Stowable Snorkels

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Not to start another diatribe, but...

Mine standard one stores just fine in:
thigh pocket on dry suit
gear bag on shore
 
Norboo:
Has anyone tried stowable snorkels? If so, which model and would appreciate a review. Thank you.

Just bought an Oceanic pocket snorkel a few weeks ago.

It works nicely as a snorkel (pretty dry too!), and has 2 corrugated silicone sections, so it folds nicely in thirds and fits in one of the small, formerly useless small pockets on my ScubaPro BC.

It has a velcro mask attachment where 1 piece stays on the mask strap and the other on the snorkel. When you want to use it, you just mash them together and it sticks.

Terry
 
I bought an Apollo Prestige.

I have yet to use it, but it stows nicely when I have to work in classes and need to have a snorkel. It folds in thirds and springs back to shape when taken out.
 
Has anyone used one in rough conditions - as in, are any of them drier than others? In open water I have been thankful for my dry snorkel, and am not sure if I would want to be caught away from shore with a conventional non-purge, non-drytrapped snorkel.

Admittedly, it's a big clunky thng to drag around, so I have been more than tempted by the roll-up and fold-up snorkels.
 
MrConclusion:
Has anyone used one in rough conditions - as in, are any of them drier than others? In open water I have been thankful for my dry snorkel, and am not sure if I would want to be caught away from shore with a conventional non-purge, non-drytrapped snorkel.

Admittedly, it's a big clunky thng to drag around, so I have been more than tempted by the roll-up and fold-up snorkels.

The Oceanic fold-up that someone mentioned above has a purge. I have used mine for a little surface snorkeling and it was fine - much better than one of the roll up ones that I tried.

Jackie
 
Here's another thread on the subject -
http://www.scubaboard.com/showthread.php?t=81218

I tried this collapsible one and hated it. It didn't want to stay open or closed, and the top part of the tube is pretty small bore. It's cheap, anyway.
http://www.leisurepro.com/Catalog.aspx?op=ItemDisplay&ProductID=AQUGHIS

I tried an Apollo Flex, it was a nice snorkel to use but folded into a really awkward blob. My husband uses it now as he has huge pockets anyway.

I have the Aqualung Snap now and it's not bad, though still not as nice to snorkel with as my regular Tusa Imprex Hyperdry. A decent compromise for me.

(Yeah, I seem to have a thing for collecting snorkels, but I actually snorkel a lot.)
 
https://www.shearwater.com/products/teric/

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