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Top 11 Essential Equipment
FiDive integrates the most essential equipment for freedivers in the table below.
Generally, you need—
-Item *1-3 to practice a basic freedive (excluding no fin or using a nose clip)
-Item *4-6 to practice an advanced freedive
-Item *7-11 to practice a safe freedive
No | Item | Function | Type | Average Price | Suppliers |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Low Volume Diving Mask | To allow you to see underwater, save the precious air, and make your equalization more efficient |
Plastic Glass Tempered Glass |
USD40-800 | Check |
* | * | * | |||
2 | Foldable Snorkel | To allow you to breath at ease with the tube while facing down to the water, and make it easier to attach to your head |
Unfloating Floating |
USD10-30 | Check |
* | * | * | |||
3 | Long Fins | To allow you to dive efficiently by offering you a strong pushing force and kick against strong currents if necessary |
Plastic Glass Carbon |
USD35-1000 | Check |
* | * | * | |||
4 |
Freediving Wet Suit |
To keep you warm in the water, |
Outside: Yamamoto Nylon Nylon Smooth Skin Inside: Nylon / Open Cell |
USD35-1000 | Check |
* | * | * | |||
5 | Weights & Weight Belt (Neck Weight) |
To neutralize your buoyancy, and decrease the difficulty of diving down caused by your wet suit buoyancy |
Lead Outside Plastic Outside (Eco-friendly) Belt: Rubber/Silicon |
USD30-100 | Check |
* | * | * | |||
6 | Dive Computer | To warm you your diving depth, record your surface time, and archive your diving performance in logs |
Any Dive Mode Freedive Mode Only |
USD150-2000 | Check |
* | * | * | |||
7 | Dive Gloves | To keep your hands warm, protect your hands from being cut by rocks, and increase friction so as to climb the rope |
Common Dive Gloves Usual 3M Gloves |
USD3-50 | Check |
* | * | * | |||
8 | Dive Socks | To keep your feet warm, protect your feet from getting blisters and ensuring you get a perfect fit from your fins |
Common Dive Socks Usual Socks |
USD7-50 | Check |
* | * | * | |||
9 | Safety Lanyard | To lock you with the guide rope so you won’t get loss when diving in great depth and won’t be taken away by strong currents |
Wrist Lanyard Waist Lanyard |
USD40-150 | Check |
* | * | * | |||
10 | Dive Knife | To cut off fishing nets, weeds, or other things that trap you especially being underwater, and for self defense to fight against danger |
Stainless Steel Titanium |
USD15-200 | Check |
* | * | * | |||
11 | Buoy, Guide Rope & D Rings | To allow you to practice a proper training under a safe condition and allow speedboats to identify your location |
Foldable One Piece (Plastic Ring) Tire Ring |
USD100-300 | Check |