Snorkel Me Please
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Flexible AND dry? Is there such a snorkel? I carry a roll-up Technisub in my pocket, the whole thing is made of flexible silicone and snaps easily into the snorkel keeper that stays on my mask. It is no good if you have to swim fast, or hold place in a current at the surface because it bends. It works well enough though and is very easy to stow. "Dry" snorkels tend to involve lots of valves and baffles resulting in something kinda bulky. The standard J-shaped tube is hard to beat. It is very easy to clear and has no valves to fail, just practice using it and get used to clearing it now and again.
ClevelandDiver
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http://www.oceanmaster.com/Snorkels.htm
Ocean Master makes an excellent dry snorkel both rigid and flexible models. I have one, it is great for snorkeling, but its size can be a problem when diving, as it can create a lot of drag and tug on your mask. That said, I have yet to get any water in my mouth while using it. If you submerge it seals right up and you get no air or water.
Ocean Master makes an excellent dry snorkel both rigid and flexible models. I have one, it is great for snorkeling, but its size can be a problem when diving, as it can create a lot of drag and tug on your mask. That said, I have yet to get any water in my mouth while using it. If you submerge it seals right up and you get no air or water.
ClevelandDiver
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Whatgoesdown:
I was assuming rkmagee was refering to the lower half of the tube. I doubt there any fully flexible dry snorkels. And you a correct about the bulk. I only use it for actual snorkeling now, its really too bulky for scuba.
OK.. I'm a bit of a Jeep-head... I thought Snorkel for water crossings, not laying around face down in the water :lol:
I don't know much about flexible snorkels as 90% of those I dive with, myself included, don't wear one with dive gear. How much flex do you want? I snorkel with one that is flexible on the bottom with enough flex that allows me to move my head around a little bit without dipping it in the water.
I don't know much about flexible snorkels as 90% of those I dive with, myself included, don't wear one with dive gear. How much flex do you want? I snorkel with one that is flexible on the bottom with enough flex that allows me to move my head around a little bit without dipping it in the water.
Damselfish
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Is this for snorkeling or diving? If for diving, how often will you use it where you dive, and do you plan to wear it on your mask or just stash it away someplace.rkmagee:
I've used Oceanmasters since they first came out in the late '90's. The "flex" model is the best one for divers, while the standard version is preferable for snorkelers... and underwater hockey.ClevelandDiver:
Yeah, they're bulky, but one can get used to them. I use my flex model for shore diving. On my last dive in San Salvador, I forgot it was even there.
It's very rare, but you can get water down these things. I know a bunch of other manufacturers have recently come out with dry snorkels of their own, and they all look smaller than the OceanMasters. I don't know how well they perform, however.
I've had good luck with my Mojave (Genesis). No real bother while diving, Handles the surf well when skin-diving and works well while acclimating and swiming from and to shore on scuba dives.
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JRScuba
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ClevelandDiver:
They get my vote also. Had it for 3 years with no problems.
SStrecker
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I don't think anything will fully meet your needs, if it has to totally dry, fully flexible and quick to attach. However, the primary flexible contenders out there are the Tusa Platina Hyperdry Snorkel ($32 but not totally dry), the Apollo Flex Snorkel ($30 but not totally dry; also mildly floppy), the Ocean Master Dry Snorkel ($30, dry but too floppy) and the Sherwood Avid Snorkel ($31 but not totally dry; terrible but super compact). I personally like the relatively new Tusa Platina Hyperdary, as the best cmpromise solution. 95% of the time it resides in my BC pocket. It is my second snorkel purchase within the last ninety days, but it is a keeper.
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