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FOURTH ELEMENT STORM PONCHO | SRP: AUD$250

This all-weather poncho is warm, fast-drying and packs down small, enabling you to take it anywhere. Throw it on to get changed into your wetsuit at the beach or on the boat. Use it to warm up after a session in the water, or to cover up between dives. The waterproof, fleece-lined fabric is lightweight, cosy and manufactured using an environmentally friendly, fluorine-free waterproofing treatment. With side vents secured by poppers, getting changed is simple, with generous hand warmer pockets adding to the comfort factor when warming up. The adjustable hood features a peak, providing excellent protection even in the worst of weather, making this a piece of gear you’ll never want to be without.

Using fabric manufactured according to the Bluesign standard, the Storm Poncho is produced using innovative, resource-conserving and environmentally friendly techniques. The fleece backing contains 37% recycled yarn with S.Café technology, derived from post-consumer plastic bottles. The S.Café process embeds coffee grounds into the recycled yarn surface, changing the characteristics of the filament and provides faster drying times along with increased odour resistance and enhanced reflection of UV rays. The existing burgundy and black versions have now been joined by an eye-catching blue colour scheme. www.fourthelement.com

SEALIFE SPORTDIVER UNDERWATER SMARTPHONE HOUSING | SRP: AUD$459

Experience unforgettable underwater adventure with your smartphone and the SeaLife SportDiver housing. Ergonomic design and intuitive controls makes it easy-to-use, producing amazing results, and it works with most Android models and iPhone 7 and up. There are large shutter and control buttons for easy operation, and dual leak alarms continuously monitor waterproof seal.

The SeaLife SportDiver app allows you to control advanced camera settings, like Zoom, Lens selection, Exposure, Focus, White Balance, Tint, RAW capture, Live Photo and Background Blur, as if you were using a moresophisticated underwater camera, and Bluetooth wireless technology controls the camera at depths down to 40m. It comes with an external underwater colour-correction filter.

The heavy-duty housing is constructed of polycarbonate, stainless steel, aluminium and opticalgrade glass. And while the SportDiver housing is ‘heavy duty’, it is not heavy, weighing less than 641 grams, so is lightweight for travelling and offers almost neutral buoyancy in water, depending on which smartphone model is used. This is also available as the SportDiver Pro 2500 Set ($949), which includes the Sea Dragon 2500F Photo-Video Light, and is accompanied with a grip and tray for smooth, steady imaging. Sold in Australia by underwater.com.au