unsual gear

[fungi3001]

im not sure if this is the right forum but it seems ammsuing enough to go in here.

i was looking on ebay and came across this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=16055&item=3682577515&rd=1

guy

 

[svidlano]

im not sure if this is the right forum but it seems ammsuing enough to go in here.

i was looking on ebay and came across this

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=16055&item=3682577515&rd=1

guy

I had (at least) one like this when I was a kid. My snorkel was straight. This one might be a model for fast swimmers.

 

[The Kraken]

Had one similar when I was a kid, but it had dual snorkels. One-upmanship, you know.
I thought it was cool because ya sorta looked like some kind of sea monster coming through the water.

 

[Kim]

Had one similar when I was a kid, but it had dual snorkels. One-upmanship, you know.
I thought it was cool because ya sorta looked like some kind of sea monster coming through the water.

Must have been early DIR!

 

[The Kraken]

Kim,
QUICK, Kiddo !!!! And a GOOD one too !!!!

 

[miketsp]

These were around when I was a kid in the UK and thats over half a century ago. I seem to remember that the ones with the ping-pong ball valve were prohibited in the UK about 25 years ago after a series of accidents provoked by CO2 buildup.
Are they still manufacturing them or is this an ancient specimen?

 

[The Kraken]

Mike, I think they're kinda like you and me . . . . ancient specimens.

 

[Scubakevdm]

I bet it would be hard to clear. Seems like the path of least resistance would be up through the snorkel.

 

[Kim]

Actually I too used to have one - they were awfull! If I tried to take a breath sometimes the ball would get held against the hole by suction and I'd come up spluttering. I'm not surprised they were banned! I ended up removing the ball - it worked a little better that way.

 

[Mako Mark]

the ones with the ping-pong ball valve were prohibited in the UK about 25 years ago
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Now they have a disclaimer warning "do not insert ping pong ball in nose"