Weak Writing Detracts From the Material

Sadly, I can't recommend this magazine for most readers. I have a current subscription given as a gift, but I will not be renewing. I can't recommend this magazine because the writing often feels amateur. Articles are rarely compelling, and often feel that they were written by the readers. I have yet to come across an article (after 6 months) that feels like it was submitted by a professional writer. One positive that I will say is that when the subscription was made, the buyer was double billed, but Rodale took care of it quickly and easily.

Rodale's RULES!!!

Rodale's Scuba Diving magazine has something for every diving enthusiast. I love the safety issues, gear reviews & dive company ratings. It is a very useful tool for planning a dive trip.

Advocate for divers

I have been religiously reading RSD for a few years now and can't say enough how the magazine serves as a 'Consumer Reports' for divers. Their gear recommendations are top notch--I follow them religiously; but more importantly they stress good technique and training. Their "Lessons for Life" column, where they detail the anatomy of a diving accident, is very useful in keeping divers focused on the fact that although diving is a heck of a lot of fun, it also carries with it some substantial, but mostly preventable, risks. This awareness of those risks led me to work my way up to Rescue Diver certification and I am now pursuing Divemaster, all in the pursuit of becoming the best diver possible. If you dive at all, you need to be reading this magazine. ... However, like EVERY dive publication, I wonder if they can't keep from raving about any dive destination enough. It makes me wonder if the dive destination (especially the Cayman Islands!!!) isn't paying the reporters' way. Trust them for gear, technique, and lifesaving tips. Verify the vacations.