Jerome O'Neil
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Are you going skin diving? They are really great for that.
They don't serve much purpose under water, though.
They don't serve much purpose under water, though.
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The most useless piece of dive gear you own is the item you need in the water, but don't have because you left it at home or in your dive bag on the boat or beach. In most dive environments and situations, the snorkel is not needed, and I gave up using a snorkel permanently attached to my mask strap years ago. However, I carry this snorkel in a pocket on my bp/w waist strap "just in case." Happy New Year to you too.
Aqua Lung Nautilus Foldable Travel Snorkel
Have you ever needed to use it having not planned to do so prior to the dive?
Yep. A snorkel on the mask strap sucks majorly if you're using a LH/BO setup. However, there are times when a snorkel might come in very handy. Good thing, you don't have to wear a snorkel on your mask strap to have it available. I always carry a roll-up snorkel in my right thigh drysuit pocket.If you use a long hose setup for your regulators (like I do), never.
Poor training, poor preparationI was involved with a new girl that was finding it difficult to the point of exhaustion, to differentiate between the snorkel and the inflator underwater including the regulator on the surface. Then followed my minutes disentangling her hair from the snorkel, holder and mask strap as her terrified boyfriend was not prepared to pull hard enough.
Yep. For certain liberal values of "needed", but it sure has come in handy.Have you ever needed to use it having not planned to do so prior to the dive?
Have you ever needed to use it having not planned to do so prior to the dive?