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Popeye

bob crownfield napisal(a):

Just like you, Bubba?

I don't know what information you've gotten so far, but some of it isn't
particularly good.  Here's a few things that may help, or not.

1. If you've been snorkeling for a while, chances are that whatever mask
you've been using will work well for diving too.  A mask is pretty much a
mask.
2. If it fits you, a low volume mask is usually better than a high volume
mask.  High volume masks contain a lot of air.  Air is buoyant.  They tend
not to stay in
   place as well unless you tighten the strap down to the point where it
may be uncomfortable.  They tend to leak more easily, particularly when
you're looking
   up.  Low volume masks, with the same lenses and dimensions, will give
you a broader field of view and are are less likely to leak or leak as much.
3. Your mask, whether for diving or snorkeling, should have tempered glass
in the lens(es).  Plastic lenses, for some reason, tend to fog up quicker
and are a lot
   easier to scratch.
4. I prefer two lens masks over single lens masks.  The two lenses allow the
mask to flex a bit more, letting it fit my face better.  They also provide
space for the
   nose piece/pinch without increasing the internal volume.  If you wear
corrective lenses, check before you buy.  Several manufacturers make off the
shelf
   perscriptoin lenses for their two lens masks.  They can be bonded to
single lens masks too, but not as inexpensively or as neatly.
5. Unless you just have to have one, avoid masks with a purge valve.  They
are prone to getting things tuck in them, causing a leak and tend to be the
first thing, or
   place, that fails, particularly those that are below the nose.  Pinching
the nose for equalization tends to stress the soft material around the hard
valve.  If you get
   one, check out the ones that are mounted in one of the lenses rather
than in the soft part of the mask.
6. Look for a mask with a double seal.  They're very common these days
because they work.
7. Fit is everything.  Take a regulator or snorkel mouthpiece to the shop
with you when you shop for a mask.  The shape of your face is different with
something in
   your mouth.  This is particularly critical if you're considering a mask
designed to give you a greater than normal vertical field of view.  They
give the improved
   view by changing the angle of the lens(es) and by bringing the bottom of
the mask closer to the face.  The closer it is to the face, the less
material there is to
   adjust to slight irrecularities in the shape of your face.  I've bought
two and gave them both away.

I use a Tusa Liberator.  Divers Direct (www.diversdirect.com) sells them as
a kit, complete with snorkel, for less than you're likely to pay for most
popular brands.  They fit me well and, in the 1 years I've been using them,
I've yet to have a single problem.  They work for me.  YMMV.  Make sure
whatever you get fits.

Lee

 Looks like she wasn't impressed that you weren't impressed.