Cool.
Apparently I have a face that, like, every mask fits. I never had a problem with leakage with the generic rental masks, ever. Oh sure, they leak, but not enough to be a concern. Anyway, I went to my LDS to make my first purchases and began trying on masks. Yea, every one I tried stuck to my face amazingly well. The guy that was helping me just chuckled and said I was lucky, because that meant I could pick any mask. But that's hard! After some education in the mask department by him, I decided to go with an Aqua-Lung Mythos. Makes me look like a fly with huge bug eyes, and I liked the big huge vision field in front of me, and i liked how I actually had peripheral vision. I also like the ease of nose-pinching (oh yes, I pinched to my heart's content!)
And of course, if I am buying a mask, I may as well buy a snorkel to go with it, right? I went for an Aqua-Lung Impulse 2....the removable mouthpiece drew my attention. I have a fun habit of grinding my teeth, and thus I tend to gnaw on things that are in my mouth. Being able to replace the mouthpiece without replacing the whole thing is a plus for me.
And what's a mask and snorkel without fins? I may as well get the whole set. It just so happens my OW instructor walks in at this point and starts counselling me on fins, alongside the guy who works the store. I decided to NOT go for split fins, as they advised me that they are not-so-good for the wonderful frog kick. I did in fact go for the mares volos...they seem to be good for what I am looking for in a fin for now.
Can't wait to test it all out on the weekend.
Though I admit, I have no money, being the poor university student that I am. Thank god for credit cards.
I had mucho fun ransacking my LDS. Now to save up for a dry suit.
Apparently I have a face that, like, every mask fits. I never had a problem with leakage with the generic rental masks, ever. Oh sure, they leak, but not enough to be a concern. Anyway, I went to my LDS to make my first purchases and began trying on masks. Yea, every one I tried stuck to my face amazingly well. The guy that was helping me just chuckled and said I was lucky, because that meant I could pick any mask. But that's hard! After some education in the mask department by him, I decided to go with an Aqua-Lung Mythos. Makes me look like a fly with huge bug eyes, and I liked the big huge vision field in front of me, and i liked how I actually had peripheral vision. I also like the ease of nose-pinching (oh yes, I pinched to my heart's content!)
And of course, if I am buying a mask, I may as well buy a snorkel to go with it, right? I went for an Aqua-Lung Impulse 2....the removable mouthpiece drew my attention. I have a fun habit of grinding my teeth, and thus I tend to gnaw on things that are in my mouth. Being able to replace the mouthpiece without replacing the whole thing is a plus for me.
And what's a mask and snorkel without fins? I may as well get the whole set. It just so happens my OW instructor walks in at this point and starts counselling me on fins, alongside the guy who works the store. I decided to NOT go for split fins, as they advised me that they are not-so-good for the wonderful frog kick. I did in fact go for the mares volos...they seem to be good for what I am looking for in a fin for now.
Can't wait to test it all out on the weekend.
Though I admit, I have no money, being the poor university student that I am. Thank god for credit cards.
I had mucho fun ransacking my LDS. Now to save up for a dry suit.
