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Since this IS the "Hogarthian Diving" forum, the answer should be appropriately biased and everyone is way overanalyzing it...
It is worn backward because Bill "Hogarth" Main does it that way. It usually is because he forgot to put it on the right way, and typically ends up that way post dive so he has better access to his favorite deco brew (beer for short). It really is pretty funny to see him swimming along and finally noticing it still is on backward though. Kind of cute, in a manly sort of way.
Ok I admit it, I have had a few deco brews to start this retort...and I am still laughing myself silly.
Full disclosure. I have never observed Bill care as long as he had a mask to dive with. Carry it in your hands to the water, put the darn thing on before you submerge and keep it on until you clearly do not need it. Soooo...cave divers usually don't have wave action to deal with...put it on backward and start drinking - as soon as humanly possible. Simple. OW divers - gets trickier. Here the technique is to start drinking before you surface so wave action is not a problem. I prefer the shake and suck method myself.
Have I lost anybody yet...beer...beer...more beer...it's ALL about beer!
BTW, Bill likes Yeugling Porter - if you PM me I will send you my address and will ensure Bill gets his fair share...whatever is left...
To those that think you should have a snorkel - keep the reg in your mouth until you get out of the water and viola - the snorkel is superfulous, leave it home and strap on a deco brew instead - preferrably one with a suck tube to aid in decompression. (I am actually serious). If you run out of gas, at least you die happy.
As for the main topic - the mask...definitely overrated. Two empties make a dandy way to see underwater...the Hogarthian way...
Time to take another brew in hand...
It is worn backward because Bill "Hogarth" Main does it that way. It usually is because he forgot to put it on the right way, and typically ends up that way post dive so he has better access to his favorite deco brew (beer for short). It really is pretty funny to see him swimming along and finally noticing it still is on backward though. Kind of cute, in a manly sort of way.
Ok I admit it, I have had a few deco brews to start this retort...and I am still laughing myself silly.
Full disclosure. I have never observed Bill care as long as he had a mask to dive with. Carry it in your hands to the water, put the darn thing on before you submerge and keep it on until you clearly do not need it. Soooo...cave divers usually don't have wave action to deal with...put it on backward and start drinking - as soon as humanly possible. Simple. OW divers - gets trickier. Here the technique is to start drinking before you surface so wave action is not a problem. I prefer the shake and suck method myself.
Have I lost anybody yet...beer...beer...more beer...it's ALL about beer!
BTW, Bill likes Yeugling Porter - if you PM me I will send you my address and will ensure Bill gets his fair share...whatever is left...
To those that think you should have a snorkel - keep the reg in your mouth until you get out of the water and viola - the snorkel is superfulous, leave it home and strap on a deco brew instead - preferrably one with a suck tube to aid in decompression. (I am actually serious). If you run out of gas, at least you die happy.
As for the main topic - the mask...definitely overrated. Two empties make a dandy way to see underwater...the Hogarthian way...
Time to take another brew in hand...
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