Mustache and diving

[Lord Northern]

diver_daver - If this is you on the picture, then your mustache is much bigger than mine hehe. So, if you're fine guess I'll be ok.

Once again, thanks everyone for the responses.

 

[diver_daver]

Yah that's me. It all depends on what your comfortable with, I like my extra food strainer and am willing to pay the small comfort price that comes along with it.

Enjoy.

 

[Dirkadiver]

Try shaving the top 1/4". I tried this on another's recommendation & I went from clearing my mask often to NEVER!

 

[GrandpaScuba]

I get asked this question alot when I am teaching. Here are the answers that I and my co-instructor usually give:
1. Do nothing. You might get lucky and have no problem. Or, your mask may leak a little more than usual and you will just need to blow it out more frequently.
2. Keep a thin strip between your nose and 'stash shaved so you have a small amount of bare skin to form a seal.
3. Put a little Vaseline on your lip to help smooth out seal area.
4. Shave it off.

 

[darylb]

I don't shave, don't use vaseline or anything else. The only time i have flooding issues is when I try to use my HydroOptix mask.

 

[captndale]

I no longer wear a 'stash but I did for many years. I used to shave about a 1/8" strip along the top just below my nose. That did the trick. I have a buddy who wears a full mustache and beard. He had the hair along the top of his mustache permanently removed by electrolysis.

 

[dhammer]

Here's my twist...
I have a mask with a purge valve, and while diving in the cold water of Monterey, I tend to exhale through my nose every few minutes to warm my face, which of course clears whatever water has leaked in, so I don't really notice it. The one drawback of having a purge valve is that equalizing my ears is slightly more difficult because the valve gets in the way of pinching my nose. so, I'm considering getting a mask without a purge valve. Maybe then I'll discover that my stash is causing leakage.

 

[Scuba Sciences]

Many of my students have good luck with a few tips:
1. shave the moustache just under the nose to allow the mask to seal better
2. use a commercial moustache/mask sealer (looks like a tube of chapstick)
3. using silicone grease on the moustache hairs to make them lay a little flatter.

Try these tips before you go to drastic measures and shave it off! Happy Diving!

 

[LarryHinDC]

I have a full beard and 'stache and don't have any problems keeping a seal. I don't shave, use goop, or do anything special. If you take care to get the right mask, you can probably do the same. Good luck!

 

[Captain Walt]

Just to throw my dice in. I have handlebars and don't have a problem.