Re: Advice on snorkel fins
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 10:52 am
My advice is twofold -
1 - If it's a gift and some thing you want to do for your husband, or as a couple (a splurge) go for it. Assess the budget and get recommendations within that range.
2 - Lots of people have professional and pro-sumer versions of things, but lots of people don't. For instance, I am an IT professional so my computer gear may be a bit more high-end than what my relatives may use to read email and surf the web. My wife is a nurse, so our first aid kits and med drawers may look different than someone else's. A professional chef may choose/recommend more high end appliances and equipment than a non-pro, but we all make dinner.
I realized that I'm not able to snorkel 4-5 days a week (more like 4-5 days a year) so my gear reflects that. Is it high-end? Nope. But I've had it 3 years and taken it in my luggage to St. John for 3 years. In the end, I've had a blast each time.
Here's our gear: http://www.target.com/p/speedo-adult-hy ... Slot=_1_11 (yep, the cheap stuff).
I did splurge on a tinted mask because my eyes are light sensitive. This one happens to have a snorkel that closes off when you go underwater (I'm sure that feature has a name) and a diaphragm down low where you can blow out trapped water. Fins are fins. Unless you are free diving, you just need something to get through the current.
The biggest feedback I have is to find a mask that doesn't leak or fog. Some of that even is technique based.
1 - If it's a gift and some thing you want to do for your husband, or as a couple (a splurge) go for it. Assess the budget and get recommendations within that range.
2 - Lots of people have professional and pro-sumer versions of things, but lots of people don't. For instance, I am an IT professional so my computer gear may be a bit more high-end than what my relatives may use to read email and surf the web. My wife is a nurse, so our first aid kits and med drawers may look different than someone else's. A professional chef may choose/recommend more high end appliances and equipment than a non-pro, but we all make dinner.
I realized that I'm not able to snorkel 4-5 days a week (more like 4-5 days a year) so my gear reflects that. Is it high-end? Nope. But I've had it 3 years and taken it in my luggage to St. John for 3 years. In the end, I've had a blast each time.
Here's our gear: http://www.target.com/p/speedo-adult-hy ... Slot=_1_11 (yep, the cheap stuff).
I did splurge on a tinted mask because my eyes are light sensitive. This one happens to have a snorkel that closes off when you go underwater (I'm sure that feature has a name) and a diaphragm down low where you can blow out trapped water. Fins are fins. Unless you are free diving, you just need something to get through the current.
The biggest feedback I have is to find a mask that doesn't leak or fog. Some of that even is technique based.