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In Depth Product Reviews
You probably stumbled upon here looking for a review of a sports gadget. If you’re trying to decide which unit to buy – check out my in-depth reviews section. Some reviews are over 60 pages long when printed out, with hundreds of photos! I aim to leave no stone unturned.
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Read My Sports Gadget Recommendations.
Here’s my most recent GPS watch guide here, and cycling GPS computers here. Plus there are smart trainers here, all in these guides cover almost every category of sports gadgets out there. Looking for the equipment I use day-to-day? I also just put together my complete ‘Gear I Use’ equipment list, from swim to bike to run and everything in between (plus a few extra things). And to compliment that, here’s The Girl’s (my wife’s) list. Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by!
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Have some fun in the travel section.
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My Photography Gear: The Cameras/Drones/Action Cams I Use Daily
The most common question I receive outside of the “what’s the best GPS watch for me” variant, are photography-esq based. So in efforts to combat the amount of emails I need to sort through on a daily basis, I’ve complied this “My Photography Gear” post for your curious minds (including drones & action cams!)! It’s a nice break from the day-to-day sports-tech talk, and I hope you get something out of it!
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The Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List
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Holy crap, I just had some “Jaws” flashbacks. The scariest is when they come out of the water.
Makes me never want to step foot in the ocean again!
Dude. You. are. insane.
It’s fear of sharks that’s keeping me from signing up for IMFL :)
This is awesome!
Wow! Very, very impressive.
If I was SCUBA certified, I’d be game! Nat Geo had a show on last Friday called Shark Island. It was down along the coast of South Africa. A marine biologist was using a “Robo-Seal” to film the Great White’s night-time hunting patterns and to get it documented on film.
I did a science fair project with nurse sharks and attractions to shiny objects under the water when I was in high school.
If you ever get to Houston you have to come to the Downtown Aquarium and see the sharks!!! FUN!!!
I’m petrified of sharks.
Not that I’ve ever seen one IRL.
Good thing I live in Iowa.
That probably means I’m safe.
WOW! Those are awesome! Let’s do that together sometime!!!
Wow, those are some impressive pictures! You are definitely brave for getting in the water with sharks. I’d probably be crying like a little baby. And oh yeah, I watched the Mythbusters shark week special last night and it was fantastic!
Great photos. If you ever need a diving buddy, just drop me a line.
Holy cow – those are awesome! If I ever see one in person, I hope it’s when I’m inside one of those cages. That’s a great collection of pics (and experiences) you have going.
tremendous work with the camera…the last pic was fantastic….
great stuff..great experiences….
can’t even fathom the power of those suckers,..
mythbusters…didn’t they do something this time around about the scuba tank in the sharks mouth????
You have had some great travel experiences! South Africa is on my “list”, alas, scuba diving is not.
Man I envy you. I have swam with some reef and nurse sharks, but nothing like that. Going to the Caymans in a couple of weeks. We will see what kind of trouble I can get in. Shoot me and email and let me know what kind of camera you were using.
Woah. Those are some amazing pictures! I don’t know if I could do that. Say, question for you, I’m trying to get a handle on my nutrition for the half ironman I am training for. What works for you/what do you typically do during a half iron?
So freaking cool.
Note to self, get SCUBA certified, go play with sharks.
We only ever got the little sand sharks at the beach and they were pretty skittish. And you’d really only see them around hurricane season.
I’m there!
They don’t bother me. I’ve got a healthy respect, but don’t fear them. Probably has to do with the understanding at an early age that once you enter the ocean, you’re no longer the top of the food chain. I’m OK with that.
The only time a shark made me leave the water was on the NW Cape of Western Australia, when a 14′ Tiger came cruising through the pack of surfers as we waited for the next set. It was time to go in anyway – it just convinced me that it was time to move a bit quicker.
Great series of pix – fabulous adventures!
Have to say we’re impressed, always nice to see a fellow “sharky”!