Pulling head through face opening? OK?

[Pseudocyber]

NewB question - I have a Pinnacle hood and was messing around with it - is it OK to pull your head through the face opening, so the hood slides down around your neck?

I've seen it a couple of times on TV (Deep Sea Detectives and other shows) - but I don't want to mess up my hood if I'm doing something stuipid.

Is this common practice - to pull your hood down around your neck by putting your head through the face opening?

Thanks.

 

[texdiveguy]

OK....you are talking about once the hood is on....then say after a dive temp pulling it down....not a problem on a standard cut full hood. Now there are a few cold water/ice hoods that have rather 'small' face openings and I have one...would not recomm. sticking your head thru the small face opening on those.

 

[Pseudocyber]

Yes - after its on. I assume it's standard, full cut. It's a Merino 5mm here.

 

[CoyKoi]

I have a Henderson hyperstretch hood and pull my face through it and around my neck all the time. Doesn't hurt it a bit.

 

[texdiveguy]

Yes - after its on. I assume it's standard, full cut. It's a Merino 5mm here.

You would be just fine. Good luck in your diving....be safe and have fun.

 

[Alian1]

Hi, I pull my face through as well, especially usefull if you want to put your mask strap under your hood. (Less likely to loose your mask in "rough" water and less entanglement hazard if I believe the cave diving people).

 

[diver 85]

Yes - after its on. I assume it's standard, full cut. It's a Merino 5mm here.

Should be OK, I do that often with my chicken hood......