Side note on my Bahama trip

[CASPER-2]

I had a tooth pulled right before I went - ended up with a "dry socket" and was in pain while down there
when I got down there and suited up - I tried my go to snorkel and could not use it cause it fell into hole
where tooth was and it was a no go. Luckily I brought my full face mask as a back up.
So if anyone has a current tooth prob that prohibits them from using a snorkel - full face would be the way to go

 

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[dts52]

That stinks! Sorry you had problems but sounds like you were well prepared. Do you prefer the full face mask snorkel? No problems with leakage?
HH
dts

 

[OBN]

That stinks! Sorry you had problems but sounds like you were well prepared. Do you prefer the full face mask snorkel? No problems with leakage?
HH
dts

I hate tooth issues, sorry to hear............... I've used the one Casper has pictured and no leakage, but It did take me a few days to get use to it. Did notice if I had a lot of digging it required me to take a break more often, by surfacing, taking it off or lifting so I could get more air. Then go for another 10 minutes....Could have been me and old age..

 

[PI PETE]

That orange top is where you get air right!

 

[bravobob]

Please Google "full face snorkel mask danger" . Apparently there an inherent danger with some full face masks. I looked into them because i had been told you can wear glasses under them, you can't. I'm blind as a bat , i have a mask with my eye glass prescription .

 

[Mudflap]

Dry socket..... Terrible pain. Had that once and felt like banging my head on a tree trunk!!

 

[CASPER-2]

Please Google "full face snorkel mask danger" . Apparently there an inherent danger with some full face masks. I looked into them because i had been told you can wear glasses under them, you can't. I'm blind as a bat , i have a mask with my eye glass prescription .

I HAVE ONE OF THE ORIGINAL ONES - Tricor - from Europe - I would bet the house I was first American to own one - I had been watching its development for yrs
and was waiting for them to hit the market to try one out - as soon as they hit the stores I had a guy bring me one over from Portugal - now their are
tons of Chineese rip offs and wonder if those are the ones that might have issues

 

[CASPER-2]

POSITIVES = great in cold water - keeps most of your face warm
= you can breathe thru your nose or mouth or both (you have a stuffed up nose - breathe thru your mouth)
= you can talk
NEGATIVES = you can not stay on bottom - so much "air" space in mask - your head wants to surface
bad for me when I get to a spot where fanning is necessary
= watch what you eat before using - since you may exhale thru your mouth - don't eat garlic before hand
= because of the larger lens and you are exhaling into mask - spit wont cut it usually as far as fogging
is concerned - I use dawn dish liquid in mine to stop fogging - thin film spread inside and couple of dunks
in the water to rinse and will last about 3 hrs

 

[islamoradamark]

bet when you were first man on the beach with one of those you got some funny looks.

 

[CASPER-2]

bet when you were first man on the beach with one of those you got some funny looks.

Oh yea - still do - lot of people have not seen them yet