Dan Chruscinski

If you ask ten experienced divers which scuba regulator is the best, you are going to get eleven different answers. Jump onto any scuba forum, and you will find people fiercely debating the engineering of life support equipment like they are arguing over sports teams. For a new diver looking to buy their

Take a look at vintage scuba diving ads from the 1950s and you might think the ocean was explored entirely by men in rubber suits while the women waited on the boat. The actual history is completely different. Women have been driving the scuba diving industry forward since the very invention of the regulator.

It is the problem that almost every new diver wrestles with. You look around at the other divers in the water with their incredible air consumption rates, enjoying hour-long dives, surfacing with a comfortable reserve, and looking completely chilled out. Meanwhile, your gauge is creeping toward the red

Before we get into the specifics, there is a baseline to follow when deciding to repair or replace: Safety, Parts, and the 50 Percent Rule.

If a piece of gear is compromising your safety, the decision is made for you. If your gear is so old that the manufacturer no longer makes service kits for it, it

When Shearwater announced the Perdix 3, the scuba world collectively paused. The Perdix 2 has been the undisputed king of technical and advanced recreational dive computers for years. It is field-tested, bombproof, and trusted by everyone from deep cave explorers to weekend quarry divers.

So, how do

If you have ever stared out at the ocean or looked down at the deep blue and thought you wanted to go down there, you are in the right place. Getting your scuba certification is the ultimate passport to exploring the 70 percent of the planet that most humans only see on a screen.

An Open Water Scuba

Allow me to get brutally honest about something for a second. You are currently thinking about buying your dad a three-pack of golf balls, a weird grilling spatula, or another tie. Are you even entirely sure he plays golf? Let's stop the madness before it happens.

We walked around the shop and asked

Since our flagship shops are located in the Midwest, we have a reputation for diving in drysuits that make us look like we’re about to walk on the moon. But we aren't delusional. We know most of our online customers aren't trying to break through the ice in an Illinois quarry in January.

You guys are

Look at the calendar. It is June. The weather is hot, the water is warming up, and summer is officially here.

If you haven't started preparing your dive gear yet, consider this your wake-up call. You are officially behind schedule. The good news? We can fix this. The bad news? It is way too late to work

Earlier this week, a customer messaged our Facebook page with a dilemma. Shearwater just launched the shiny new Perdix 3, which means we just listed it on the site. He currently dives the Perdix 2, and he wanted to know if he needed to upgrade to the new model.

My answer? Honestly, no.

Don't get me wrong,