Full-face masks

[triple7]

Full-face masks: I am thinking of buying a full-face mask and would like some advice or some feed-back from anyone who has one or has tried them out. I dive all winter long with a 7mm farmer john. I think I would like the extra warmth I've heard about and some of the other things like no fogging and very little leaking.

[DeepDiverBob]

I haven tried one yet, but I know my LDS has one. I want o try it out, maybe this winter. The one bad thing I have heard about them is you go through you air quicker.

[MgicTwnger]

If it's extra warmth you're after, get a drysuit. That will make a lot more difference than a mask. I tried a full-face mask, and look what it did to me.

[theskull]

Your profile doesn't give any clue to where you live. If you are anywhere near S. IL and Mermet Springs, The Dive Shop of St. Louis is sponsoring a Whites Dry Suit and Full Face Mask demo weekend November 5 & 6. Email me if you would like additional details, so you could come down and try both.

FFM didn't do much for me when I tried it. And I don't mind having numb lips on my winter dives.

theskull

[steve2281]

Like Bob said, I've never used one, but I have dived with a couple of buddies who were using them; seemed like they used an unbelievable amount of air, I mean a LOT of air.

[mikiedfd]

I have an AGA mask and I don't notice the difference in air usage. . . I use about the same amount of air with a regular regulator. The AGA is a demand regulator and I love the ability breathe through your nose and mouth. I like it. :)

Mike