Editor’s Note: This review was originally published in December 2005. Since that time this gear has been used seasonally and continues in use today. As I pulled it out of my storage container the other day it dawned on me that any gear that lasts five years and is still serviceable needs to be . . . → Read More: AquaLung Swim Gear

I’ve been enjoying the sport of scuba diving since 1987 when my best friend and I got certified. It’s an activity I certainly don’t get to do enough – even though my wife is now also certified and we can make the trips together. Still, I stay subscribed a couple scuba magazines and I . . . → Read More: Some New Scuba Toys for 2009

Well, as I type this here in Maryland it’s a balmy 43° out and the brisk breeze doesn’t do a lot to make you feel toastier. As I sat earlier in the week to consider what this week’s recreational review would be about my wife came in and started showing me some articles in . . . → Read More: A Touch of Summer

Each year the industry changes; although the water never seems to. The biggest challenge for most scuba divers is to find enough time to get in the water! Still, once you’ve found the time, and reviewed your budget for new gear, what do you get? First and foremost you get what you NEED. What’s . . . → Read More: Some SCUBA "What's New?"

You know, every time I hear or read the name “Cochran” I think of a fictional Star Trek character who invented warp drive. Yeah, I’m a Trekkie. What amazed me was how something so complicated could be made to function with such ease of operation. The same is true of the Cochran EMC-20H Dive . . . → Read More: Cochran Dive Computer

With spring having arrived several weeks ago, I’ve had that “go get in the water” itch. My wife (usual dive buddy) and I have been into the local dive shop several times. The itch is getting worse. I was in there today chatting with the owner / operator about some new gear that’s been . . . → Read More: New SCUBA Gear for 2007

The last time I was in the Florida Keys for some diving was in December of 2004. I was told at that time that the week after Christmas – the last week of December – was the busiest dive week of the entire year for the Florida Keys. At my local dive shop here . . . → Read More: Preparing For The Summer Scuba Season

In any profession where someone uses equipment to support, defend or protect their life, the selection of that equipment is an intensely personal choice. Millions of pages of reports can say that such-and-such piece of gear is the best, but if the person using it doesn’t have 100% confidence in it, then they will . . . → Read More: Build Your Regulator & Console