Off to Eygpt in 2 weeks with the gaffer and want to get a good mask, snorkel and flipper set so i dont miss anything.......but do NOT have a clue

Anyone clued up on this topic can you point me in the right direction

 

go to your nearest decathlon shop and have a good look as there own make are very good quality and cheap mate....or look online at there shop.

 

Mark,

you may be able to hire them over there, we did off the diving school.

 

ive just come back from egypt, we picked them up from over there only £15 for the set, some awesome fish there






buy a better underwater cam then we did

 

Stick to rohypnol you will have more success mate

 

abit better than the river don then......

 

first thing emma said was " wheres the shopping trolleys and floating rubbish "

 

Both the wife and I dive and snorkel, we use Oceanic Vortex V16 fins (theyre not called flippers) but we both use different masks, i have an Apeks mask with Cressi snorkel , she has a Typhoon snorkel/mask set.

If you have a dive shop local to you your best bet would be to pop in and try the masks on, the brand is pretty much irrelevant really, it's all down to how it fits your face.

A decent snorkel and mask set will start at about 50 quid with fins starting at about 30 quid, so it's all down to what you are prepared to spend.

PS where are you staying in Egypt?

 

quality....

 

Tiff,I used to scuba diving,many moons ago lol

get yourself over to Stoney Cove in Sapcote and speak to the guys in the shop,theyre a good bunch of guys and will see you ok.

They have second hand stuff in sometimes and you could pick up a set of fins for a good price.
Mask and snorkle I would buy new, but they will have probably 15-20 to choose from depending on your budget.

 

Sorry to stray slightly off topic, but...

Steve - How good is Stoney Cove for a day out with the dive gear? Worth a trek down from the North East?

 

Red,it's bloody cold,I only went to the very bottom twise and felt un easy,depends what you're used to and the depth you are able to cope with.

At the bottom They used to have a vw camper,a bus,airplane cockpit (just about squeeze in if you're thin enough lol) and other stuff yo keep the diver ocupied.

they used to have and sure they still have thier own compressors for air,on site shop with restaurant and pub which serve good food.

They used to do night dives also which were good fun.

I have to say I haven't done scuba for a long time now,but did like stoneycove when I did it.

Here's the shop site http://www.underwaterworld.co.uk/

and here's the cove and diving centers site http://www.stoneycove.co.uk/

 

Stoney Cove looks like a large version of Capern Wray, another flooded quarry turned into an inland dive site. The deepest I've been is 33m, coldest is the North Sea around 8 deg C, the North Sea is just like night diving most of the time, lol.

 

i got a tusa mask and some jet max scuba pro fins.. cheepy cressi snorkel when i need one, deepest was 26m in turkey 2 weeks ago, coldest was wraysbury whick was around 9-10*C

 

Mine is Cressi.

I haven't bothered reading the thread so may be repeating something but get to a decent dive shop and they will advise you. You need a mask that will fit your face, not the one that looks pretty. I think the test when I got mine was to breathe in through your nose so see if it forms a seal. I go diving so you can't be dealing with a mask that doesn't fit.

Also if they have them invest in a cover for the strap of the mask. The strap is rubber and will pull your hair out everytime you put it on/take it off. I can't remember what they are called but it makes wearing the mask so much more comfortable.