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"Question for people who think the snorkel is unnecessary:"
A: Swell doesn't impact me, with an inflated BC I can bob around with it. If I'm swimming, either I can use the regulator or breath the way I normally would. Now, chop and spray could be a problem, that actually drowns people when they inhale it. But I don't do diving in those conditions. The snorkel can be handy but it is also a cumbersome PITA. If you have planned your dive, and your plan includes returning to the boat with 300 pounds NOT a thousand...you should have plenty of air. And besides, waves routinely jump into a snorkel, it is no panacea.
 
Neoprene products. They all suck for one reason or another.

Seams in bad places, not durable, too squishy, bad customer service, or a combo of those.
 
By far my rebreather snorkel. I think I got a lemon, it always gives me a headache....
 
For me it would be the snorkel. It just gets in my way all the time. Irritates the heck out of me, so I take mine off and carry it somewhere on me that way if i surface and there is chop i have the snorkel to use
 
5mm wetsuit. Extra weights, pain to put on and off. Yea for 84 degree summer water temperature.


HA i remember wearing a 5m farmer john in the middle of June. I had to have 26lbs of weight and I was sooooo hot. sigh
 
Anyone who uses a clicker, etc should never be allowed to dive again. Look at me, I'm important! I have words about this that are not appropriate in public. I would love to take said object and drop it off the wall!!!

What is a clicker ? :eek:
 
I've never heard anyone using a tank banger or any noise maker either.
IMO there are uses for a snorkel and times when you can't possibly need it. Depends on the type of diving. Enough threads on that.
I have had one and only used it once to locate a buddy that swam too far off -- other than that -- I hate them

Neoprene products. They all suck for one reason or another.
Seams in bad places, not durable, too squishy, bad customer service, or a combo of those.
HAHAHA --- trying to get a wetsuit on when its wet and chilly -- no fun there
 
"Question for people who think the snorkel is unnecessary:"
A: Swell doesn't impact me, with an inflated BC I can bob around with it. If I'm swimming, either I can use the regulator or breath the way I normally would. Now, chop and spray could be a problem, that actually drowns people when they inhale it. But I don't do diving in those conditions. The snorkel can be handy but it is also a cumbersome PITA. If you have planned your dive, and your plan includes returning to the boat with 300 pounds NOT a thousand...you should have plenty of air. And besides, waves routinely jump into a snorkel, it is no panacea.

Yep, but if you're towing an unconscious diver that you don't absolutly know, you'll be super happy to give him the rescue breath with a snorkel and not your mouth. Because of desease and because it's a pain in the ass to do it with the mouth.
But hey, it may absolutly never happens.
You still will never know.
 

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