Nose Clip's

[Faeton]

Ok, I'm looking for a nose clip for free diving, one to be able no hand's eq with... And one that's not to expencive :t

So if enyone know's a good webshop, please put it on a thread, with a word or two...

TNX

 

[Jorg]

take a look here: http://forums.deeperblue.net/freediving-equipment/69409-paradisia-other-nose-clips.html

 

[Faeton]

I have looked that up, but on Au Vieux Plongeur Paradiso nose clip's are not avalible right now... I'm no good with French so can anybody look and see if and when will be avalible again?

And that German site, do enybody have eny expirience with that nose clip's? Are they any good?

Tanx.

 

[gaiadiver]

Best nose clips, always available, cheaper too are here:

DiveFIT - freediving, monofin, breath hold, spearfishing, snorkeling

 

[joe123321]

Is there really a big quality difference with these? I bought a spedo nose clip for 4 dollars at a sports store, worked good, hands free equalization. If you ask me, nose clips are nose clips.

 

[Jorg]

The big difference between the speedo and the real deal is the possibility to really lock your nose into the clip. So if you need to equalize harder you don't blow of the clip as what you would do with a normal swimming clip.

The German clips are the same as the paradisia... And of course martin stepaneks nose clips should be excellent as well. I haven't seen them but if Martin sells them they will be great...

 

[Faeton]

Ok, after a shity week or so here is the conclusion... On French site Paradisia nose clip's are not in a stoc, and no one answers my mail's! german site, after 3-4 mail's I go a answer, but turns out i can not pay from Croatia via IBAN number and they do not accept credit cards.... Martin's clip is just too expencive over 50€ whit shipment.....

So is there any other option for me?

 

[TheDude]

Try to contact David from diveFIT - he is in Czech republic and he also sells Martin's noseclips. His email is on the webpage. Should be a more reasonable price (the shipping should be much less), but don't expect it to be cheap anyway - the original Paradisia is around 60EUR.

 

[Faeton]

Try to contact David from diveFIT - he is in Czech republic and he also sells Martin's noseclips. His email is on the webpage. Should be a more reasonable price (the shipping should be much less), but don't expect it to be cheap anyway - the original Paradisia is around 60EUR.

I contacted him, tanx for info.

 

[Stavros]

The original Paradisia was under 30euro in France and it came to about 40 if you ordered a few and got them shipped to anyplace in europe... the copies are becoming more and more expensive.

I got my last shippment of paradisia in the end of 2005 and then Bernard disappeared...I have since bought a few of the German copies which are a bit more expensive and their plastic gives an overall "cheap" feeling but they do work quite well (as good as or even better than the original)

Cheers Stavros

 

[trux]

We've bought 10 Paradisia nose clips and some repair kits in the store Au Vieux Plongeur in Marseille just two weeks ago. They had 13 pieces on stock, but after our purchase they ordered new ones. We spoke by phone to Bernard directly from the store, so I know he is alive and kicking, and still producing the nose clips.

 

[pehtran]

This Bernard seems to be a very mystyrious person and on top of that the only person in universe who produces usefull noseclips.... What happened to the new revolutionary noseclips from Nederland (Pim, I am still waiting... )
Miha

 

[Mr. X]

Is there really a big quality difference with these? I bought a spedo nose clip for 4 dollars at a sports store, worked good, hands free equalization. If you ask me, nose clips are nose clips.

I got a plastic Speedo nose clip in a little plastic box for surface swimming (my regular swim buddies are keen users of nose clips). I found it very uncomfortable, and rather pointless, so quickly abandoned it (having swum many miles without one over the years). The point being, I suspect some designs suit some noses better than others. There are quite a lot different designs out there (the one at Gaiadiver's link looks good, certainly far more substantial than the one I have).

 

[glennv]

I recently saw and tried a prototype at Pims home and it looked very good indeed. I have a very difficult nose and need about 600000 kg force to close it properly and Pims model did the trick (almost too good ;-) )
I am sure he will soon post some information.

 

[pehtran]

Jupie! Good news... I pray Pim will not become a next Bernard.... Obviously designing and producing noseclips has this efect on people - they retreat into solitude.

 

[Pucko]

Bernard is a very gentle an nice man. I ´was unable to order a clip here in Sweden so when i went down to wisit my girlfriensd sisten in Menton in France i asked her if sh could phone Bernard an ask him where i could get a clip. He asked if we meet and how manny clips i needed (i only wanted one). So we aranged a meeting and i cot a clip. Then he asked mee if i was in too freediving and if we could go out to dive. The deepesr i made in CW erlier was only 10m but it was ok for him so after that my pb was 15,8m. He make the clips in sparetime so now i understand why they get out of stock som time.
I think he is a wery nice person and i hope to see him again.

Ola

 

[odd.i.c.]

Does anyone have any idea where to get good noseclips in Vancouver??? I'm also ordering some gear from LeisurePro.com, but I couldn't find noseclips on the site. Any ideas???

 

[trux]

The best is using the above posted link to the store Au Vieux Plongeur. They often use to ship abroad and are in direct contact with Bernard, so in case they are low in stock, they'll get more from him.

 

[shoutatthesky]

I just ordered one from the link trux gives. Very easy with the help of a French to English dictionary. Cost me $47 Euro with about half the cost being postage to little out in the middle of the ocean New Zealand.
Why not license the manufacture of this product to different people in countries far removed from France? There is obviously the demand.

 

[daveking]

Thanks guys!!

Trux, big help Au Viuex Plonger is the place to go it seems! I have now ordered one from Stepanek and 2 from Au Vieux Plongeur!

I had a clip years ago and it has been taken by the little people!!

Good diving and equalizing evryone!
DAve