Pocket Masks

[AdmiralHanson]

Personally, having a pocket mask in a BC Pocket makes good sense to me ... However, they are very floaty and I've lost a couple over the years by them escaping from my BC Pocket during a dive.

Anyone got any suggestions for weighting down the plastic box, to make it negatively bouyant ?

[Mark Chase]

Originally Posted by AdmiralHanson

Personally, having a pocket mask in a BC Pocket makes good sense to me ... However, they are very floaty and I've lost a couple over the years by them escaping from my BC Pocket during a dive.

Anyone got any suggestions for weighting down the plastic box, to make it negatively bouyant ?

No just use a proper VLP full size mask. The frameless ones are good. I have only used an emergancy mask once and it was at 56m so I was reeeeeellllyyy pleased it was a proper one

ATB

Mark Chase

[John N]

We all know you're good Mark, but giving rescue breaths at that depth?

I guess lead shot would be the best bet for this. Work out how much you need and then stick the lead shot onto the plastic case or in a small plastic container glued inside or outside the case. Araldite would probably do it.

The other alternative would be to drill holes in the case as most of the buoyancy probably comes from air inside it if it is water-tight.
Don't know how good that would be for the mask though.

[Mark Chase]

Originally Posted by John N

We all know you're good Mark, but giving rescue breaths at that depth?

I guess lead shot would be the best bet for this. Work out how much you need and then stick the lead shot onto the plastic case or in a small plastic container glued inside or outside the case. Araldite would probably do it.

The other alternative would be to drill holes in the case as most of the buoyancy probably comes from air inside it if it is water-tight.
Don't know how good that would be for the mask though.

Dohhhh sorry i thaught he ment.... well you know what i thaught he ment

ATB

Mark Chase

[AdmiralHanson]

Originally Posted by Mark Chase

Dohhhh sorry i thaught he ment.... well you know what i thaught he ment

ATB

Mark Chase

No worries Mark .... I prefer other things for my 'Darth Vader' impressions at depth ! *wink*

I was just wondering the best way to weight down the yellow triangular box ... As for drilling holes in it, that might be an option, but the boxes aren't water tight anyway. I think the 'sterility' option goes out of the window compared to getting some rescue breaths in to someone !

So, the leader so far is some weights and some araldite.

What do you suggest ? Gluing coins to it ?

[GLOC]

But then how do you get them off to phone the ambulance when you surface

[zepp]

Originally Posted by AdmiralHanson

the boxes aren't water tight anyway. I think the 'sterility' option goes out of the window compared to getting some rescue breaths in to someone !

Be careful Admiral, you know what society we live in. You could end up saving someones life, only then to get sued when they get an infection a few days later from your "unclean" mask.......

Don't know how much truth there is in it, but I heard that in the States there was a case of a woman sueing a paramedic after he broke two ribs giving her chest compressions and AV, she would have died without his help !!!!!!

[diverdman]

Slightly off the subject but worth a thought.
I pulled a backup mask from a thigh pocket the other night and both clips had had come off resulting in the mask in hand with both clips and strap falling on the floor. Not a very good backup. So I replaced all my masks straps with the velcro style threaded through the hole that the clips fit into. No clips to break or slip or catch on line and stuff.
Cheerio Damien

[AdmiralHanson]

Originally Posted by zepp

Be careful Admiral, you know what society we live in. You could end up saving someones life, only then to get sued when they get an infection a few days later from your "unclean" mask.......

Don't know how much truth there is in it, but I heard that in the States there was a case of a woman sueing a paramedic after he broke two ribs giving her chest compressions and AV, she would have died without his help !!!!!!

I wouldn't put it passed the Yanks ... However, I'd like to see them try in under UK law !

[AdmiralHanson]

Originally Posted by GLOC

But then how do you get them off to phone the ambulance when you surface

Reverse the charges ! :-p