Almost everybody hates how short your time underwater can be without torches. For those who want a much longer time under (but not infinite ) there is da ta dummmm!!!!! Scuba gear! You craft it out of rubber hose and an air tank. It allows you to actually explore the underwater (or under lava, for the suicidal) realm!
Suggested recipes.
Air Tank
=tin ingot
rubber hose (You can use this to A. water crops. B. put out fires. C. Turn lava into cobble/obsidian. D. Spray at creepers for some fun. E. crafting.
=rubber ball.
Breath mask
= headgear of some kind
= rubber ball.
Scuba Gear
=air tank
= rubber hose
= breath mask
The Air tank will automatically fill up (slowly, and not fully) as you walk around on land.
To fully refill the tank, put it in a refilling unit.
Recipe
= refined iron
= rubber hose
=compressor
You can make an advanced scuba gear like this.
= adv. circuit
= scuba gear
= air tank
= glass
This will not only hold twice as much air as a normal piece of scuba gear, but it will also tell you how deep you are and illuminate the area around you! No more glowstone!