Blindfold source

[risc]

Cavern and Intro Cave certified and I wanted to get a blindfold for practice before going back for full cave. I thought that would be easy, but my searches are coming up empty. Anyone know a source for one that covers a full size mask?

I'm not interested in making one, if anything is available off the shelf.

 

[JoeTPhilly]

Cavern and Intro Cave certified and I wanted to get a blindfold for practice before going back for full cave. I thought that would be easy, but my searches are coming up empty. Anyone know a source for one that covers a full size mask?

I'm not interested in making one, if anything is available off the shelf.

Maybe these stores:

SANTI Blackout Mask

SANTI Blackout Mask

scubadelphia.com

Black out mask cover

<h1><span>Santi Diving neoprene black out mask cover</span></h1>

www.diverightinscuba.com

 

[elmo]

Of course you can use a blindfold. But duct taping over a backup mask takes 30s (ok a minute if you want to draw funny eyes on it) and works better (blindfolds often leave a little gap around the edge somewhere)

 

[Tug]

Cavern and Intro Cave certified and I wanted to get a blindfold for practice before going back for full cave. I thought that would be easy, but my searches are coming up empty. Anyone know a source for one that covers a full size mask?

I'm not interested in making one, if anything is available off the shelf.

In addition to the earlier linked stores, Dive Rite and Mares make covers as well

Mask Accessories

www.divegearexpress.com

 

[happy-diver]

Tried eyelids?

 

[VikingDives]

I've absconded with a few of my wife's no-show, low-cut liners over the years. . .

They're cheaper, and if you use the tan ones they simulate 0 viz conditions more realistically than being completely blacked out.

 

[johndiver999]

I’ve never done it but I can’t imagine that a sheet of aluminum foil on the outside would not work well??

 

[kierentec]

Good on you for wanting to practice low vis drills, it’s something that typically isn’t practiced after training concludes. However, please don’t do it in the cave zero vis drills in class are done with a high level of attention and control by the instructor, and you can put yourselves at risk and damage the cave doing it in your own.

As for blindfolds, the Santi ones work well, but you can just close your eyes for practice and accomplish the same thing. Using a backup mask that’s taped over isn’t ideal since you can’t pull it off and restore vos quickly if you need to. That’s why we use blindfolds in training, if the student is uncomfortable or things start to go sideways, we can pull them off quickly and end the drill.

 

[berndo]

For practice, I'd just close my eyes.

 

[risc]

Good on you for wanting to practice low vis drills, it’s something that typically isn’t practiced after training concludes. However, please don’t do it in the cave zero vis drills in class are done with a high level of attention and control by the instructor, and you can put yourselves at risk and damage the cave doing it in your own.

As for blindfolds, the Santi ones work well, but you can just close your eyes for practice and accomplish the same thing. Using a backup mask that’s taped over isn’t ideal since you can’t pull it off and restore vos quickly if you need to. That’s why we use blindfolds in training, if the student is uncomfortable or things start to go sideways, we can pull them off quickly and end the drill.

All good points. This would be in open water.