Big Noses?...

[Stogie1020]

My sister and her new husband have decided to get their BOW in the Portland OR area. One of them, not my sister, has a LARGE nose, and is concerned about finding a mask that will fit him. Anyone have a few masks in mind that he can try on that will fit this feature? Also, any good dive shop experiences in the Portland, OR area would be nice as I am a little far away to help them find one.

 

[zorax]

From my own experience with this circumstance, I would suggest giving the Mares ESA mask a shot. This mask has lots of room in the nose area.

 

[Ber Rabbit]

Saw a diver end up with a red spot on the end of his nose (like Rudolph the reindeer) after diving with a mask that was a little tight in the nose pocket. He never exhaled into his mask and the pressure ruptured the capillaries in the tip of his nose! Took a while for it to go away too. Have them make SURE the mask fits!

Happy diving!
Ber

 

[dotyj]

If they live in Portland they could try Ocean Odyssey in Vancouver, WA. It isn't far from the Columbia river.

16096 SE 15th St., Vancouver, WA
(360) 883-2621
M-TH: 10am-9pm, F: 10am-7pm, Sat: 10-6, SU: 12am-6pm

The people there are great.

I don't have any experience with other dive shops in the Portland/Vancouver area.

My new Tusa Panogeo mask has a large nose pocket. It might we worth checking out.

 

[pescador775]

The old round face plate style mask would sometimes compress the tip of a big shnozolla against the glass. Today's contoured masks all appear to have generous nose pockets. However, one odd ball mask that I ran into recently is the 'Big Eyes' mask by Cressi. Although the nose pocket is large enough it tilts upward like the nose of a leprechaun. This design can put uncomfortable pressure on the base (speculum) of the nose. The SP 'Frameless' mask seems just right.
Pesky

 

[JT2]

The TUSA SplendiveII and SplendiveIV have large nose pockets and they are some of few masks that seal up well around mustaches.

 

[Stogie1020]

I love this board... Thanks for all of the good info. It has been passed along to those who needed it. Now all I need is one more convert and I can collect that $100 from PADI.