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Mitch


The correct place for the snorkle is on the wall at the dive shop!!  If your
face is in the water then your gear is not set up propperly.  Back inflation
does not just tip you face down on the surface.  If it does, then the problem
is in your gear configuration.  Swimming on the surface ....... roll over on
your back.  Wings are great for this and provide excellent stability.  

Mike  


Mitch wrote:

>(hang on a sec...I'm donning my nomex suit)
>
>I completely agree that snorkels have NO place in overhead 
>enviroments - either cave or wreck - but I do request some guidance 
>here.
>
>I don't wear a snorkel while doing ANY overhead diving.  For caverns 
>I don't even take it with.  However,  up here in NE there's been more 
>than one occasion when the snorkel somebody has carried with them has 
>come in handy.   One example - a person was on a NJ wreck dive - the 
>diver got blown off the wreck and had to do his decom under a lift 
>bag.  By the time he surfaced, the boat was long gone.  Fourteen 
>hours later when the coast guard picked him up he was glad he had 
>chosen to carry his snorkel tucked neatly away behind his back 
>plate where he could get it if he wanted.  It seems that with his wings on
>he felt more comfortable resting with his face in the water.  Of course,
only 
the
>snorkel would help with this.
>
>The main reason for many up here carrying a snorkel is for when they 
>end up having to do any long surface swims or get blown off like this 
>guy did.  
>
>What do you think, is this a stroke idea or what?  I'm open to 
>suggestions and welcome your points on this.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Mitch
>

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