About Disgruntled Divers (and why our shirts don’t quit)

Disgruntled Divers started for a simple reason: I got tired of not finding dive shirts that actually fit my sense of humor.

Everything out there was either sunshine-and-rainbows, touristy, or trying way too hard. Meanwhile, the divers I knew—Veterans, First Responders, Instructors, buddies, and weekend warriors—were sarcastic, tired, dark-humored, and absolutely in love with what they do… even if their face doesn’t always show it.

Add in long days at a regular job, wishing I was underwater instead, and the realization that I wanted to serve the dive community the same way I do with my LifeWaters family—and Disgruntled Divers was born.

This brand is for the people who may look grumpy on the surface but are having the time of their lives underneath it all.

Built Like the Divers Who Wear It

If the shirts were going to represent that attitude, they had to be made right. That’s why we use Direct to Film (DTF) printing. DTF means the design is printed onto a special film and then heat-bonded directly to the shirt. Translation: it doesn’t crack, flake, or fall apart when you actually move, stretch, or live in it. Stretch it? The image stretches with you. Get it wet? It doesn’t care. Saltwater, sweat, rinse tanks, bad weather, worse decisions? Still solid.

DTF prints are flexible, durable, and water-resistant, because dive life isn’t gentle—and your gear shouldn’t be either. These shirts are made to survive dive trips, boat decks, surface intervals that turn into stories, and whatever chaos comes after.

More Than a Shirt

Disgruntled Divers isn’t about looking tough or trying to be edgy. It’s about belonging. It’s for Veterans, First Responders, and Divers who: