Comments about Tusa Platina II Hyperdry Snorkel (SP-170):

impossible to lose great quick release attachement

Comments about Tusa Platina II Hyperdry Snorkel (SP-170):

I used it in Cozumel for snorkeling and diving. The top piece covering the air inlet fell off within an hour of being in the water and I couldn't find it again. Really bummed out b/c it was hard to find a red snorkel. It worked OK the rest of the time but who know what else would have fallen off with repeated use.

Comments about Tusa Platina II Hyperdry Snorkel (SP-170):

I use the snorkel for surface scuba swims in heavy seas so I need a snorkel to breathe easily. I returned this as it felt too restrictive and went back to my trusty US Divers Aquarius.

Comments about Tusa Platina II Hyperdry Snorkel (SP-170):

I have owned several snorkels and this is the first one that I am completely satisfied with. It is light-weight, low-profile, easy to breathe, aquadynamically designed, impressively resistent to flooding, easy to purge, it looks cool and it has a comfortable mouthpiece. It's worth noting that this is not a "truly dry" snorkel. That is, it doesn't have any sort of mechanism that seals the bore when you submerge. I have owned those types of snorkels and didn't really like them as they had a tendency to close up at inopportune times, and occassionally got stuck. Although the Tusa is not "truly dry", it is very intelligently engineered and reduces flooding by, I would say, more than 50%. When it does flood (which is not often) it is very easy to clear. I use a snorkel when I scuba dive and this one does a great job of staying out of the way, not creating much drag, AND it has a clip (plus it's foldable) so you can easily remove it from your mask and store it in your BC if you felt so inclined. Again, I have had several snorkels (none of which were cheap) and this is the only one I've been happy with and the only one I would replace with an identical one should it end up broken or lost.

Comments about Tusa Platina II Hyperdry Snorkel (SP-170):

bought in key west. now use it everytime i go spearfishing!! great product