Hi Group. First time posting to this forum. I do not wear a snorkle but I tuck one either behind the doubles or on the inside of my left leg. If I get blown off a wreck and have to be in the water for a long time I will need it but I don't want it sticking up in the wreck to snag.
Snorkel or no snorkel and why
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pescador775
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I suspect that one of the recent deaths in San Diego, for one, could be traced to lack of a snorkel.
Took it off my mask right after BOW. Long before it was acceptable to do so. (1970's)(Very hard to get past the training.) I found in a current it would break the seal of my mask. Also had problems when I back rolled off the boat.fishb0y:
Took to stuffing one behind my knife straps on my leg if I thought I might have a surface swim. (I prefer to swim on my back though)
No longer carry knife on my leg, so I presently carry a folder tucked away. (very hard to get past the training.)
rainman_02
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I read on the Internet that I didn't need a snorkel. So I stopped using mine.
Seriously though...I ditched mine after about my 10th dive. My mask leaks less now.
Seriously though...I ditched mine after about my 10th dive. My mask leaks less now.
xiSkiGuy
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Somehow I doubt the DIR folks invented the idea of ditching the snorkel.pescador775:
Would you care to post something to back up your assertion that a diver (GUE influenced or not) died due to lack of a snorkel?[FONT="][/FONT]
Unfortunately it is required for me to use a snorkel in training. I use mine for training and when diving with students. When diving for pleasure I leave it at home; no whale sharks around here.
If I'm in the tropics I often take mine on the boat, in case we come across a reason to snorkel a little, but I don't dive with it.
For surface swims I'm more comfortable on my back and the damn thing is always in the way.
If I'm in the tropics I often take mine on the boat, in case we come across a reason to snorkel a little, but I don't dive with it.
For surface swims I'm more comfortable on my back and the damn thing is always in the way.
ronski101
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Pros - safety & convenience ( try even a short surface swim or wait without a regulator or snorkel), save air for diving not floating ( while waiting for others to get in the water)
Cons - Another gadget, cost, could tangle in rocks, coral, or kelp, drag.
you decide based upon what is important to you and how you dive.
Cons - Another gadget, cost, could tangle in rocks, coral, or kelp, drag.
you decide based upon what is important to you and how you dive.
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pescador775:
I would like to say where the authorities attribute a lack of a snorkel to a dead scuba diver.
Bob3
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Gee, another old topic being beaten to death again. 
I always have mine along... someplace. It won't be on my mask when I'm underwater though.
With a little practice they can pull double duty as a signaling device, saves me the trouble of having to chase down a conch.
unless I'm hungry.
I always have mine along... someplace. It won't be on my mask when I'm underwater though.
With a little practice they can pull double duty as a signaling device, saves me the trouble of having to chase down a conch.
unless I'm hungry.
cesar
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SNORKLE? NOPE.. i went to Mc.D's and stole a mess load of straws. Stick them in the wetsuit just in case i need to make one underwater.
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