If you don't like the smell of fish you should buy a mask that covers your
nose.

Yes, you want a mask that covers your nose. You'll need it to clear the mask
without taking it off (easier to do than constantly raising your head out of
the water) and to avoid the impulse to inhale through your nose.

Michael

If you're going to dive down a few feet, your mask needs to cover your
nose so you can equalize the pressure inside your mask with the outside
pressure. It only takes a little bit of depth to affect a squeeze.

If you are a "nose breather", you may also find it difficult to breathe
through your mouth without sucking water into your nose.

Yes. Nose need be covered.
Salesperson need be shot (in case you wonder).

yer welcome.

bullshark

If you go down more than a couple of feet, your eyes and face will hurt
quite a bit because of squeeze.

You need the nose portion.

If it does not cover your nose it's not a diving mask but a swimming goggle. You need the
mask to access your nose so you equalize pressure to prevent eye "squeeze".

Adam

Snorkeling is a lot easier for must people if the nose is blocked.
Otherwise, you tend to get water up you nose, unpleasant as best, dangerous
at worst.  Divers have further considerations.  They need to be able to
equalize pressure within the mask to prevent eye squeeze and they need to be
able to purge water from the mask while still submerged, something that
requires the nose to be inside the mask.

If you're not going to free dive more than a very few feet, the goggles,
which is what you have, will be OK if you find a way to close your nose.
You could use a clothes pin, do they make them any more?, or you could buy a
swimmer's nose clip, the kind that competitive swimmers often use.

Lee

kristen_lehner@yahoo.com (Kristen) wrote in message  

mask that does not cover the nose, i've got some property down here in
florida you might be interested in ! kristin, i'm originally from the
nw burbs of chicago, hoffman estates area, come on down this way your
mask will get much more use !

Kevin Falconer  Fort Myers, FL

The manufacturers ad for the mask says it all....

http://www.aquasphereusa.com/products/seal_clear.html

The mask is very nice...for a swimmer and probably for someone who
intends to snorkel a little bit.  So, it depends on what you wish to
do. If you only want to dive down "a few feet", as you have said here
in your post...and I assume that means 2 ft to maybe 5 ft,  then I
would bet that you're ok to go with this mask. If you have learned to
swim with goggles, then this mask is going to be most comfortable for
you. If you are fine with swimming and not needing a nose-pinch, then
you should also be fine with this mask. You just need to learn how to
use the snorkle... and that actually sounds like your biggest
obstacle.  Breathing thru a snorkle ... with or without any kind of
mask... is a skill that is easily achieved.  Practice in a pool if ya
need to before your trip.  It's not that difficult.  I think you
should be fine.  Have a nice trip !!  :)