New American Truth

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 released [...]

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 in [...]

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 still [...]

If you’ve never been to Crystal River, Florida – which is geographically right next to Ocala, Florida, and spent some time in the water with the manatees, you really should grab the chance. The first time I got to dive with these “gentle giants” was in 1990 and my very first view of one was [...]

A couple years back when I got my wife interested in diving (because I’d rather take her with me than just not go), I checked into a couple of “basic” dive computers. I wanted to get her something that would be easy to learn, easy to use, easy to read… but I didn’t want “basic” [...]

Courtesy of Chuck Bennett Borelli and I had the opportunity to do some cave/cavern diving in Florida a recently. Since I hadn’t purchased any new gear in a while (don’t ask what a while is…my better half may get a hold of this), I went looking for a short steel 80 cubic foot tank. What [...]

As I said in the preview for this article, I’m not a Navy SEAL. Never have been, and am too old to ever think about it now. In fact, I’ve never been in the Navy. I’m an Army vet and a cop. Where do I get my swimming expertise? Well, if you can call it [...]