20 Reasons I bought aTribord Easybreath Snorkel Mask & 8 bad ones not to
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I purchased a neat Tribord snorkel mask the other day and decided to do a product review. None of the reviews I saw on YouTube were very comprehensive or went into detail on some of the negatives. I like the Tribord very much and recommend it. There are a few other snorkelling masks on the market such as the October Moon and Seaview snorkel masks which are nearly identical to the Tribord Easy breath snorkelling mask. Most of what I covered in the video will apply to them also. You can find out more about the masks on Amazon at the following links. tribord easybreath snorkelling mask http://amzn.to/2ihsXX3 October moon snorkelling mask http://amzn.to/2hz2Vl1 Seaview snorkelling mask http://amzn.to/2iIqm7t if you do not want to watch the entire video, I will summarise the pros and cons below: 1. no fogging 2. no hair tangles 3. no water leaks once adjusted 4. no swallowing and choking on water 5. some swimmers with neck and back issues like it but not designed for vigorous swimming 6. durable 7. easier for children to use 8. no constant adjustment 9. easy to drain water by lifting head 10. breath with nose as well as mouth 11. face stays dry 12. increases confidence 13. very comfortable to wear for hours 14. keep face warm 15. can be used with some facial hair 16. no need to bite snorkel 17. no more dry throat from breathing via mouth 18. creates attention 19. can talk underwater a little 20. 180 degrees visibility con 1.If you want to talk to someone else in the water (while treading water,) you have to take the whole snorkel off as opposed to just a mouth piece with a regular snorkel 2.harder to breathe 3.hard to dive - too buoyant 4.can not pinch nose to clear ears 5.hard to rinse out sand 6.snorkel can be lost 7.lack of oxygen illness can make light headed 8.no camera attachment with Tribord but there is one with October moon and Seaview snorkelling masks. Thanks for watching and subscribing. I have an underwater playlist on my channel you may like. I add new and different stuff every week. Robb Moffett Robb's Homemade Life
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10. comment for 20 Reasons I bought aTribord Easybreath Snorkel Mask & 8 bad ones not to
20. comment for 20 Reasons I bought aTribord Easybreath Snorkel Mask & 8 bad ones not to
Anyway, I have been an avid free-diver for over 40 years but I have found that it is often very difficult to teach adults, particularly if they are taking it up for someone else and not for themselves. Of course, if you are only planning to float on the surface and will do no diving then there is nothing to really learn because the body will easily float in salt water. In fact, I wear a 5-pound weight belt and I have no problem floating on the surface between dives. The real problem is that most reefs are typically anywhere from a few hundred yards to several miles off shore. This means that if something goes wrong you really want to at least be a mediocre swimmer.
As for these new full-face masks, I think they are a great option for beginners, especially if you are only going to do very limited diving, or none at all. In fact, the hardest part to teach new adult divers is how to properly surface and clear their snorkel between dives but the snorkel used with this new masks is self-sealing so you do not have to blow the water out upon resurfacing before you can breath again.
30. comment for 20 Reasons I bought aTribord Easybreath Snorkel Mask & 8 bad ones not to
1. The mask does fog up, at least if you use it in colder water. I mainly use it in a lake with water temperatures from (typically) around 14 to 20 °C (57 - 68°F) and then it fogs up just as any other mask. But this is not much of a surprise, you can't change physics. So spitting in it before use is the way to go here as well.
2. The mask has a wide range of quality. I had to replace mine twice before getting one that works as it should. Luckily, Decathlon offers 30 days of time in which you can exchange it for a new one.
3. Even with the best adjustment, a little bit of water does indeed leak in. But it is not dramatic. When you put your head in the water, a little amount (the size of a shot glass) leaks in through the chin valve before it seals up.
However, these are minor things considered the low price it is sold at (here in Germany it is about 30 Euros). I would, however, appreciate if they did a higher quality version at a higher price as an option. And they should include some sort of clamp you can put on your nose to be able to equalize under water. This would kill the advantage of being able to breath through the nose, but would enable to dive down deeper.
50. comment for 20 Reasons I bought aTribord Easybreath Snorkel Mask & 8 bad ones not to
I see you've done very little deep diving. The increase in water pressure with depth is constant: 14.5 PSI per 33 feet. At the surface the air pressure is 14.5 PSI (1 atmosphere), at 33 feet it's 29 PSI (2 ATA), at 66 feet it's 43.5 PSI (3 ATA), etc. -- a constant progression. And because of the way the air in our inner ears is affected by the increased pressure of each level, the deeper you go the LESS frequently you have to equalize. From the surface to 33 feet, the air in your inner ears, lungs, etc. will decrease in volume by 1/2; from 33 feet to 66 feet it only decreases by another 1/4; from 66 feet to 99 feet it only decreases by an 1/8; and so on.
Yes, for as long as you can hold your breath; but not very deep, because it's difficult to equalize your ears, since you can't pinch your nose closed. Also, it's really buoyant because of the large volume, so it's harder to dive below the surface than with a low-volume mask. To be honest, I see this type of mask as a fad; I'm sticking to my regular mask and snorkel. (I have two Aqua~Lung masks and a Cressi Supernova dry snorkel.)