Book Review: Scuba Confidential

June 20, 2017
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Last Updated on April 12, 2024 by Candice Landau

Scuba Confidential: An Insider’s Guide to Becoming a Better Diver
Book by Simon Pridmore
Originally published: October 10, 2013

Alongside Diver Down, this should be required reading for both new and experienced divers. It’s not a “fun read” per se but it is an incredibly useful no-nonsense guide to everything related to recreational scuba diving, with additional information for those looking to go down the technical diving route.

It’s also not a boring read, just an incredibly useful read that may be best digested in chunks. I found it immensely valuable when it came to understanding dive gear, as well as diving configurations, and dispelling myths like the practice of turning your tank valve a quarter turn back after air has been turned on.

Highly recommend this to everyone!

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Candice Landau

I'm a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer, a lover of marine life and all efforts related to keeping it alive and well, a tech diver and an underwater photographer and content creator. I write articles related to diving, travel, and living kindly and spend my non-diving time working for a scuba diving magazine, reading, and well learning whatever I can.

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I'm a South African expat living in the USA and traveling, well, everywhere. Obsessed diver, learner, maker, reader and writer. Follow along as I get you the inside scoop on where to dive, what to eat (and drink) and how to travel better and lighter!

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