pacificgal
Rest in Peace...
Owww, Carol. Insult to injury. Not fair. Just when you thought you beat the bastards down!
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The nettles were definitely thick on Saturday. I got one direct sting on the upper lip during our descent on our first dive, which was bad enough, but then after I got back on the boat I stupidly wiped my face with my gloved hand. A hand that had been steadily beating jellies away from my face for the full safety stop and which was nearly brown with jelly goo. I thought my bottom lip would explode! Sheesh!
I was actually wondering about that during my dives on Saturday. What do you guys do with your gloves during your SI to prep for the 2nd dive? I mean if you've been beating jellies during your first dive, when putting on your gloves and adjusting your mask you're going to risk smearing your face on your subsequent dives if you don't do anything to them.
...What do you guys do with your gloves during your SI to prep for the 2nd dive? I mean if you've been beating jellies during your first dive, when putting on your gloves and adjusting your mask you're going to risk smearing your face on your subsequent dives if you don't do anything to them.
You don't really need to touch them. If you swat at them, the force of the water will move them away. Sort of like swatting flies without intending to touch them. They usually get the hint and go another direction.
Mike's mouth guard looks like a good idea. The only place that I've ever been stung is on the lips, but I have heard of people getting stung on the cheek, too.
I wonder if a piece of neoprene just a little bigger than mike's mouth guard would protect your whole face without being too big.
Dan,
I've been using the mouth lip shield since I first dove in 2007. It really keeps the lips warmer than without and it has prevented tentacles from hitting my lips when I was stung.
I'm not just saying that, it's true the lip shield does occlude the entire lips. When I have donated my primary all have placed the reg into their mouth without hesitation.
You can also just use it during Jelly season, take it off when they are gone. It comes off with no tools and no need for zip ties, just pull it over your mouthpiece and you are done, remove it when ever you want.
You should try one Dan:
Regulators - Mouthpieces - Specialty Mouthpieces - Coldwater Lip Shield - Northeast Scuba Supply
OHOH I have had invisible stray bits of jelly all over my gear lately. Some of it lasts a long time too. I put my dry hood on last week and felt the prickling start all along the edge. Just enough to remind me where it had been. I had rinsed it too!