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Old February 27th, 2008
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Re: vibrating snorkel +
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Originally Posted by Robbert View Post
Hi HJ, Do you "really need" a snorkel? Yes absolutely but it's very easy to test this out yourself on this Bahamas trip - bring your snorkel on the boat and do a few dives without it. You will quickly realize the benefits of just keeping your face in the water.
Hey Robbert, good to see you here! Yeah, I'm going to give it the full test on my trip. I'm sure you're right about the ultimate conclusion, but I'll see. I'll keep pool-practicing with it.

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As far as the vibrations - yes this could have something to do with the type of keeper you have and a old fashioned figure 8 keeper spread nicely on the snorkel tube could help. What can also help is where you position the keeper on the strap - a lot of newbies tend to position the snorkel tube closer to the mask whereas the ideal position is actually much further back - actually as far back on the strap as you can comfortably get it - this will probably help reduce the vibrations.
You may be right about the keeper, and I'll put on the figure 8 to see. FYI, I've already moved the snorkel way back on the strap (needed to fit comfortably in my mouth), and that's where it's vibrating. Maybe I'm just going too fast!

thanks for advice. -- Harald or HJ
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