Snorkel
#1
Posted 12 April 2014 - 09:43 PM
I've been told that they are handy and often used when swimming on the surface out to the dive site, but honestly swimming on the surface in the open water and looking like a sharks meal on top of the water scares the bu-jesus out of me!
I've also been told that a snorkel isn't needed and is rarely ever used when scuba diving. It just gets in the way and annoys the diver. I know personally from experience that it just wraps around my hair and leaves me with much shorter strands... YAY! So it never seemed handy but I also haven't been on many dives.
So, what does everyone else think? and for those that like using a snorkel, what kind do you use (open top snorkel, dry snorkel, compact foldable snorkel)?
#2
Posted 13 April 2014 - 01:54 AM
#3
Posted 13 April 2014 - 04:12 AM
Keith
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#4
Posted 13 April 2014 - 05:07 AM
#5
Posted 13 April 2014 - 05:22 AM
Seems we are almost neighbors! Are you at the US amry base in Kaiserslautern?
#6
Posted 13 April 2014 - 07:02 AM
The same concept as requiring you to have a buggywhip when taking driving lessons.
#7
Posted 13 April 2014 - 12:59 PM
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#8
Posted 13 April 2014 - 01:23 PM
As many know I have really good air consumption so saving air by using a snorkel has never been a need for me... (maybe THAT is why I have such good air consumption) but either way...i hated snokels and never used them.
Then one day I and my buddy were swept away from the boat in big open water nearly 2 miles away where we could no longer see the boat. Fortunately we did not end up a statistic or a miracle story about how two divers drifted for days waiting for rescue. But on that dive on that day I swore I would NEVER be without a snorkel again.
I have a foldable one in my pocket for emergencies. I have a dry snorkel on the boat for those cool dives with whalesharks like a couple of weeks ago in the Maldives or a dolphin pod that came up the back of the boat last summer n NC or for my trip this summer on Best of Mexico for the whalesharks again!
Get one for when you need to snorkel... suggest a dry snorkel. And have one in your bc pocket for emergencies. Kamala
p.s. swimming on the top of the water does not make you shark fodder. However floating at the surface drifting away from your boat without being able to put your head in the water to see what is below you...well THAT is a different story!
And NO that is not meant to scare you...its just a fact as to why you should have a snorkel just in case!
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#9
Posted 13 April 2014 - 03:03 PM
Is it a great snorkel, no! It's a great in a pinch like having a long surface swim and need to keep my head in the water since I'm navigating using bottom terrain features, waves are getting choppy, or just want to keep an eye on the sharks gathering underneath !
I also always keep a dry snorkel in my boat bag in case Kamala needs a snorkel to swim with the Whale Sharks in the Maldives. Oh wait was I supposed to say that?!
So the simple answer is yes, snorkels do come in handy, but NOT when scuba diving. On the surface a small pocket snorkel is enough at most, and having a real dry snorkel for when you are going snorkeling with Whale Sharks, dolphins, or Kamala Love Ya WW!!
#10
Posted 13 April 2014 - 04:03 PM
#11
Posted 14 April 2014 - 06:31 AM
#12
Posted 14 April 2014 - 10:59 AM
So, it looks like I'll be getting myself a foldable pocket snorkel as well as a dry snorkel. Thanks again for all of the feedback! You guys Rock!
#13
Posted 22 June 2015 - 07:25 PM
Diving in Australia, the operators require you to have a snorkel with you at all times. On the mask or in a pocket, doesn't matter so long as you have one. Just a heads up.
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