I've spent the last three winter seasons dropping cameras through ice holes and the last two summers trolling them behind my kayak, and I can tell you this: the best underwater fishing cameras completely change how you fish. Before I started using one, I was guessing what lay beneath my boat. Now I watch fish […]

I've logged over 200 dives across three oceans, and nothing kills a great dive faster than a camera that floods, fogs, or flat-out can't handle the pressure. After spending six weeks shooting everything from coral reefs in Cozumel to kelp forests in Monterey, I can tell you this: the best underwater cameras for diving in […]

After our team spent 90 days testing 8 different underwater camera housings in Caribbean reefs, Pacific kelp forests, and freshwater lakes, I can tell you that choosing the right waterproof camera case matters more than the camera inside it. I have watched divers lose $2,400 rigs to budget housings that leaked at 30 feet, and […]

Picture this: you are halfway through a gorgeous paddle on a coastal estuary, reaching for your phone to snap a photo of a heron, and in one heart-stopping moment the phone slips from your wet fingers and plops straight into the water. I have lived that exact scenario, and it is the reason I became […]

Picture this: you're halfway through a morning paddle off the coast, the water is calm, and then a rogue splash hits your phone. That's a vacation ruined and a $1,000 device gone. I learned this lesson the hard way back in 2023 when my "water-resistant" phone took a swim. That's exactly why our team spent […]

I have spent the last three years testing waterproof socks in conditions most people actively avoid: cold river crossings in winter, three-hour mountain bike rides in driving rain, and muddy fishing trips where my boots filled with water twice. This guide to the best waterproof socks for is built on that real-world wear, not marketing […]

When the temperature drops below freezing and the wind cuts through every layer you own, your shelter can mean the difference between a good night and a miserable one. I have spent the last three winters testing bivy sacks in conditions ranging from wet Pacific Northwest snow to dry sub-zero alpine ridges, and I can […]

I have spent the last four summers chasing the perfect waterproof beach bag, and I can tell you from sandy, sunburned experience that the wrong tote will betray you. Last July, I lost a pair of wireless earbuds to a rogue wave that soaked through a cheap canvas tote. That was the day I started […]

I've spent the last three summers flying and diving every waterproof drone I could get my hands on, from surf launches off the Cornish coast to bait drops in the brackish flats of Essex. After logging more than 200 combined flight and dive hours across rain, salt spray, and full submersion, I can tell you […]

Last August, I watched a buddy's $400 tackle box soak in three inches of seawater after a kayak capsize off the Chesapeake. His phone, his lures, his wallet, all gone in seconds. That weekend is exactly why I started hunting for the best waterproof fishing bags, and after 14 months of testing across saltwater, freshwater, […]