Over time, Halcyon gear becomes part of the story.
It’s there on the early dives, when everything feels new.
It’s there years later, dive after dive, loaned to students, and borrowed by countless dive buddies.
It’s something you rely on.
Quietly consistent. Always there when it matters.
This season, we’re reflecting on that.
We’re inviting you to share your story with Halcyon. Not polished. Not staged. Not edited. Just real.
Throughout the year, we’ll review submissions and select stories that capture the real-world, rugged reliability of Halcyon gear. We’ll feature these select stories across our channels and send contributors a small piece of Halcyon gear. When our year-long celebration comes to a close, one contributor will receive a limited edition 30th Anniversary Symbios Handset.
Image courtesy of Eric Thibodeau: his first Halcyon backplate and wing system, circa 2007, still in active use.
How to shape your story
If you’re not sure where to start, here are some themes you might think about:
Built to Last
Halcyon gear you’ve used over time, what it’s been through, and why you still trust it
Where It Took Me
Dives, destinations, and environments where your Halcyon gear was with you.
What It Changed
What diving has meant to you, or moments that have stayed with you, maybe even awed you.
Consider centering your contribution around one or more of these themes.
How to take part
Keep it simple. Send us:
- A short anecdote about your experience
- A photo
- A short video
If you’d like, you can also include where your dive was, how long you’ve used your gear, or anything that gives context to your story.
You can share your story on socials by tagging @HalcyonDiveSystems or using #HalcyonWasThere. You can also submit to us directly.
We’ll be following along from May 15 to November 15, selecting and sharing stories throughout the period.
Each month, we’ll select 3–5 stories and share them across our channels.
In August and November, we’ll select 1–2 standout stories and feature them more broadly.
At the end of the season, we’ll select one story to receive the limited 30th Anniversary Symbios Handset.
Image courtesy of Jérôme Descamps: a Halcyon BC system from the early days of Halcyon, still in active use after years of expedition diving
This isn’t about perfect images or big expeditions.
It’s about time in the water.
What you’ve learned.
What stayed with you.
And the Halcyon gear that was there through it all.
Halcyon was there.
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Cover image: K. Davidson 2011