What is your favorite piece of snorkeling equipment? This is the spot to share both your favorite snorkel gear and any tips for using it and to ask any questions you may have.
Don't limit yourself to just masks, fins and snorkels. What about your favorite sunscreen?
Do you have a tip about keeping your mask from flooding when you have a mustache?
What about the differences between a stiff paddle fin vs a soft flexible split fin?
We look forward to learning from your experiences with different snorkel gear and to answering your questions.
Click below to read the snorkeling equipment questions and stories that other people have shared...Maybe provide your answer or leave a comment!
Snorkel Gear Sets for Children





We are going to Cancun this month and have been searching for information and products for Children's snorkeling. We have 2 girls, one 8 yr old and the ...
Dive Flag Use While Snorkeling





Just did some great snorkeling off the beach this weekend. We used a dive flag for the first time and had lots of trouble with it. What or how do you recommend ...
Where Do I Put My Keys When Snorkeling?





Okay, it's not exactly a snorkeling question, but it's a valid one!
Where is the best place to store personal belongings if you and your snorkel buddy ...
Snorkeling Fins for Feet with Bunions?





Hi Galen and Nicole,
Any suggestions for lighterweight open foot fins, or any other way around my bunion/fin problem?
We bought the Sea Lion fins,...
Love my new snorkel mask





I just got a new Tilos Excel mask. It is the first frameless mask that I found that fits my face. I have a big/high nose bridge and other frameless masks ...
Questions on protecting your snorkel mask?





Hi there,
First, thanks for all the great tips on your site! I've referred to it many times as I've been getting into snorkeling and really appreciate ...
Snorkeling with Mustache?





Any suggestions on masks or ways to get a good seal without cutting off the mustache???
Learning how to use snorkeling fins?





You strongly recommend fins and the sets that we have purchased at Costco come with open foot fins. However, I have never been able to get used to having ...
Removing Lenses in Dacor Vista-Vu Dive Mask





I have an old Dacor Vista-Vu dive mask with corrective lenses that I us for snorkeling.
The last time I used the mask I was getting water in. Looking ...
Tangled Hair Snorkeling Trick - Swim Cap





Dear Galen & Nicole,
I recently went snorkeling when I was on the Big Island of Hawaii at Makaiwa Bay in front of the Mauna Lani Hotel & Resort. Even ...
Managing All the Snorkeling Equipment





Hi Guys..... Need some advice on how to handle all my stuff upon entering the water. I put my mask and snorkel on, go about waist-deep, invariably lose ...
Suggestions for Snorkeler Traveling Alone in the Caribbean?





I am a very serious, experienced snorkeler. I am an older lady and I will probably be traveling alone so something fairly safe where others would probably ...
Which low-volume free dive masks do you recommend?





I have:
1) narrow face;
2) wide-bridge nose.
I need my mask to have corrective/prescription lenses inserted.
Can you recommend some masks for ...
Snorkeling with Glasses?





I have very very poor eyesight. I will maybe be going snorkeling for the first time, if I can figure out a way to see. My contacts are the old fashioned ...
Booties and Fins Snorkeling





OK, I have a question I don't see addressed on your pages. I'm planning a Kauai/Maui trip in January and need to upgrade some equipment to bring with. I ...
Stop My Snorkel Mask From Fogging?





I'm headed back to Maui and can't wait. We're staying at Napili Bay so if you have any good advice...my first experience was at Kapalua Bay so my husband ...
Glasses During Snorkeling





Can you wear glasses under the mask when snorkeling?
Mini Snorkel For Small Mouths
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I just got back from Maui where I tried out my mini snorkel and loved it. It's an "oceanic ultra dry mini snorkel". It was a little pricey but I'm sure ...