Ms. Ann Thrope
Contributor
Alas, my beloved 15-year-old, cheap, hard, hot pink Sherwood snorkel is rolling around somewhere near a tuna cannery in Fiji, and it's time to replace it before my next dive trip (note to those with neoprene mask keepers--they stretch out over time!). I've tried my husband's expensive Scuba Pro snorkel and dislike it (so does he) because it sounds like, well, a multi-round shotgun every time you inhale, even on relatively placid surfaces--I think from even minute drops of water or even tiny bits of condensation stuck down around the purge. I don't mind purging or blowing water out of a snorkel's tube if a wave washes over my head (actually soft of enjoy the porpoise-play of it) so semi-dry is usually plenty dry for me, but I don't want it to leak from the bottom, or to always sound (or feel) like it has water in it.
I'm leaning toward the Tusa Platina II. Obviously it's not the most critical piece of dive equipment one can buy, but sometimes I do like to snorkel if I'm not diving, and if I'm going to shell out good money for a plastic tube, I don't want to hate it. Anyone have a nice, quiet, reasonably dry-breathing snorkel they like and recommend?
I'm leaning toward the Tusa Platina II. Obviously it's not the most critical piece of dive equipment one can buy, but sometimes I do like to snorkel if I'm not diving, and if I'm going to shell out good money for a plastic tube, I don't want to hate it. Anyone have a nice, quiet, reasonably dry-breathing snorkel they like and recommend?