Who Wears A Snorkel When Diving ?

[DiveTub]

HI all
This may have been asked before but it is always such a hot topic

Who wears a snorkel when Scuba Diving ?

 

[seylerdl]

I have always worn one, but I find them to be a darn nuisance 95% of the time. Am considering discontinuing, or maybe storing in pocket, just in case I need it. Habits are hard to break. I haven't yet been in the situation when I have completely run out of air and am having to wait on the surface in rough seas for a boat, but, I guess this is why I still wear one.

Dave

 

[Tavi]

Never,
When shore diving I swim on my back till it's deep enough to submerge. (wings can be like one of those chaise lounges for the pool)
When boat diving I come back up at the boat.

I do own one, in case I'm ever on one of those boats that "require it". I haven't needed it yet.

 

[art.chick]

I shore dive a lot. Have to move thru waves on sandy beaches. The back-swimming stuff won't work in kelp. I don't like to waste air when I don't have to, like when there is a 100+ yard swim to the site.

 

[Jarhead]

in my pocket, but it hasn't been used since my OW certification dives.

Jarhead

 

[NAUTICAL NOBLE]

Same as jarhead ....in pocket unless in front of students.

 

[Northeastwrecks]

Like others, I have a collapsable snorkel that I keep in my pocket. So far, it only comes out when I clean my gear.

 

[scubagatorgal]

After dragging around a traditional snorkel for years and never using it I finally bought one of the nifty fold up snorkels that use snap lock velcro to attach quickly if needed. Takes up less room in my pocket...

 

[NAUTICAL NOBLE]

the cressi-sub snorkel folds up real good and costs half as much as a fold up.......just bend it in half and it goes back to normal when you take it out:tease:

 

[WreckWriter]

I no longer wear one as I limit my diving to deeper wrecks. With that said, during my 10 year tenure as a dive boat captain in Key Largo I required all divers on my boats to wear one. I've seen many panic situations aleviated by the simple act of telling the diver to use his/her snorkel.

My personal feeling on this is that only very experienced divers should dive without a snorkel.

Tom