Full face snorkel mask

Anyone try these new snorkel mask?
It fits over your entire face.
I piece , 180 degree viewing, snorkel on top
You can breath through mouth or nose.

Looks cool

I'd avoid them if I were you. If you do get one, do not buy the cheaper "knock-off" models. There are major drawbacks if you are a serious snorkeler; you can't dive with them deeper than 8', because you can't equalize them at all since it's full face. A lot of people have had issues (mi empress included) with the ball valve sticking shut while out on the water, this can induce a situation of extreme panic if unprepared to deal with it in deep water. They also scratch really easily since the lens is polycarbonate, the skirt seal isn't great, and there are some other issues I'm not thinking of.

A good quality (and most importantly well fitted) mask and snorkel are the way to go, IMO. You can deal with issues on the water much easier, and it's a more "bullet proof" system.

Oh, my....Ok,
Thanks a lot TAH.
The photos/videos make them appear to be nice.

It was just a thought.
Plus, they are not cheap.

Yeah, we have a very lightly used model here that will just be a dust collector. They do give a nice unobstructed view though, and for surface snorkeling in shallow water they're fine. For anything serious, they just aren't suited (yet at least).

My son likes it because he can breathe through his nose, but if you have a beard it won't seal and water leaks in the mask quickly.

I have one from ebay. was about 60.00 love it. It is not suited for free diving and it is for leisure snorkeling. I love not having the salt water around my mouth and the full view.

We have them and love them. :)

mi hate mine.......used twice...paid $70us...first $40US takes it.......lol
mi did mi usually route one morning with it.....the full view mask is kool.....doesn't leak at all
but the breathing thingy was a killer........took mi the rest of da day to get mi breathing back to normal after snorkelling.....
as it really messed mi up without having the regular snorkel to breath through.......
all the reviews said dem were great....thus mi purchase........big mistake

Cool Runnings, Marko

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