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Does anyone own their own snorkel gear? I've decided to buy some as renting snorkel stuff grosses me out. Any suggestos?
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Get some googles, and a breathing tube.
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and flippers that fit, they never have flippers that fit me.
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a bendy straw
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you'll definitely want a chum flavored frogman suit so that the sharks can find you from miles away, and then rip your flesh from it's bones as quickly as possible.
without the chum flavored suit the sharks will have to play around with your bleeding corpse for a bit before discovering that they're not interested and then move on.
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Does anyone own their own snorkel gear? I've decided to buy some as renting snorkel stuff grosses me out. Any suggestos?
i bought some at dicks once and then had it break towards the end of the first trip i went on so i returned it all when i got back and had them refund me. so i suggest that you just buy all new stuff before every trip where you think you will need it and then return it all when you get home.
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you'll definitely want a chum flavored frogman suit so that the sharks can find you from miles away, and then rip your flesh from it's bones as quickly as possible.
without the chum flavored suit the sharks will have to play around with your bleeding corpse for a bit before discovering that they're not interested and then move on.
chum1 stewed tomatoes
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you'll definitely want a chum flavored frogman suit so that the sharks can find you from miles away, and then rip your flesh from it's bones as quickly as possible.
without the chum flavored suit the sharks will have to play around with your bleeding corpse for a bit before discovering that they're not interested and then move on.
chum1 stewed tomatoes
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"stewed chum1, what the hell is that?"
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Does anyone own their own snorkel gear? I've decided to buy some as renting snorkel stuff grosses me out. Any suggestos?
Buy scuba diving quality kit. I bought a Dacor mask, tube, and fins several decades ago. It still holds up in the ocean with currents and swells. Plus if you enjoy snorkeling, you will eventually want to scuba. And guess what? Now you got the gear to do it!
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Does anyone own their own snorkel gear? I've decided to buy some as renting snorkel stuff grosses me out. Any suggestos?
Yes I own two pair. One I got from Target (works really well actually), and the other from a scuba/snorkel place.
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Does anyone own their own snorkel gear? I've decided to buy some as renting snorkel stuff grosses me out. Any suggestos?
make sure you snorkel here (http://adventuremaui.com/molokini_snorkel.htm) when you're in Maui.
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Does anyone own their own snorkel gear? I've decided to buy some as renting snorkel stuff grosses me out. Any suggestos?
make sure you snorkel here (http://adventuremaui.com/molokini_snorkel.htm) when you're in Maui.
planning on it. looks amazing.
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Does anyone own their own snorkel gear? I've decided to buy some as renting snorkel stuff grosses me out. Any suggestos?
make sure you snorkel here (http://adventuremaui.com/molokini_snorkel.htm) when you're in Maui.
planning on it. looks amazing.
also, if you buy your own gear it's a pain in the ass to pack. :ck:
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yeah, renting seems way easier :ck:
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Does anyone own their own snorkel gear? I've decided to buy some as renting snorkel stuff grosses me out. Any suggestos?
make sure you snorkel here (http://adventuremaui.com/molokini_snorkel.htm) when you're in Maui.
planning on it. looks amazing.
also, if you buy your own gear it's a pain in the ass to pack. :ck:
We have decided to check a bag anyway. The stuff I've looked at doesn't seem to take up much room. :dunno:
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Will sleeping in said snorkel gear help protect you from the bedbugs?
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keep an eye out for sharks- particularly now since great whites have begun to find their way to Hawaii.
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keep an eye out for sharks- particularly now since great whites have begun to find their way to Hawaii.
Have been reading up on this. Not as scared as I used to be. Still super scared.
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buy mask, snorkel & booties. rent fins. not that you need packing advice.
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Find a scuba place and go there to buy. Ignore any bullshit the guy tries to feed you about the goggles and their quality. Pretty much the only concern is how they fit your face. Many are different sizes as some people have ugly shaped faces. Do not get a type with a Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!) water exit nose, scuba/snorkel people will think you are a Fake Sugar Dick (WARNING, NOT THE REAL SUGAR DICK!).
The actual snorkel part is pretty basic. They have a type that prevents water from going down the tube. If you are afraid you may suck at it, you could spend the extra money for this. I didn't tho as it is mostly a waste of money.
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Does anyone own their own snorkel gear? I've decided to buy some as renting snorkel stuff grosses me out. Any suggestos?
bought body glove stuff at Sam's for the entire family several years ago...nobody has had any problem
whatever you do make sure you get a dry snorkel
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keep an eye out for sharks- particularly now since great whites have begun to find their way to Hawaii.
Have been reading up on this. Not as scared as I used to be. Still super scared.
might want to read up on tiger sharks too. the reason is because they are deadly to mankind and very present in Hawaiian waters.
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There are people there that'll take you scuba diving down to about 30 ft after a short class. I would just do that. Can't do it within 24 hours of a plane ride because of pressure concerns tho
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There are people there that'll take you scuba diving down to about 30 ft after a short class. I would just do that. Can't do it within 24 hours of a plane ride because of pressure concerns tho
hmmm...~30 ft, the tiger shark's favorite depth.
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There are people there that'll take you scuba diving down to about 30 ft after a short class. I would just do that. Can't do it within 24 hours of a plane ride because of pressure concerns tho
sure you can. just don't want to fly 24 hours after you dive.
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Does anyone own their own snorkel gear? I've decided to buy some as renting snorkel stuff grosses me out. Any suggestos?
make sure you snorkel here (http://adventuremaui.com/molokini_snorkel.htm) when you're in Maui.
planning on it. looks amazing.
I've been there twice. It's incredible. There's also a stingray hangout somewhere around there that our boat took us out to. I have pictures of me holding a 7 foot wide ray. The guides promised us they wouldn't skewer us in the heart or anything.
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Crap or not?
http://www.amazon.com/U-S-Divers-Admiral-Island-Travel-Black/dp/B001QBJTK4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1295547923&sr=8-1-spell
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Crap or not?
http://www.amazon.com/U-S-Divers-Admiral-Island-Travel-Black/dp/B001QBJTK4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1295547923&sr=8-1-spell
:dunno: but if the mask doesnt fit your face well, you're screwed. Masks are really a try-on thing imo
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I've never scuba'd but how do your ears not explode at 30 feet? When I've snorkled I've gone down 10-15 feet and I feel like that dude from scanners.
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I've never scuba'd but how do your ears not explode at 30 feet? When I've snorkled I've gone down 10-15 feet and I feel like that dude from scanners.
Yeah, touching the bottom of the 10 ft city pool was the ultimate show of little kid manliness as a kid. ears hurt at that depth.
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I've never scuba'd but how do your ears not explode at 30 feet? When I've snorkled I've gone down 10-15 feet and I feel like that dude from scanners.
Yeah, touching the bottom of the 10 ft city pool was the ultimate show of little kid manliness as a kid. ears hurt at that depth.
feel pressure / pop ears / repeat
descend at a rate you are comfortable with
after the first 30ft the pressure increase isn't as bad. so once you've made it that far getting down to around 90ft is pretty easy.
going to Cozumel next week for some diving + R&R
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