Snorkelling| equipment guide: how to choose a snorkel or diving mask?

If you’re planning on snorkeling (i.e. with diving fins, diving mask and snorkeling tube), choose a snorkel mask with a large field of vision, so you can enjoy your underwater experience to the max! Easybreath mask is ideal for snorkeling excursions thanks to its innovative shape, which allows divers to breathe through both the mouth and the nose. What’s more, the Easybreath mask’s large single-window lens guarantees great visibility as well as being fog-resistant, so you can enjoy all the stunning views snorkeling has to offer. Attention: the Easybreath mask is designed for snorkeling and surface swimming. Not appropriate for underwater use.

How to choose a driving mask for freediving? Freediving masks are usually characterised by their smaller size in order to minimize potential air loss, as well as the risk of facial barotrauma (‘mask squeeze’). Most freediving masks are two-window models, and are usually smaller in size to facilitate equalisation when descending. 

A transparent skirt lets more light in and offers broader vision for divers, and is an optimal choice for beginners and snorkellers. In contrast, a coloured-skirt can avoid flares of excessive light and allow intermediate divers to focus better underwater. 

Single lenses offer more uniform visibility, while double lenses offer the possibility of adding corrective lenses, making them ideal for people with short-sightedness. The style and dimensions of your mask’s lenses can have a significant impact on your field of vision.

Masks with fabric straps are comfortable to wear, especially for long-haired divers. On the other hand, they are easier to fall off so we recommend to only use them when snorkelling. For scuba diving activities that will bring more impact to your facial equipment, especially when entering the water, a silicon strap mask is preferred better as it will stay in place, so you can based on the activities to choose the right diving mask.