If you write to any commercial diving magazine with a genuine complain about a diving product that is being sold by a major distributor or manufacturer that advertises in their magazine; do you think they will print or examine your complaint? Try it! Thats when you know you are not their customer, just their sheep. Despite any hypocritical claims that, " We tell it like it is."
A good diving product review is based on many hours of reliable performance. Don't expect a real review from a glossy magazine, just advertising disguised as editorial copy.
IMO there is plenty of diving equipment on the market today that is neither suitable or durable for the job for which it is sold. The manufacturer is confident that the average amateur diver dives so rarely that the overpriced useless product with a working life of 40 hours or less may last you several years of non use. The dive magazine's and the LDS's continue to work hand in hand with these manufacturers taking our money.
A good diving product review is based on many hours of reliable performance. Don't expect a real review from a glossy magazine, just advertising disguised as editorial copy.
IMO there is plenty of diving equipment on the market today that is neither suitable or durable for the job for which it is sold. The manufacturer is confident that the average amateur diver dives so rarely that the overpriced useless product with a working life of 40 hours or less may last you several years of non use. The dive magazine's and the LDS's continue to work hand in hand with these manufacturers taking our money.