An argument for always having a snorkel

[RonzoTheGreat]

i feel like a retard for even reading three pages of this thread ... who cares? why are all of you even writing about this ... it is NOT an argument to always have a snorkel as originally stated, its just your opinion. and your choice. I respect that, but WHO cares!!!???

i learn from a 5star padi center and they taught me NEVER to have a snorkel as soon as i headed in a tech/cave/wreck direction of diving.

get your nav skills up and swim on your back ... and practice your nav skills while swimming on your back by taking a heading prior to starting your swim and than follow the heading backwards ... and since there are no boats, you have nothing to worry about anyway ....
UGH@!)(&^)&

 

[Splitlip]

Talking of the old days, does anyone else remember those snorkels with the curved top, a little basket and a ping-pong ball...

Regards
Peter

Yes! I tried real hard early in this thread to find a picture to post with a witty reply.

 

[Diver Dennis]

What I would like to know, should I strap a spare snorkel to my pony for redundancy?

 

[Splitlip]

What I would like to know, should I strap a spare snorkel to my pony for redundancy?

No. One on either side of the mask.

 

[Diver Dennis]

Ahhh. Of course...

 

[peterthewolf]

Wow, that bug thing really got me. I must have tapped on my screen in disbelief (oh no, not ANOTHER computer problem %$#^%!!

 

[wolfboy]

to tell you the truth i prefer swimming surface on my back hurts my ankles less

 

[Conchchowder]

I beach dive frequently off of Fort Lauderdale. I use a kayak to get to the mooring buoys offshore and use my snorkel until I find an interesting formation to explore. I save on air and enjoy a longer, more productive dive.

During lobster season I use the same method but use my light to spot antennae sticking out of holes and then go to my tank for the hunt. Again, I save on air.

Why would I want to swim on my back where I am unable to see any potential problems underwater? If I use my snorkel, I can see a shark or man-o-war before they become a dangerous situation.

This isn't about bravado. It is simple safety and enjoying the underwater world. If I wanted to look at the sky; I'd have taken up flying instead of diving.

PS...the bug thing should be banned as an extreme annoyance.

PPS in 1966 I had a mask with two built-in snorkels and the ping-pong thingy...I was 5 and I looked like something out of A Bugs Life.

 

[rescue15]

PPS in 1966 I had a mask with two built-in snorkels and the ping-pong thingy...I was 5 and I looked like something out of A Bugs Life.

I had one of them too...LOL

Steve

 

[jalvare2]

Most of the times I do dives from the shore, and the snorkel saves my air while getting to the inmersion point. If I run out of air (500psi) I surface and swim back to shore looking to the bottom. Swimming on the back will burn my face.

my two cents.