The long hose and the snorkel

[headhunter]

Working in a PADI facility and diving the long hose, I found a pretty decent solution, albeit not DIR. I purchased two quick release snorkel keepers (from Innovative Scuba Concepts, I think) for $3.00 each. Put one on my mask strap and one zip tied to my BP on the lower left side. Since PADI requires you to dive with a snorkel but not necessarily have it on your head, I clip off to my BP when underwater with classes. When I need it (ie. snorkel/reg exchange demo) I simply unclip if from my BP and clip it on my head. Works really well.

I like that idea as well. This sounds like it would be a good idea for starters, while trying the other suggestions and deciding how important that snorkel really is to me.

Thanks.

Christian

 

[headhunter]

That's probably not the area where he's suggesting protection...

So maybe this would be a new use for the deerag I've been reading about! I could wear it like a surgeon's mask.

 

[roakey]

Back in the 70s we'd just put the snorkel under the mask strap -- no need for a "keeper." Of course, our snorkels were a mouthpiece affixed to a tube, not these top-heavy, valved monstrosities that the recreational diving industry has foisted upon the unsuspecting dive population...

Without keepers, it'd be easy to slip the snorkel out from under the mask strap and put it in a pocket.

Roak

Roak

 

[cortez]

The snorkel keeper I was talking about is made by Trident, not Innovative like I thought. You can see it (kind of) in there catalog, http://www.tridentdive.com/page112.htm. Its part number RP37 in the lower left corner of the page.