Texasguy
Contributor
I was diving today at a local pond. Well, technically it is a lake but it is just so small... Less than a mile in diameter.
Anyway, it was a sunny day, clear sky. So I see a 2 divers with snorkels, I ask why they are wearing them. A guy tells me "We, scuba divers, are taught this way." And these guys don't look like new divers. These guys thought I was a swimmer.
Well, I understand wearing or having a snorkel during ocean dives or big lakes that can have waves. But such a small lake that has ZERO chance of waves even during a storm... It is not like you surface and find yourself in bad conditions.
It is a good trait to wear a snorkel when needed but when it is clearly not needed? Do they think that not wearing one on a lake dive will make you leave it at home when diving in more serious waters?
What do you think?
Anyway, it was a sunny day, clear sky. So I see a 2 divers with snorkels, I ask why they are wearing them. A guy tells me "We, scuba divers, are taught this way." And these guys don't look like new divers. These guys thought I was a swimmer.
Well, I understand wearing or having a snorkel during ocean dives or big lakes that can have waves. But such a small lake that has ZERO chance of waves even during a storm... It is not like you surface and find yourself in bad conditions.
It is a good trait to wear a snorkel when needed but when it is clearly not needed? Do they think that not wearing one on a lake dive will make you leave it at home when diving in more serious waters?
What do you think?