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How are you doing? I'm doing great. I'm new to this forum, but I have a few questions about snorkeling gear, etc... My soon to be wife and I are going to be heading to Cozumel in about 2 weeks. While in Cozumel we are planning on doing a discover scuba trip, but we also want to do some snorkeling on our own. For the discover scuba trip with eagle ray divers we will use their equipment, however, for the snorkeling since we will be doing mostly shore snorkeling we would like to purchase some of our own gear. There is also a chance we may both get open water certified (not while in Cozumel) when we get back home in the spring time. Right now I am looking for some gear which would be good for snorkeling, but that we might be able to use for our course, etc... Now I know all about getting the correct fit, buying nicer equipment, etc... but right now we are looking for something cheaper while we try things out. Mainly I have been looking at us divers and body glove because that seems to be where I can get the best deal with quality/price. I know nothing beats a LDS, but that isn't possible right now with her being in NY and me being in Texas, and our honeymoon being 2 weeks away. So... In that regards I am looking for advice on the equipment I am listing, or any possible advice on other good deals that I should look at. So can anyone give me advice on if any of these sets are much better than the others?
U.S. Divers® Adult Snorkeling Set. It comes with the cortez lx mask, split fins, and a dry snorkel. The price is 50 bucks online; I don't know what it is in the store:Sam's Club - U.S. Divers® Adult Snorkeling Set
Body Glove Adult Snorkeling Set. Not many details on Sam club site, but a great price. Says it is the premium silicone series: Body Glove Adult Snorkeling Set-S/M-Aqua - samsclub.com
Costco has a bunch of US divers sets with different masks. I don't currently have a membership there, but... if it was that much better than... They have a very cheap one priced at 29.99 which includes the Avalon mask which I have heard some good things about: Costco - Adult Snorkeling Set By US Divers
Here are their other sets: Costco - search results for "snorkeling"
Amazon also has a cheap us divers set with the Cozumel mask. I don't believe the mask has a silicone skirt, but a lot of people who use it snorkeling seem to like it: Costco - search results for "snorkeling"
Well... Any other advice? I know leisure pro and joe diver also have some beginner sets. I am trying to be price conscience, but I also want gear that won't cause us to hate snorkeling Are any of those sets leaps and bounds above the rest? Or are any of the budget sets much better than paying a little more for the nicer sets? Does that make sense? So is the cortez mask worth the extra 20 to 30 bucks? Or is the body glove equipment just as good as the other stuff? Any opinions? Thanks for your help!
Kevin
How are you doing? I'm doing great. I'm new to this forum, but I have a few questions about snorkeling gear, etc... My soon to be wife and I are going to be heading to Cozumel in about 2 weeks. While in Cozumel we are planning on doing a discover scuba trip, but we also want to do some snorkeling on our own. For the discover scuba trip with eagle ray divers we will use their equipment, however, for the snorkeling since we will be doing mostly shore snorkeling we would like to purchase some of our own gear. There is also a chance we may both get open water certified (not while in Cozumel) when we get back home in the spring time. Right now I am looking for some gear which would be good for snorkeling, but that we might be able to use for our course, etc... Now I know all about getting the correct fit, buying nicer equipment, etc... but right now we are looking for something cheaper while we try things out. Mainly I have been looking at us divers and body glove because that seems to be where I can get the best deal with quality/price. I know nothing beats a LDS, but that isn't possible right now with her being in NY and me being in Texas, and our honeymoon being 2 weeks away. So... In that regards I am looking for advice on the equipment I am listing, or any possible advice on other good deals that I should look at. So can anyone give me advice on if any of these sets are much better than the others?
U.S. Divers® Adult Snorkeling Set. It comes with the cortez lx mask, split fins, and a dry snorkel. The price is 50 bucks online; I don't know what it is in the store:Sam's Club - U.S. Divers® Adult Snorkeling Set
Body Glove Adult Snorkeling Set. Not many details on Sam club site, but a great price. Says it is the premium silicone series: Body Glove Adult Snorkeling Set-S/M-Aqua - samsclub.com
Costco has a bunch of US divers sets with different masks. I don't currently have a membership there, but... if it was that much better than... They have a very cheap one priced at 29.99 which includes the Avalon mask which I have heard some good things about: Costco - Adult Snorkeling Set By US Divers
Here are their other sets: Costco - search results for "snorkeling"
Amazon also has a cheap us divers set with the Cozumel mask. I don't believe the mask has a silicone skirt, but a lot of people who use it snorkeling seem to like it: Costco - search results for "snorkeling"
Well... Any other advice? I know leisure pro and joe diver also have some beginner sets. I am trying to be price conscience, but I also want gear that won't cause us to hate snorkeling Are any of those sets leaps and bounds above the rest? Or are any of the budget sets much better than paying a little more for the nicer sets? Does that make sense? So is the cortez mask worth the extra 20 to 30 bucks? Or is the body glove equipment just as good as the other stuff? Any opinions? Thanks for your help!
Kevin