during winding.

APD to open Netherlands warehouse

AP Diving announced on 22 July 2021, via social media, that it is to open a European warehouse.

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The British scuba equipment manufacturer has suffered a number of business frustrations following Brexit, and the UK's withdrawal from the European Union on 31 January 2020.

Martin Parker and the team at APD have therefore established AP Diving Europe. This will enable EU customers to purchase products in Euros. The goods will then be delivered by post or carrier direct from mainland Europe. This will mean EU customers will avoid import hassles, paperwork, VAT and customs handling fees.  

AP Diving announces Firmware update

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The vast majority of AP rebreather divers will have been informed of this update by email. However it has come to APD's attention that some of their registered Inspiration users have not received the mailing. This is either because the email address APD has on record is out-of-date or the mailing has been rejected by the individual's spam filter.

AP Diving has therefore made the following request.

AP Diving Expedition Grade Seasick Bag

Seasickness is an age-old problem - in fact there are references to seasickness as far back as Ancient Greece.

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Why Do We Get Seasick

We can suffer motion sickness when we go boat diving because we stand on a moving platform. The sensation befuddles the brain.

Our central nervous system receives data from two areas. Our inner ear (balance) and from our senses (pressure and sensory receptors in our joints, muscles and spine). The CNS gets confused by the mismatch of information. "My feet say that I am stationary on solid ground, yet my eyes and ears tell me that I am rocking and rolling." The result? One disorientated brain and subsequent vomiting.

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