
AP Valves (Buddy)
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For over 37 years A.P.Valves has led the way in diving - innovating, designing and manufacturing equipment of the highest quality. This was acknowledged recently when we were the only manufacturer in the world to have no less than three of our dive products voted into the Top 10 of Diver Magazine’s Top 25 “very best in current dive-gear” poll. We were proud to see the evergreen BUDDY Commando voted in at #3 - the only bcd to make the Top 10.
Since its foundation in 1969 the company has grown at a phenomenal rate, from a small family business to our current position as UK market leaders and selling in over 50 countries worldwide: supplying sport &professional divers, military, search &rescue and coastguards world-wide.
The BUDDY Blast
The BUDDY BLAST surface emergency air-horn is compact, easy to use and packs an almighty punch with a huge 136dB blast of attention-grabbing noise.
Use with appropriate care about where you are pointing it but the reality is you need never worry again about going unnoticed ...
The BUDDY Pocket Reel
Only 7.5cm in diameter by 5cm deep - the new BUDDY Pocket Reel is the perfect solution to the problem of bulky and cumbersome SMB/Navigation reels.
Weighing in at only 205g the Pocket Reel can be easily stowed in your BCD pocket or clipped unobtrusively to a D Ring.
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This is an AP Valves 3/8" UNF male compression fitting. It allows the shortening of standard diameter low pressure hoses by cutting to length and screwing onto the end. This end is for the 3/8"UNF fitting for a standard first stage....
AP Valves decanting hose to go from bullnose to din. Incudes a 2m whip with on/off valve for controlling flow and a small button gauge...
AP Valves AP8M o2 decanting whip. Comes with din to din fitting and a 1m hose with purge valve....
Compressor charging adaptor. Essential when travelling (Screws into DIN fitting cylinder outlets and allows filling from compressors fitted with A-Clamp....
AP Valves AP93BSP pillar valve. This valve will fit the old UK 3/4"BSP cylinders. The valve is din convertible.
This will not fit American thread BSP cylinders due to the pitch of the thread
Also available O2 clean...
AP Valves AP93M18 pillar valve. This will fit cylinders with an M18x1.5 neck thread.
The valve is also available O2 clean...
The APV100 Balanced Auto Air from AP Valves has been designed to fit to the latest range of Buddy BCDs and offers all functions expected from a standard inflate/deflate valve but with additional emergency breathing octopus all built into its compact unit.
Features
High performing demand valve ac...
AP Valves AP50A compression fitting for use with AP std hose...
The BUDDY SMBC (SMB closed) was developed by the same UK design team at A.P.Valves that produced the world beating Commando bcd.
A real gem of a product, the 1.4m x 20cm wide orange sausage shaped SMBC was developed in the early 1990s and quickly became a standard part of most divers’ kit.
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The BUDDY Commando is probably the most famous BCD ever built.
It was originally developed to meet the punishing demands of Navy SAR divers - and is still in service today.
It subsequently took the sport and technical diving market by storm outselling its rivals for over 20 years.
The ne...
Step outside your comfort zone −
In complete comfort
The BUDDY Explorer is our top end sport jacket built to exactly the same high standards of quality, performance and comfort as our technical range.
In developing this bcd we have made absolutely no compromise in the essentials and ...
The BUDDY NEXUS is the first affordable, multi-mode dive computer designed for the full span of your diving career...
...Open Circuit sport diving (conventional SCUBA with Air)
...Open Circuit Technial Diving (constant FO2 nitrox - up to 2 mixes)
...Closed Circuit diving with a ...
BUDDY REDWING - The Buddy Redwing is a superb and simple method of upgrading your configuration, providing the redundancy of extra 22.5kg buoyancy in one self contained unit. Full compatible with the complete range of Buddy jackets, t he Redwing also gives you extra trimming possibilities regardless...
The self-sealing BUDDY SMBCi (Surface Marker Buoy - Closed with Inflation Cylinder) features a lightweight aluminium mini-cylinder (0.1 litre) which is mounted at the foot of the buoy just above the internal baffle.
Available in Bright Red, HiViz Red & Yellow, or as an all-Yellow Signal Buoy.
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The New BUDDY Tekwing The BUDDY Tekwing (26kg) is a fully customisable technical buoyancy control package with a wide range of optional features allowing you to configure the kit precisely to your needs. Options include redundant buoyancy, weight integration, a choice of accessory stowage and pocket...
Weight system for the new Buddy Tekwing...
Buddy BK twinning bands for twinning up single cylindersCome in:BK15 - for 5.5"(140mm) 7lt cylindersBK16 - for 7"(178mm) 10/Tall 12lt cylindersBK17 - for 8"(203mm) Dumpy 12lt/15lt cylinders...
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