I like having a snorkel on me when I dive... but I don't like it on my mask while diving..it get in the way of the inflator hose. I don't want to buy another snorkel like a foldin one ...so I heard someone say attach the traditional snorkel to your BC? or trap it in you Knife bungee on you leg? So how does the snorkel stay on your BC and will it most likey fall off if its on you leg while finning?
any other tips? thanks
I keep my snorkel on my mask where it belongs. I have a roll-up snorkel and I am
thinking about adding a pocket to my BP/W but I haven't done it yet. Evolution is a slow process. That, and I use my snorkel on every single dive. Multiple times on every single dive.
It was predictable that this thread would devolve into not using a snorkel at all. But, one way or another, you need
something in your mouth when floating at the surface. A regulator works just as well as a snorkel if you don't mind using up the air. I was reminded by a mouthfull of seawater this past Friday that I momentarily violated my rule #2 - keep something in your mouth!
I suppose there are places like small lakes and quarries where there isn't much water motion and little chance of getting a mouthful of water. But in my view, the ocean is not so kind.
My real comment is related to the knife position. It used to be common to strap it to the lower leg where it is out of reach when needed. Knives have now become much smaller and a lot cheaper since divers moved to a cut down Betty Crocker Steak Knife
https://www.deepseasupply.com/index.php?product=54 Scissors are also popular. But the common theme is to move them to a location where they can ALWAYS be reached by either hand. The BP/W waist belt, slightly left of center is quite common. I have seen transverse mounts at a BCD cumberbund.
Wherever you decide to mount your snorkel, it needs to be quickly accessible and easily attached to the mask. I wonder if you could rig up something like a magnetic snorkel keeper. Similar to the Oceanic Octo Swiv with Magnetic Keeper
Oceanic Worldwide - OCTO SWIV with MAGNETIC KEEPER Scuba Diving Regulator
There already exists a velcro snorkel keeper
Oceanic Velcro Snorkel Lock | Snorkeling Equipment | Snorkel Gear from Snorkeling Online This may be a lot easier to deal with than a conventional keeper, particularly when wearing heavy gloves. I think I'll buy a couple of these and give them a try.
If you come up with a good storage solution, post it for others. There are a number of folks who would like to remove the snorkel from their masks.
Richard
