Comments about Tusa Platina II Hyperdry Snorkel:

After I lost my Hyperdry MAX I bought this from my LDS as a more cost efficient alternative. I've used it on dives and snorkeling and it has impressed me greatly. The mouthpiece being smaller than the SP-200's regulator size mouthpiece is extremely comfortable. I've actually had this in my mouth snorkeling for over 4 striaght hours without discomfort or any after effects.

As a semi-dry snorkel it works well even in rough water conditions and is very easy to clear when flooded.

The flexible neck also means it stays out of your way while scuba diving. Unlike the image shown here the one I got from the LDS had a standard snorkel keeper where you slip the mask strap through the opening. Personally I like the TUSA keeper seen in the image which is standard on the SP-200s. It is very convenient where you can slip the snorkel off with one hand as the keeper comprises 2 sections which clip into each other. One part has the mask strap threaded through it and the other is attached to the snorkel.

All in all a great product. However nothing beats a dry snorkel IMHO. At the end of the day breathing thorugh a snorkel is about technique and not product but it never hurts to have something that makes your life a little easier.

Comments about Tusa Platina II Hyperdry Snorkel:

impossible to lose great quick release attachement

Comments about Tusa Platina II Hyperdry Snorkel:

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:

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:

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.