The Dive Flag, or to use it’s full name “The hand held emergency location pinpointer” is one of those products that someone should have come up with years ago, and one which every diver simply must have.

If you’ve ever surfaced from a boat dive, in even a gentle swell, you’ll know that sickening feeling when you can’t see the boat. Equally, you’ll know how hard it can be to spot a surfaced diver, even with an SMB, from a boat.

The Dive Flag solves both problems elegantly. A small tube which can be attached to your BCD, or put into a pocket, it has a simple “pop” mechanism, which extends it to 1.5 meters and reveals a bright yellow flag, which can be clearly seen up to 3 KM away. In it’s collapsed state its only just over 200MM long, and weighs very little. It’s totally reusable and seems robust enough to last for years.

This is the best product we’ve yet reviewed here at Gordonisimo, and we’ll be ordering one each, as well as talking to our local dive schools about the product. You can order The Dive Flag online via the manufacturer’s website, for delivery anywhere in the world. The price is $47, which currently is around 35 Euros, or 30 Pounds Sterling, or AUS$64.

Highly recommended.

Other Reviews to check out:

1/ Poseidon extreme deep regulator

2/ Aladin Prime dive computer

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