Clips
Hi all, for those that don't know, the reason that divers will resort to wearing fluid goggles or underwater contact lenses is because it gets to the point where you simply can not go any deeper with a mask. Below 60 metres most divers do not have the air or ability to access the air that remains in their throats with which to equalise their ears and sinuses. At that depth, a major portion of the air that was in your lungs is now in your mask. The solution is to not wear a mask. Since you're not wearing a mask, you might as well spare yourself the energy and resistance to hydrodynamics that pinching your nose takes. Hence the Paradisa nose clip available at the freediver.co.uk online store.
I have used a Dacor Bandit for the last 3 years; it was made with the polycarbonate lenses, and is still in good shape. You have to be very careful with storing it and handling it, so as not to scratch the lenses. Dacor does not sell it anymore, but OMER and a few other companies still do. The OMER has flattened sides for a little better side vision. At first I was not too happy with the limited vis, and it is a tough mask to clear, but I got used to it, and It definitely helps in the air-saving department. By the way, I tried a Sphera, and I nearly threw up! I couldn't get used to the curved view through the lense. I might still try to give it a better shot though.
Also, if you see a diver doing a deep sled dive with a pair of goggles on, I guarantee that they are filled with water.
Cheers,
Erik Young