At 00:02 16/05/2002 -0400, Bob Volin wrote: >Here's an idea... > >Buy an ordinary snorkel with mouthpiece and ball valve on the other end. >Cut the snorkel in two (preserving the ball valve), and connect the two ends >with flexible hose. Attach a foam collar to the ball valve end of the >snorkel, so it'll float. Let it hang over the side. When you capsize, the >snorkel's end will be out in the fresh air. <snip> Neat idea. I must give it a try. But I remember as a kid being warned by a very experienced snorkeller / diver that ball-valves were dangerous - something about how they could sometimes allow water into the snorkel then stick closed, preventing the snorkel from being cleared. The "correct" way was to use a plain snorkel and clear it with a vigorous blow then breathe back through it; hold your breath; dive; then blow-clear, breathe in; and so on. You do of course sometimes get a wee bit water in, but nothing to worry about (unless a wave chooses just the moment you breath in to fill your snorkel). That's how I have always snorkelled. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri May 17 2002 - 02:26:34 PDT
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