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Dive Light Buying Guide

The need for proper lighting is important during adventure activities. When visibility is bad, it is easier to make mistakes and while diving, just one such mistake can prove to be very costly. If you’re planning on a diving adventure, you should know that the market has dive lights that can fit any environment.

Since we’re talking about outdoor adventures, there are some aspects that we need to consider more than others. Lights for the outdoors should be capable of surviving a fair amount of abuse. We can’t always pay real close attention to the gear we carry; hence, such a torch must be designed for rough use.

Brightness
Diving requires lights of higher intensity than the ones made for indoor use. LED dive lights that have more than 150 lumens of brightness are a safe choice. Searchlights can go up to 3000 lumens, but anything between 150 lumens to 1000 lumens should be sufficient for general outdoor use. Never make the mistake of carrying a light that is of lesser brightness.

Functionality
It is always good to consider specific requirements before buying a torch. If you plan on diving where you need your hands, you could buy headlamps that keep your hands free. Dive lights work well underwater if you’re into scuba diving. They are designed to be used even with your gloves on, making them a highly practical solution.

Batteries
Next, you need to consider which type of batteries are best for you. While rechargeable ones offer the ability to be reused, there are not so great if you have little or no access to electricity. You would also have to accommodate the charger in your backpack. Dive lights that run on both types of batteries are also available, offering divers flexibility.

Do not think your eyes can perform magic at those unfathomable depths. When you have plans for scuba diving or deep seas diving, make sure you have a good quality diving light in your possession.

NightDiver-Scott: Scott first experienced the thrill of exploring the ocean while snorkeling during his senior class trip in high school. After that, he threw himself into diving, working diligently to become a master scuba diver so he could achieve his goal of diving for a living. And that’s exactly what he’s done –a commercial diver by day and a PADI diving instructor by night, Scott loves taking his dips after the sun has gone down, and because of this, he’s super particular about the quality and functionality of the dive lights he uses.