Mask skirts

[fedfirediver]

Ok all:

I have been diving for a short while and i keep hearing the fight between clear skirt vs black skirt.

So I will ask the for comments on this subject. I dive both and I tend to dive with the black skirt more.

So let the rain begain:cool2:

 

[D_B]

Black skirts tend to make it easier to see, especially in dim conditions
... with a clear skirt, more light on the inside surface of the lens, makes looking through it harder ... taken to extreme, look through a window in your house at the nighttime scene outside, the more light in the room with you, the harder it is to see outside

A clear skirt can help you keep track of your buddy if he's beside you


I have two identical masks, clear and black skirted ... I find myself using my black skirted mask

 

[David Wilson]

Black and clear aren't the only options available when it comes to mask skirts...

 

[diver_doug]

I say black. I don't like the semi-transparency of the clear skirt or the clear skirts tendency to discolor. With the black skirt you don't have any weird reflection issues and your FOV is more focused.

 

[piikki]

Clear skirt reflects everything, even your own skin, and while you can get/see extra info from the sides you can't see it clear, it's ends up being more of a distraction than help. Extra light coming in is no help, I think it's actually a hindrance in dark water (you want to the light at the object you are looking at, not at your eyes).

Clear skirt gets yellow, I dislike.
Black skirts are often softer silicone and contour better to face, I like.
Black skirts are cooler, most important

 

[NC Wreck Diver]

OK, I'll step into the firing squad. I dive only the clear silicone, but I keep it clean and out of the sun (that will yellow it, along with natural age). Since I spearfish, I like my ScubaPro mask with it's sideports. I can see fish, or a buddy without turning my head.

OK, blindfold is on..........I'm ready!

 

[Nemrod]

Black is more slimming but gray is better. N

 

[jjwdiver]

I have 2 reasons for diving a black skirted mask: 1) It stops the annoying (to me) reflection I get (and tend to try to focus on at times), and 2) hides the mask soup!

Why I used to dive a clear mask: it was sold to me and at the time was only concerned about fit. Now I have the mask(s) that fit right and like the viz improvement I get with the black. Again, just an opinion!

 

[LeadTurn_SD]

Ok all:

I have been diving for a short while and i keep hearing the fight between clear skirt vs black skirt.

So I will ask the for comments on this subject. I dive both and I tend to dive with the black skirt more.

So let the rain begain:cool2:

I prefer black skirts, but honestly it just depends on the woman in the skirt more than the skirt itself....oooops, you meant mask skirts!!

I prefer black mask skirts too

Best wishes.