Anybody wear their mask INSIDE their hood?

[RoadRacer1978]

I haven't tried wearing the mask strap under the hood yet, haven't thought about it, but will give it a try now just to see.

As far as the snorkel, I didn't use one in AOW, but it was requiered in OW. When I showed up and none of the instructors were using one I didn't bother putting mine on either. One instructor did tell us a story that in one of the OW classes a student put on a survey that he was not wearing a snorkel and PADI got a hold of him and he had to explain that he had one in his pocket. Guess PADI requires you to at least have one, even if not worn.

 

[ShakaZulu]

Well, based on the overwhelming response, I guess it will be new COMMONSENSE LAW to wear the mask under the hood, I have for years....

 

[ShakaZulu]

what about when you are required to wear a snorkel? or can you get the keeper far enough forward?

dano

Are you diving, or snorkeling??? I can't even recall the last time I saw a diver wearing a snorkel

 

[Thalassamania]

The only problem, beside snorkel attachment, with wearing a mask under your hood is that you wind up with the mask skirt under the hood and the hood tends to inflate.

I can't remember the last time I saw an ocean diver without a snorkel.

 

[Rick Murchison]

The only problem with wearing a mask under your hood is that you wind up with the mask skirt under the hood and the hood tends to inflate.

Whether I wear the mask strap under the hood (caving/wreck penetration) or over it, I keep the mask seal itself on my skin. Usually that means the upper part of the mask seal is under the hood.
However, I don't have much of a problem with air trapping in the hood because (1) I punch holes (or buy hoods with holes already punched) in the top of the hood to let the air out and (2) I have a good seal across the forehead and a nice mustache to keep the seal under my nose broken just enough to be the main air escape path...
Rick

 

[ReefHound]

I wear one mask under the hood and one mask over the hood. Just in case.

 

[lastprettyone]

Dr Bill,

Excellent segue into Dobie Grey!

 

[ReefHound]

No I don't...since sometimes I need to adjust the strap of the mask,,,and that would be almost impossible under the hood...

I'm curious, with the mask under the hood why would you *need* to adjust the mask strap? For that matter, why would you ever need to adjust the strap underwater. In fact, I don't think I've adjusted the strap on my masks since the day I bought them.

 

[Blackwood]

Not sure how you got OWD within standards without a snorkel.

Your instructor violated standards.

That's how.

Very routine for one standard or another to be overlooked/violated. My wife (wow... first time I've typed that) got her BOW never having performed compass navigation in open water.

 

[jsado]

WoW! I've been thinking about trying this out for awhile now. My mask is a Tusa M14 and it's pretty big. So, it's sometimes problematic when combined with my hood. I was going to have the hood tailored but maybe I will actually try this out first.