July 13, 2021 marked another chapter of the remarkable Vertical Blue 2021 event wherein 42 divers from 21 countries got together to celebrate and take part in the Vertical Blue Freediving Competition 2021. It might be different from any other years, but it was a wrap! The virtual viewers all around the globe celebrated with all the athletes involving 12 successful world records out of 14 attempts, 52 successful national records out of 79 attempts, and a total of 18,225m depth which is twice the height of Mount Everest! The divers indeed are astounding!
The team Double K is one of the major sponsors to make this event a success. Daniel Koval and Kristin Kuba joined the big event wearing premium gear from Double K. Despite the global pandemic that we are facing today, which divides humankind and keeps us apart from each other, our love for diving is unending and enduring. Diving serves as an escape and a way to connect with nature in this fast-paced world.
“Always in reverie,” Kristin Kuba said as she dived into the deep blue ocean and enjoyed the amazing scenery underwater. There is so much that you can see under the vast ocean from the tiny invisible molecules to the large sea creatures.
Double K is your new self-improvement buddy, it can be your support system as you discover the beauty of diving. Double K, the representative brand of Subone and Korea’s first freediving brand, has what you need – both the gears and the skills to experience some sense of fulfillment. They’re known for being the home of professional and aspiring divers. They help aspiring divers commit to diving by showing them not just the skills but most importantly, the beauty and growth that you can get from it.
Diving is innate. As tiny as you were composed of millions of cells, you lie and dive comfortably in an amniotic fluid. You were a great diver back then and you don’t even know it. Now may be the time for you to relive those moments by diving into the vast ocean and connect with nature. Underwater activities are fun, informative, and help you reconnect and stay close to nature.
To achieve that sense of fulfilment and self-growth, you must take into consideration the safety and quality of your gears, including how eco-friendly they are made of.
Whether you are into freediving, scuba diving, surfing, or sea swimming, here is a list of some of Double K’s premium ‘must have’ stuff that you have to check out to enjoy your diving experience to the fullest. You may be a newbie or a professional diver, they got premium gears and apparels perfect to complete your diving experience.
What’s Hot and New?
• Double K Titan Bucket Hat – a trendy headwear allowing you to stay close with the sun. Just basics, no unnecessary designs. Highly breathable and can be worn loosely or snugly depending on your preference. Different from any other bucket hat designs. Aside from being functional, it definitely looks premium.
• Double K Freediving Tarpaulin Fin Bag – a fin bag that is lightweight and made of neat tarpaulin material perfect storage for your fins (and other stuff too!). This bag isn’t too big yet very spacious with wide straps allowing you to put it on your shoulder or hand.
Freediving and Scuba diving Essentials
• Freediving Wetsuit – a must have apparel for every diver. It is designed and produced by a professional diving instructor with exclusive YAMAMOTO neoprene material. Yes to comfort, and no to frills design. Authentic and highly functional.
• Fins – essential footwear for a pleasant diving activity. Double K provides you with various choices to ensure that it best works according to your preference and style without compromising the quality and authenticity of the materials used.
• Masks and Snorkel – to achieve your aim to reconnect with nature, make sure to choose the best mask and snorkeling gear for yourself. A mask should fit well on your face, to eliminate the hassle but instead achieve the feeling of fulfilment as you sight see the amazing visuals underwater.
• Equalizing tools – Double K proudly produces the first ever digital device that helps you learn and improve your equalization as you stay in the comfort of your home and wait for your travel schedule. They have various devices for your equalization technique training that you can choose from.
• Buoy System – a tool that would help you feel reassured and eliminate your anxieties while you are underwater especially when you stay in an open water. It is a colorful resting platform with an attached line to you that helps you stay visible and secure. It is commonly referred to as your underwater guide.
• Gloves and socks – essential for every diver. Double K provides premium gloves and socks that perfectly hugs you and ensures premium quality by using authentic materials that protects you against cold temperatures, stings, insect bites, and abrasive objects.
• Weight system – another category of tools that ensures safety. Double K got you a variety of weight systems, all are highly functional and carefully produced. If you are looking for weight systems that are quickly released in case of emergencies, you may check out Double K’s options for that and choose what’s best among the best.
• Apparel – who doesn’t want good apparel as you go on your trip to dive and swim? In Double K, they have various options for you that complement your aquatic lifestyle and self-improvement journey. I swear they’re all made of authentic materials and definitely look so good; I even had a hard time choosing since they all are a must have!
• Hoods – a head protection for every diver. Given that, Double K’s hoods are made up of authentic and premium materials that are made to serve its function. Security and protection should be your top priority to enjoy your diving experience to the fullest. Go and check out Double K’s variety of hoods.
• Freediving bags – allows you to keep your stuff secure. Double K gives you some options to choose from – lightweight and functional.
• Buoyancy Control Devices – essential devices for scuba diving and deep diving. It is a key part in your underwater life support. It helps you enjoy making eye to eye contact with the fishes and sharks without having to worry about your weight by letting you control your buoyancy as pressure increases underwater. Double K makes it easy for you, choose among their different sets of BCD to ensure you are missing nothing on the essentials.
• Swimsuit – apparels perfect for swimming and diving that are made out of authentic materials that comfortably hugs your body.
Diving is beneficial both to your physical and emotional health. If you are striving and having a hard time to choose the best self-growth activity, consider diving. Diving won’t force you to commit to it but will surely make you realize a lot of things within yourself and nature itself. You may even meet a lot of friends and build diving memories with them. There is no age and gender in diving. You will definitely feel a sense of fulfillment in diving with the right gears and safety basics.
Double K is more than grateful to assist you in your self-growth journey by providing you with premium quality gears and proper diving instructions for your diving!
The team Double K is one of the major sponsors to make this event a success. Daniel Koval and Kristin Kuba joined the big event wearing premium gear from Double K. Despite the global pandemic that we are facing today, which divides humankind and keeps us apart from each other, our love for diving is unending and enduring. Diving serves as an escape and a way to connect with nature in this fast-paced world.