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Following the trend of recent recalls from Aqua-Lung and Apeks, Ambient Pressure / AP Valves have this weekend announced a recall on some of their LP Hoses.

The recall affects any Crimped Low Pressure hoses, where a certain number have not been crimped.

On all Ambient Pressure Rebreathers

• ADV hose
• Buzzer Connections
• Oxygen Supply Hose to Solenoid
• Handset Hose at Lid End

On General Products

• Buddy Blast Hose
• 2nd Stage Reg Hose
• Gas Connection System

This recall does not affect the LP inflator hoses found on Buddy Jackets, which are not crimped

More details can be found from Ambient Pressure / AP Valves Here

Its just after holiday time and even if you’re not broke, we’re sure you know a novice or new diver that is, so do them a favour and keep reading because we’ve got a simply amazing scuba solution (and its costs less than £290) !

With more and more new divers being forced to pay extortionate hire charges when they head off overseas, or more importantly having just qualified but being unable to enjoy and develop their news skills because they simply can’t afford their scuba gear, we really have got a prefect answer.

Our brand new Pacifca Simply Amazing Scuba Package can see your novice or new diver friends fully kitted out, with top branded BCD, REGULATOR, OCTOPUS AND TWIN GAUGE for under £290 – Yes UNDER £290 !

This limited edition package includes Aqualung Pacifica BCD, Calypso Regulator, Calypso Octopus and Suunto Twin Gauge, all of which are fully cold water rated, incredibly comfortable and best of all reliable top brand quality. It really is a limited stock offer with only 20 of these great top branded packages available at this simply amazing price, so please don’t miss the boat (excuse the pun !) and spread the word today.

Its been a long time coming, but Fourth Element have finally launched their truly amazing Thermoflex Fourth Element Dive Gloves and boy oh boy are they superb !

If you've been doing what most of us have over the last few years, ie bouncing from regular wet gloves to dry gloves to semi-dry gloves and back again, in a vain ettempt to find the "RIGHT" glove then stop right there, the new Fourth Element Dive Gloves are finally here. The gloves are manufactured from a super flex 5mm neoprene with a Thermoflex internal lining and fully taped and waterproof seams to ensure unrivalled thermal protection no matter where you dive. This concept of ultimate warmth and minimal water ingress has been combined with the truly striking Carbonite grip finish (aka Spiderman Grip) over the entire external areas of the glove to finally deliver the Ultimate Dive Glove for all occasions.

No matter where you dive and whatever the temperature the Fourth Element Dive Gloves are the perfect fit !

My dear old Dad always used to say you never get something for nothing in this world, what a load of rubbish ! Here at Dive Pursuits we believe in always giving you something for nothing (well almost nothing) and this month we've got a selection of Limited Edition Mares Polo Shirts or Baseball Caps up for grabs. We all know that any product review you read in a mag or online can be more than a little biased, and never normally fully factually correct so we want to redress the balance and give the real experts a chance to have their say.

To celebrate and highlight the wealth of knowledge available out there in the UK scuba clubs and schools we are inviting YOU to write a review on your favourite and most loved piece of scuba equipment. As all products on Dive Pursuits are review-able all YOU need to do is simply Log On to Dive Pursuits; Create an Free Account; Find your own Personal Favourite and Get Creative with your Review. All reviews completed before midnight on Friday 15th August will be entered into prize draw to win one of ten Mares Polo Shirts or Baseball Caps.

So its over to you, and its time to get all Shakespeare on us as you write your best product reviews, and maybe just maybe get togged up with some new Mares gear !

Terms and Conditions Apply.  A limited number of polo shirts and caps will be given to reviewers chosen at random. All reviews will be subject to approval before inclusion and publication.

Its very rare for a product to really impress everyone in the Dive Pursuits team, but the HangAir® has certainly managed it.

Imagine the concept of being away for a long weekend of great diving off the south coast and being unlucky enough to spring a leak on day one - Ahhhhh. Well now the prospect of damp and cold feet on every subsequent dive that weekend is simply a thing of the past, as Underwater Kinetics innovative new HangAir®system can have your whole suit dry and ready to go again in a matter of hours. The system is manufactured from an incredibly tough plastic resin with a steel mounting hook capable of holding wringing wet suits up to 45kg, and a fully waterproof and safe low voltage integral drying fan. The concept is simple, HangAir® literally just blows your suit clean, dry and free from odours from the inside out, and the results are simply fantastic !

To celebrate the simply superb new HangAir®concept the Dive Pursuits team are offering their first ten units out at a massive 20% off, with this promo code HANG101. Whether you have longed for dry boots at the weekend, want to rid your suit of that ever present odour, or are simply as impressed as we are by the whole concept log on now and get your very own HangAir®.

Yes its true finally an offer just for all of you hard working UK Club Instructors out there to say a great big thanks for all of the hard work you put in to develop and promote the sport of scuba diving.

Our strictly limited special offer is available to all UK BSAC and SAA Assistant Instructors and Instructors right through July and August 2008, and offers a massive 35% DISCOUNT off any Aqualung Legend Glacia or Aqualung Legend LX Supreme Regulator.

Yes a MASSIVE 35% OFF the unbeatable Aqualung Legend Regulators for all UK Club Instructors !

The Aqualung Legend LX Supreme and Legend Glacia feature a truly unique overbalanced first stage mechanism that delivers an exponentially increasing interstage pressure continually throughout the dive as the diver descends, this feature then ensures you get genuinely ultimate breathing performance at any depth.

The Legend First Stage can be coupled with the LX Supreme second stage featuring oversized venturi and breathing resistance controls, especially tailored for use with thick gloves, to enable the experienced diver total control over every aspect of their regulators breathing and performance. Alternatively in a super enhanced Cold Water version the Legend first stage can be coupled with the Glacia second stage to create the ultimate in cold water diving systems with fully metal cased second stage acting as a massive heat sink, to fully resist freezing no matter where you dive.

To access this amazing deal simply log onto www.divepursuits.com and select the Aqualung Legend Regulator that's rights for you. Once your order is received our sales team will contact you to verify your Instructor rating and then despatch your new regulator out to you directly.

So there you go, as a UK Club Instructor we know you really do work very hard so now its time for a gift to self and a pat on the back type reward !

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The crunchings getting louder, and the pounds are getting scarcer, and no we’re not talking about the latest Kellogs Crunchy Nut advert – We’re talking about the UK Credit Crunch !

With the Credit Crunch really starting to bite and UK Dive Clubs feeling the squeeze, here at Dive Pursuits we’ve decided to help. So to ease the drain on your club funds we want to give you the chance to get your hands on a FREE set of DIVE CLUB KIT, yes its true between now and the end of August 2008 one lucky UK Dive Club will be receiving a totally free set of Dive Club Kit in our latest Dive Pursuits promotion.

So how do you get yourself in with a chance to win a set of FREE Dive Club Kit ? Its easy, just get yourself and as many of your members as possible to log onto www.divepursuits.com and sign up to our Newsletter. Yes it really is that easy, just log on, sign up and cross your fingers.

The Great Dive Club Kit Give away promotion runs right through July and August 2008, and includes one complete set of Aqualung Wave BCD, Aqualung Calypso Regulator, Aqualung Calypso Octopus and a Single Gauge. To be given away to the lucky winner.

At the end of August 2008 one lucky diver will be drawn at random from all the new Newsletter Sign ups received during the period and be able to present their UK Dive Club with a brand new set of kit.

The more of your members that sign up, the better your chance of being the winning UK Dive Club – Good Luck !

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Here at Dive Pursuits we have just taken delivery of the New Mares Ice-Fit Drysuit, launched earlier this year and only available through a limited number of premium Mares dealers in the UK.

Mares have joined forces with Mobbys, a company with plenty of competence and experience in developing diving equipment, to bring you the Ice-Fit.

Designed as an all rounder drysuit, the Ice-Fit will suit everyone from the novice to the demanding diver, setting new standards in drysuit design as it does so.  The key feature of the Ice-Fit is the extremely elastic, soft and smooth 4mm super-neoprene Dyna Wave material, developed specially for drysuit applications.  Resisting the repetitive stresses of being stretched while putting the drysuit on and compressed during diving, the Ice-Fit will retain it elasticity and its insulating properties through out its life.  A lining of Lycra on the outside ensure a good finish, while an inner lining of Finedex gives a peasant feeling on the skin and make it even easier to get the Ice-Fit on and off.  Neoprene covers over all the latex seals ensure protection and warmth.

The Mares Ice-Fit really is one of the best Neoprene DrySuits we have come across.