Hello..I'm new here. My boyfriend and I are getting ready to head to Cancun for a snorkeling vacation in a few weeks. We are talking about learning to SCUBA dive this winter in prep for our next vacation. My question is, he's allergic to latex and we can't find any snorkeling equipment that is latex-free. Is this going to be a huge problem, especially when we start the SCUBA lessons? Where can we go to get latex free equipment. He has really severe reactions to latex, so it's something we have to be REALLY careful about. Any advice?
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Hi Heather,
Most dive gear is neoprene, silicone and other non latex materials. Have you identified a problem item in particular?
The only thing that comes t mind is drysuit seals and even there there are several alternatives. That won't be a concern for a while.
Pete
Most dive gear is neoprene, silicone and other non latex materials. Have you identified a problem item in particular?
The only thing that comes t mind is drysuit seals and even there there are several alternatives. That won't be a concern for a while.
Pete
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The great thing about this board is that there really no new questions or a situation that someone somewhere has not experianced before. I hit our "search" on top and this is what I found:
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Dive on in and you will find others with similar issues. We are here to help and we hope that you are able to transition into SCUBA. Enjoy!
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Heather, like Spectrum noted, most dive gear is silicone or other non-latex material with the exception of drysuits. The dive shop should be able to tell you for sure when you start looking at gear.
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