Air from regulator into dry suit hood

[James in the Bay of Fundy]

hello all ... On occasion I get regulator air into my dry suit hood. I tip my head down and scrunch a few times and eventually it seals. I have heard petroleum jelly can be used to seal around the obvious facial entrance spots. Any ideas about this besides venting ?

 

[JohnN]

hello all ... On occasion I get regulator air into my dry suit hood. I tip my head down and scrunch a few times and eventually it seals. I have heard petroleum jelly can be used to seal around the obvious facial entrance spots. Any ideas about this besides venting ?

Perhaps a tighter hood? There is no way any air could get between my hood and my big noggin'

 

[Imla]

Most likely your mask has come between your forehead and your hood, and you unconsciously exhale through your nose.

Personally... If I feel cold, I try to get a bit of air into my hood. It isolates quite well

 

[James in the Bay of Fundy]

Most likely your mask has come between your forehead and your hood, and you unconsciously exhale through your nose.

Personally... If I feel cold, I try to get a bit of air into my hood. It isolates quite well

I'll check that out this week... Thanks

 

[Jack Hammer]

I ended up poking a small hole at the rear top of my hoods to allow trapped air escape. Just use a nail or coat hanger and heat it with a lighter then push it through. A tiny hole is all you need and no issues in 37*F/3*C waters.

 

[zider]

You might consider a new hood that fits better. I had this same issue for years with an older Bare hood and just lived with needing to push a bubble out a couple of times per dive. However, the problem went away entirely when I bought a new Waterproof hood.

 

[James in the Bay of Fundy]

Thanks

 

[TMHeimer]

Once in a blue moon I still get "bubble head". Very rarely...same hood all the time. On rare occasions (very rare), I get a tiny bit of water in the mask. Again, same mask--perfectly seated. Maybe a bit of air out the nose? But why not more than once every 50 dives? Some things remain mysteries.