docmartin
Contributor
why all those hard feelings about rodales? you seem to be suggesting their testing is rigged. there is obviously some subjectivity in testing equipment. when i look at the more objective data such as their breathing simulator scores they certainly fall in line with tests by diver magazine in the UK. of course this could be a global conspiracy.
overall i have not found many of their reviews to be completely out of line with my -admittedly limited - experience. they are obviously catering to the beginning and purely recreational diver. therefore, the test criteria may not be the best for more advanced divers and results might vary if different criteria were used. however, they tend to be pretty clear in what they test and how it is weighted so you can draw your own conclusions.
while i certainly find shortcomings with rodales i still would like to ask all the rodale haters: is there a dive magazine with better gear reviews out there? i'd love to hear about it.
as for scubapro i would certainly like to know why exactly they do not want to be reviewed by rodales anymore. if sp deems rodales testing procedures inadequate naive readers like me would appreciate to learn what's wrong with the tests.
finally, maybe this will have some impact on one of the more dubious testing practices i.e. rodales should buy the equipment anonymously and not accept gear supplied by manufacturers.
overall i have not found many of their reviews to be completely out of line with my -admittedly limited - experience. they are obviously catering to the beginning and purely recreational diver. therefore, the test criteria may not be the best for more advanced divers and results might vary if different criteria were used. however, they tend to be pretty clear in what they test and how it is weighted so you can draw your own conclusions.
while i certainly find shortcomings with rodales i still would like to ask all the rodale haters: is there a dive magazine with better gear reviews out there? i'd love to hear about it.
as for scubapro i would certainly like to know why exactly they do not want to be reviewed by rodales anymore. if sp deems rodales testing procedures inadequate naive readers like me would appreciate to learn what's wrong with the tests.
finally, maybe this will have some impact on one of the more dubious testing practices i.e. rodales should buy the equipment anonymously and not accept gear supplied by manufacturers.