I'm looking to get a new mask for free diving. Something suitable for the 30m range. I tried a Cressi Lince and was too narrow for my face and not very comfortable. I currently dive with Mares Liquid Skin. I was looking into the Omer bandit and Omer Alien. Any comments on how these masks fit/perform? Would be greatly appreciated.
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Omer Mask Question
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If you try a search in this forum about the Alien, you'll find that it's the most popular mask in this community. Very, very, very soft and comfortable silicone skirt, good fit on average faces, pretty low internal volume for comfortable deep dives, good field of vision given the low volume.
It has only two downsides:
1) when it's new, it tends to fog, but you can solve that with a severe defogging procedure (lighter, toothpaste and, if necessary, a ride in the washing machine with your dirty clothes).
2) the nose pocket doesn't fit well with very long noses, but you can solve that with...surgery?
It has only two downsides:
1) when it's new, it tends to fog, but you can solve that with a severe defogging procedure (lighter, toothpaste and, if necessary, a ride in the washing machine with your dirty clothes).
2) the nose pocket doesn't fit well with very long noses, but you can solve that with...surgery?
I agree with spaghetti on using the Alien. He said basically all the drawbacks and the fogging when you first get it really isn't a major one at all.
Do not try to go any lower volume if you are diving to look around because you will be losing allot of visibility. If you are diving on a line I am sure a few competitive freedivers will be able to suggest some good ultra low volume masks.
Do not try to go any lower volume if you are diving to look around because you will be losing allot of visibility. If you are diving on a line I am sure a few competitive freedivers will be able to suggest some good ultra low volume masks.
Thanks guys. I'm not a competitive and really just enjoy the challenge. yeah I tried a minima, and while it was super easy to equalize, I felt like I was looking through tubes. What I was particularly worried about was the alien being too big for my face and I heard the bandit was better for narrower faces.
Hi guys,
I have an Omer Bandit and it's the best mask I've used, it has a really low internal volume, I think only around 90^3 but the visibility is still great and its a perfect fit.
It's quite small too, so I even use it in the pool instead of goggles now.
If you're after a new mask you can't go wrong with this one.
I have an Omer Bandit and it's the best mask I've used, it has a really low internal volume, I think only around 90^3 but the visibility is still great and its a perfect fit.
It's quite small too, so I even use it in the pool instead of goggles now.
If you're after a new mask you can't go wrong with this one.
hey thanx for the info... But i am wondering about this washing machine story... Shall i do it and what temperature i have to keep the washing machine...
For me, Bandit or Alien ? Alien for sure !!!!
I think it's a very confortable and polyvalente mask.
if you wants to have a look on the comparative between 20 masks , have a look here : www.psmcafe.com
see U
Jean Charles, tests apnéa mag et psmcafe.com
I think it's a very confortable and polyvalente mask.
if you wants to have a look on the comparative between 20 masks , have a look here : www.psmcafe.com
see U
Jean Charles, tests apnéa mag et psmcafe.com
see pastors post dec 3rd 2007,a fine piece of rhetoric my good man,keep up the good work with the mask exploration/critique,i wish i had that kind of insight
I won't repeat alot of what has already been said, other than the "Alien fog" is a beeech... a lighter and coke usually does the trick. As for the best mask this has been covered over and over, my advice is to try out a few.