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Scuba Forum / General / June 2006Face masks
Just after a quick bit of very basic advice please. I'm interested in doing some snorkelling off the east coast of Scotland and I've got a wetsuit, fins etc but, like every one I've ever tried my mask leaks really badly (it's old and cheap). Can anyone recommend a good all purpose mask, or failing that some brands, and what i should be looking to pay for a mask that will let me enjoy a look around under water without constant adjustments and a steady trickle of cold water into my left eye? very many thanks. > Just after a quick bit of very basic advice please. I'm interested in > doing some snorkelling off the east coast of Scotland and I've got a [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > very many thanks. Put it up to your face and inhale lightly through your nose. Whatever mask seals and stays there is the mask for you. > "P.S.Burton" <dlbits@gmail.com> wrote in message > > very many thanks. > > Put it up to your face and inhale lightly through your nose. > > Whatever mask seals and stays there is the mask for you. ......and feels comfortable. Comfort is huge, no matter what piece of gear you are purchasing. * >> "P.S.Burton" <dlbits@gmail.com> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > * Check the fit with your snorkel in place John > Check the fit with your snorkel in place > > John What's a snorkel? >> Check the fit with your snorkel in place >> >> John > > What's a snorkel? http://www.yaskyatv.com/prod/in/snork.html >>> Check the fit with your snorkel in place >>> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> > http://www.yaskyatv.com/prod/in/snork.html Cool! Scuba divers use ones kinda like those for OW class, I really ain't sure why, after that only chicks have them for giving bl.wj.bs in hot tubs. >>>> Check the fit with your snorkel in place >>>> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Scuba divers use ones kinda like those for OW class, I really ain't sure >why, after that only chicks have them for giving bl.wj.bs in hot tubs. eh? if they've got a bit of plastic and rubber in their mouth, wheres the meat go? >>>>> Check the fit with your snorkel in place >>>>> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > eh? if they've got a bit of plastic and rubber in their mouth, wheres > the meat go? I never question technique when there's results. > What's a snorkel? http://www.pussysnorkel.com/facts.htm >> What's a snorkel? > > http://www.pussysnorkel.com/facts.htm Another Grand Slam from Al Wells. > > Check the fit with your snorkel in place > > > > John > > What's a snorkel? An accoutrement used for snorkeling, of course :-) > An accoutrement used for snorkeling, of course :-) And freediving. >> An accoutrement used for snorkeling, of course :-) > > And freediving. That's true. They're required in order to dive for free in Laguna. >>> An accoutrement used for snorkeling, of course :-) >> And freediving. > > That's true. They're required in order to dive for free in Laguna. Bullshit. You can't do anything for free in Laguna. >>>> An accoutrement used for snorkeling, of course :-) >>> And freediving. >> >> That's true. They're required in order to dive for free in Laguna. > > Bullshit. You can't do anything for free in Laguna. If you talk your buddy into driving and paying the parking meter and your local shop owner into letting you top off your tanks off for free, it really can be done. Just remember to bring your snorkel. I've even peed for free at the Jack-in-the-Box at the top of Cress Street. > >>>> An accoutrement used for snorkeling, of course :-) > >>> And freediving. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > can be done. Just remember to bring your snorkel. I've even peed for free > at the Jack-in-the-Box at the top of Cress Street. Wow... I'm surprised they let you get away with that. Did you just sneak right up to the buiilding and let it fly? >> Check the fit with your snorkel in place >> >> John > > What's a snorkel? A potential line entanglement device normally found in my dive bag just in case I find a use for one. John > > Check the fit with your snorkel in place > > > > John > > What's a snorkel? http://uboat.net/technical/schnorchel.htm >>Check the fit with your snorkel in place >> >>John > > What's a snorkel? Tuba is the french word for it. Anyway, it's a strangely bent joke of a horn without a proper taper, which makes it harder to blow the harmonics. A constant worry for the DIR crowd, because they can't remember the signal code for " I am finning backwards". Matthias > Just after a quick bit of very basic advice please. I'm interested in > doing some snorkelling off the east coast of Scotland and I've got a [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > very many thanks. Your best bet with something like a mask is to go to a reputable dive shop and see which masks they have fit your face properly, usually it will be more than one brand or style. After proper fit look for comfort, a mask that gives you the best view, and then, style. If you buy a decent mask and take proper care of it, it should last you a long time. Jay >> Just after a quick bit of very basic advice please. I'm interested in >> doing some snorkelling off the east coast of Scotland and I've got a [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Jay Well reasoned, polite, intelligent response. Correct, as well. hMhmm. !OFF Wiff HE'S 'EAD, MATES!  SignaturePopeye "If one does as God does enough times, one will become as God is." -Dr. Hannibal Lector. www.finalprotectivefire.com > > Your best bet with something like a mask is to go to a reputable dive shop > > and see which masks they have fit your face properly, usually it will be [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > !OFF Wiff HE'S 'EAD, MATES! I know. The nerve. > >> Just after a quick bit of very basic advice please. I'm interested in > >> doing some snorkelling off the east coast of Scotland and I've got a [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > !OFF Wiff HE'S 'EAD, MATES! It's good advice. It doesn't always work though. If you can find a shop that will allow you to test the masks in a pool, that'd be the best. My shop didn't have a pool and it took me quite a few trips to find a mask that worked (and I had to order it off the internet). My wife found the perfect mask for her in one of those $15 snorkeling kits at K-Mart. <snip> > It's good advice. It doesn't always work though. If you can find a shop > that will allow you to test the masks in a pool, that'd be the best. My > shop didn't have a pool and it took me quite a few trips to find a mask that > worked (and I had to order it off the internet). My wife found the perfect > mask for her in one of those $15 snorkeling kits at K-Mart. Our LDS let me take the entire collection (one each in my size) of fins to the pool on one of their training days after I wasn't 100% happy with the ones I bought. (I didn't ask for a refund. I just said I preferred my old Rocket fins to the new ones.) So I was able to compare my Rockets to all the ones they carried, return the ones I bought first, and then buy the ones I like best. (That *that* with a mail order outfit.) John Eells |
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