Do you wear a snorkel while boat diving?

[Rick Inman]

No, thank you.

However, I own a few that I have found while diving. Evidently some people have decided to go snorkeless mid-dive, and have abandoned them.

For me, a 12 inch thing-hooker sticking out of my head doesn't make sense.

 

[DaFireMedic]

No, thank you.

However, I own a few that I have found while diving.

You weren't diving at Laguna Beach, were you?

 

[Firefyter]

Nope.....

 

[Mark Vlahos]

When diving in the ocean, I carry a folding snorkel in my pocket. I dive a long hose configuration all of the time.

When diving in a cave, I do not carry a snorkel. Kind of pointless don't ya think?

Mark Vlahos

 

[Axewizard]

Nope...just more junk to fool with. Besides...I don't like anything that hinders my "aquadynamics". I've got one, but I don't ever use it unless I have to.

 

[redrover]

Do what makes you comfortable seems to be the rule. Many people don’t. I use it always, I’m just happier with it readily available. I feel ill drinking more than one swallow of ocean and rather look under than burn, even just around a boat.

The one I had for snorkeling was annoying when I began diving and got a different one. Now I rarely notice it, but its right there if the surface is choppy. Kinda funny, I’ve hung back as other divers not wearing snorkels didn’t look like they were going to wait their turn for the ladder anyway, complaining how rough the water was. Was pushed off once too LOL, glad I still had it in my mouth.

 

[Xman]

Nope, I dive a longhose, so it would just be in the way. Certainly wouldn't recommend having one attached to your mask strap for wreck penetration, diving in kelp, or when diving a longhose setup.
At the end of the day, as others have said, do what you feel is safest and most comfortable for you.

 

[JodiBB]

Fortunately the ordinance isn't specific. It only states you must possess a snorkel. Whenever I dive Laguna I keep a snorkel in my pocket.

Maybe this is true, but my instructor emphasized several times NOT to forget our snorkels because they could cite us...she didn't specify anything else....but being we're students, I guess that keeping it on our masks would be key at this point of our dive careers.

 

[Saipanman]

I'm not cave certified, but I would guess that they're fairly pointless there.

Other than that, I seem to be in the minority. Every dive, my snorkel is attached to my mask.

Just me, though. Whatever floats your boat....

 

[Mr Carcharodon]

I just got back from a couple of wreck dives off Myrtle Beach SC last week. I was on cattle boat as a single and got buddied up by the DM with another diver. While doing our predive check overs, he does not have snorkel on his mask. I reply that I always keep mine on my mask just in case its needed. He says he never takes a snorkel on a scuba trip, just one more thing to keep up with. I glance around and notice half or more of the divers without snorkels just masks. I'm still new at this with about 25 logged dives in the last couple years with 4 boat dives under my belt but never paid any attention to divers having snorkels before. I always keep my snorkel on my mask for every dive. Just wondering if others do this also or am I just adding drag in the water and another piece of gear to keep up with.

Well of course this is going to be a rehash of the previous snorkel thread but...

1. Under the water snorkels are worse than useless since they get in the way, cause mask flooding, are an entangelment hazard, and negatively impact streamlining.

2. On the surface they are pretty useless too since you can just swim on your back.

That said if you want to go snorkeling more power to you, but snorkels are not really a diving accessory. If you are going diving why not just take what you need to dive?

Andy