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Snorkels: What are they good for? asks Divester March 22, 2006

Posted by Andy Carroll in : Uncategorized, general , trackback

Divester are starting the season with a bunch of articles regarding scuba theory, which should prove to be interesting and no doubt, a little controversial. To start the ball rolling Will O’Brien has published an article on snorkels, a piece of equipment he is obviously in favour of. I have to say that I used a snorkel on only a couple of my scuba diving lessons and now only ever use it for one thing, and that is snorkelling!

I agree with Bill Reals, who has commented on divester, that there is no use for a snorkel on technical dives, as they simply get in the way of all the other gear and we have multiple ways of solving the problem a snorkel is designed to solve, running out of air on the surface. I could hardly use one on a cave dive! Will countered with a statement about a guy who jumped in the water with empty tanks! Sorry, but why would anyone jump in the water without checking the air, gas, whatever in their tanks?

Nope, I am not convinced. My snorkel will stay in the dive bag, unless snorkelling in some nice tropical paradise.