How Tos

We never would want to skip seeing the whole of underwater world.

To clearly explore the life buried underwater, the sun is not an only option to put the abundance of shine.

And complaining about diminishing the vision power down under the sea just because of the sun — you are wrong!

If you have been wearing the glasses, be it your eyesight is slightly effected or badly disturbed, glasses are the ones you should never skip wearing wherever you go.

Swimming down the sea is a super complex task for many, the sudden thrust may turn it loose and detach from your eyes. But again, this is the practice we would never recommend to keep the glasses on during your sea swim.

How to Snorkel with Glasses On!

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We cannot bear to advise not to wear the glasses during the snorkel.

But it looks so odd to wear a snorkel mask on top of the glasses.

However, the full face snorkel mask is relatively convenient to wear which glasses on because of its shape.

And the glassy-looking snorkel mask may trigger a challenge to deal — wear the glasses and then wearing the glassy-looking snorkel mask; the double glasses inciting the funny look. 😀

But hey! Do not compromise on the clarity. If you have to must wear it in order to clearly look around, stick with us!

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Despite the convenience the full face snorkel mask brings to you for wearing the glasses; the issue is not all would want to actually wear the full face mask at all.

We personally do not like wearing it, or better say afraid to wear.

But the good side of the full face snorkel mask, you can easily wear the glasses without needing to adjust.

The entire full face snorkel mask has plenty of room for a glass to fit in comfortably.

But, the fear part is present and is extremely valid. So, stick with us to find the solutions depending on the snorkel mask types that are available.

Snorkeling with Glasses or Contacts

And this part is simple if you choose the latter option — contact lenses.

Snorkeling with contact lenses is quite easy, just that you have to keep your eyes away from touching the sea water to avoid severe rash.

Wearing the snorkel mask gets your eyes fully covered, so you find no way/leaks entering the water inside the mask.

But again, glasses is the complex act especially for the new snorkelers.

Being no used to of this practice, the initial attempts would give severely-odd feel but wearing the glasses is the only way around to get used to of it.

While we deal with the aforementioned situation, there is one more (kinda problem) awaiting for us to bang hard.

And it relates to the fitment — not all the snorkel masks may come exactly as the fit according to your glasses’ dimensions.

The only solution seems to be having an average-sized glass for the sake of wearing the glass-looking snorkel mask.

Got an oversized glass up on your face? Gosh! please, do not do that!! There is nothing we can do about it!!

However snorkeling without glasses is stress-free experience, and we can sense how the people would be loving it — just wear the snorkel mask and you are on! 🙂

Read: The Real Full Face Snorkel Mask Dangers to Avoid!

How to Wear Snorkel Mask with Glasses

And that takes us to explore the whole mechanism and the methods educating you how to wear snorkel mask with glasses.

If you already have an average-sized glass, it is a must-priority so that the snorkel mask should not interfere.

But if you have a large glass, let’s compromise on not wearing the glass at all OR drop the idea of going for snorkeling.

Testify Your Natural Vision Power

The eyesight is definitely blurred and interfered within the sea but we still incite you to try this advice out.

Why not first testify your natural vision power by going underwater, wearing the snorkel mask, and detect how you see the surroundings.

All good? Good enough to clearly see through the underwater world from the distance of up to 10 to 20 feet?

If that is the case, then that is well enough to just forget about taking the glasses with you.

If not, let’s move to the next step.

Wear Contact Lenses

No waiving the jokes here. The contact lenses is the hassle-free option you must try out.

Wearing the contact lenses and doing it by sometime, you are safe to wear it underwater with snorkel mask on.

Not pushing you further on this point but take the contact lenses and love enjoying the underwater world without feeling the glasses attached to your face.

A Right Fitting Glass

When you have a snorkel mask up on your face and you are down in the water; there is no chance to re-adjust the glass.

Not as long as you are underwater, the loose glasses may trigger the panic. So, never skip wearing the right and good fitting glass. Not too tight as well.

Just that the glass does not slip when you lay down, run, and jump. If your glass stands well bearing all the vibrations and jerks, hardly are the chances it would ever slip underwater.

So, get the right fitting glass for ya!

Get Snorkel Mask with Corrective Lens Inserts

There you would sense this whole content is actually pushing you towards not to wear the glasses at all.

This addition set in front of your eyes is something you cannot forget to wear on the land, but there we have multiple ways to avoid wearing it by adapting the different terminologies and products.

Out of many, we are pleased to offer you the snorkel masks that come with corrective lens inserts.

The corrective lens inserts enables you to correct your natural eye vision that to insert the lenses bought seperately.

With this way, you save yourself from wearing the glasses and the contact lenses.

And this also saves your from the ordeal of finding the glass that fits to your snorkel mask.

So, you are not going to encounter the fitment issue once for all to keep your focus on enjoying the underwater world and that is it.

Sniff through the market and find the lenses that go into your snorkel mask and you are good to go!

Drop-In Corrective Lenses-Backed Snorkel Mask

For the regular snorkelers, the idea of picking the drop-in corrective lenses seem a right choice.

With that, these snorkeling masks come with the pre-installed lenses of your choice.

But there can initiate a problem instead which you have to be super careful about at the time of purchase.

Either you bring your prescription of eyesight to get the snorkeling mask according to the right level of lenses.

Or if you do not have the prescription in your possession, get your eyesight tested before ordering the drop-in snorkel mask.

This step is worth repeating for the sake of investing the money on the right lenses according to your eyesight level.

And we believe this is something that converses you money as well as time and hassle to just wear it every time you hit the snorkeling spot.

Read: How Much Do Snorkeling Tours Cost

Install the Lenses to Your Favorite Snorkeling Mask

Once and for all, this method is quite efficient and time-conversing.

This way, you have to purchase either a brand new pair of lenses as per your prescription and glued it on the inner side of snorkel mask’s glasses.

That seems to be one-time investment if your eyesight does not change. Or if your eyesight level keeps changing, this can turn out to be a most-expensive method as well.

Whether or not you pick this method for yourself, get the lenses installed to the snorkel mask by professionals only.

Install the Glasses Permanently within the Snorkel Mask

Out of all the methods trying not to wear the glasses anyway, we still have to emphasize upon the installation of glasses within the snorkeling mask.

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And yes, this last part includes all the integration steps to add any glasses to any snorkeling mask.

Once you have all the abovementioned tools and equipment.

If you follow these steps by heart, the operation would turn out to be a success.

This process involves installing the glasses on the full-face snorkel mask

Conclusion!

So, there we call off the entire process of how to snorkel with glasses with all the viable methods.

Without any doubt, wearing the glasses could be a headache but not anymore.

Again, we urge not to ear the glasses at all if you can manage it.

Or if you still incite to wear, we have all the methods to install the glasses up on the full-face as well as dual-lens snorkeling mask.

Whichever way you pick, you already have the hands on the validated information to fix up any and all of the situations.

Not an exact figure that we can hint out but how much do snorkeling tours cost is always judged by its average.

Yes, how come we can pinpoint the exact cost figure without actually reaching to the snorkeling beach?

Nevertheless, this myth is easily solved by the various facts and figures to come close to the average cost.

The cost that you can incur during the trip depending on the location you ought to visit.

Why to Do Snorkeling Tours Cost?

That may sound dumb raising this question from the very beginning.

We know Snorkeling and Tours are the opposite of each other.

While snorkeling involves the overwater or underwater swimming activity, the tour here is to take you to the snorkeling spot.

Not everyone lives close to the seashore. And not everyone has access to this beautiful underwater recreational activity being living close to the seashore.

But anyone living far away from the seashore, that does not necessary mean they do not have the right to experience snorkeling.

From picking the travel mode, all the snorkeling gears per person, hoteling, transportation, and every bit of it would be covered but not with the exact figures we must state. All you would get the average and that’s it. 🙂

How Much Do Snorkeling Trips and Tours Cost?

And it depends on different factors which take you form planning to execution.

On top of that, you have to set a margin as well if it is your first time visiting that snorkeling spot.

The spot if that is within the country limits.

Or the spot that is in different country, or probably in the different continent. Whichever is the situation, there is commonly a single mode of transportation to reach there.

Before we jot down the costing part, let’s first evaluate what steps generally involve in estimating the cost.

Read: Why Are Snorkels So Short?

1- Where is Your Snorkeling Spot Located?

First off, we need to pinpoint what is our snorkel spot to actually go for snorkeling.

The internet is the best resort to find the best snorkeling spots.

We got many auspicious snorkeling spots around the United States, isn’t it?

And we can pin a few locations such as Hawaii, Florida, and Californian beaches to name a few.

If looking for the best snorkeling states in USA, we got them covered separately.

These are just a few snorkeling spots that we have around the country.

Or if you are planning to explore the international snorkeling destinations; Australia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Maldives, and the Caribbean are few of the names with the attractive snorkeling beaches.

This is the first step out of how much do snorkeling tours cost, and is relatively expensive if you live far off the beach within the country.

Or it quadruples the expense if spotted in different country, onto the international location.

You either got the car or a flight to reach to the spot, and flight part eventually incurs the cost as per passengers’ count.

Here, moving with vehicle from a far state is far economical move than getting on the flight jam packed with all family members.

My Snorkeling Spot is at International Location

And that is your first problem you need to incur in advance. This is the first part that is heavily expensive and not all can easily afford its cost.

Having an extended family, most would just drop the idea of preparing to got to that international location.

In order to hit for that location, the die-hard snorkeling fans start preparation months ago to bear its cost.

Again, this is relatively and brutally expensive not everyone would easily afford.

A single ticket plus visa process may easily cost around a thousand (to more) bucks depending on the air tickets’ rate plus the ongoing season (summer is the prime time for snorkeling in many parts of the world.)

2- Buying the Snorkel Gears

One time investment and the snorkel gears are all yours.

The snorkel gears involve the following:

• Snorkel mask
• Snorkel tube
• Snorkeling fins

And they are not really that expensive to buy as new.

Not only the snorkel gears you have to purchase but there are a few essentials you need to buy as well.

And they include;

• Sun glasses
• Sun-block creams
• An action camera like GoPro (if you are an avid movie-capturing guy to record the underwater world)
• Hats

What About Renting the Snorkel Gears?

Yes, that is doable and is super convenient because you do not have to take them with you in luggage, clean them, and store them after use.

However, we do not recommend this practice because of the solid reasons.

Corona outbreak. The snorkel tube goes directly into anyone’s mouth, so avoid renting the snorkel gears for your own safety.

The Overall Breakdown of All Snorkeling Tours Cost

We ought not to do the costing separately but list everything in one table including everything related.

	Overall Snorkeling Tours Cost
Transportation	1,000 miles on car ($180.00 to $400.00)	With Flight to Europe ($200.00 to $800.00 round trip)
Snorkel Mask	$20.00 to $200.00	–
Snorkel Tube	$20.00 to $80.00	–
Snorkel Fins	$50.00 to $200.00	–
Renting Snorkel Mask (Daily)	$3.00 to $5.00	–
Renting Snorkel Tube (Daily)	$1.00 to $3.00	–
Rent Snorkel Fins (Daily)	$4.00 to $10.00	–
Renting Snorkel Mask (Weekly)	$12.00 to $30.00	–
Renting Snorkel Tube (Weekly)	$7.00 to $16.00	–
Rent Snorkeling Fins (Weekly)	$16.00 to $38.00	–
Sun Glasses	$11.00 to $200.00
Sun Block Cream	$5.00 to $40.00
Hats	$11.00 to $18.00

So, these above figures are estimated in United States Dollar (US$) and backs one person.

Do not take them as the valid source to depend on planning your snorkeling trip (domestic or international) based on these figures.

They have margin of error and hence, we are not liable for this estimation to base your entire snorkeling trips’ cost.

And these snorkeling estimation does not involve the cost of hiring the private snorkeling companies offering their services.

Read: Long Fins vs Short Fins for Snorkeling — Which One to Pick?

Conclusion!

Rest assured, our estimated figures are the good way to make up an idea of preparing the snorkeling tours cost.

But believe in the fact, these are just the estimated figures and are in no way to finalize your entire snorkeling tour cost at all.

When we have the cost measured/estimated with convenience not by asking the relatives but do it all by yourself.

So, get ready to explore the newest snorkeling spots locally and internationally.

Cost of snorkeling is different than planning its the tour itself.

Again, get the estimation done and enjoy the warm and cozy seawater snorkeling!

Want to learn how to snorkel underwater like a pro? It doesn’t matter if you don’t have your own gear or are on vacation, this article will show you the tips and tricks of doing just that.

Snorkeling is an incredibly fun activity; it’s relaxing and exciting at the same time.

The feeling of gliding through the water with fish swimming all around you is quite a sight. Whether you want to take full advantage of your trip by snorkeling as much.

How to Snorkel Underwater — 6 Working Tips!

1. How to prepare for snorkeling underwater
2. What you need to have?
3. Where can you go snorkeling?
4. Get your mask on!
5. Getting the right snorkel gears!
6. Your first steps underwater!
7. To wrap things up!

How to Prepare for Snorkeling Underwater

Snorkeling is a popular recreational sport for people of all ages. People who want to try snorkeling must prepare for it, in order to enjoy the experience.

These preparations should include the right type of equipment, finding a good location, and being prepared for any eventuality that could take place while snorkeling.

What You Need to Have?

A mask, flippers, snorkel, fins, and a wet suit are the bare essentials needed for snorkeling. A cover-up to protect you from the sun is also recommended.

If you plan to explore deeper into the water, you might need a weight belt or vest to help keep you at the level of your fellow snorkelers.

If you’re bringing your own gear, it’s a good idea to make sure it’s in good working order before setting out.

Where can You Go Snorkeling?

Snorkeling is a popular pastime, and not just for people on holiday. If you live somewhere with an ocean coast or large lake, chances are you have access to a snorkeling spot.

You can definitely find snorkeling spots around the world. Whether you’re snorkeling in Thailand, Australia, or all the way back in Florida, there will be reefs and wrecks to explore.

If you’re lucky enough to live near the Red Sea, there are even more opportunities to see colorful fish.

Get your Mask on!

A snorkel mask is an essential piece of equipment for any underwater photographer. Since the mask allows you to see clearly underwater, it’s easier to take photos and videos of your subject.

If you shoot underwater photography, we highly recommend getting a snorkel mask. You’ll be amazed at how much more enjoyable the experience becomes when you’re able to breathe through your mouth while creating your masterpiece!

Getting the Right Snorkel Gears!

Snorkeling is the perfect way to get in the water with your family and friends. However, finding the right snorkel gear can be an extreme challenge.

There are so many brands and choices available for you to choose from. Whether you’re looking for an adventurous day trip or just looking to relax on some shallow waters, we’ve got you covered.

We will gladly help you find the best gear for your next snorkeling adventure!

Read: How to Clean Snorkel Gear with Simply the Best Practices

Your Real First Underwater Steps!

It is a strange sensation to be underwater, isn’t it?

You feel weightless, you can’t easily tell where the surface is and what direction you’re facing, you are surrounded by new scenery that you can only admire from afar. It’s like being on another planet!

Your first dive itself is cause for celebration. But don’t make the mistake of thinking this is enough. The first underwater experience should be just the beginning of an amazing journey.

Conclusion

Snorkeling is all about a fun and exciting way to explore the ocean. This really concludes the whole of how to snorkel underwater to enjoy every bit of it!

Now that we have all of it; underwater snorkeling would not be a challenge anymore.

Take it or leave it but when you hit the ocean for snorkeling, numerous reasons can trigger you for the thorough cleanup.

But not thorough, the occasional cleanup should also be in your plan.

Anyhow, whenever you feel like using the snorkel gear; you should always take care of the proper cleanup

Post-snorkeling is not only the time that you should take care of the cleaning. The pre-snorkeling also requires the proper cleanup for the sake of removing the dust and dirt off.

Sorry, so many cleanup b—shit you have read by far! 😀

Let’s say no to the ‘cleanup’ word now. We would jump straight to the real essence of how to clean snorkel gear!

After all, it is not just the usage that matters here. It is COVID-19 as well that has engulfed almost all the world.

Not only do you have to put your own safety at play, but you also got to sterilize whatever you use where the public is present.

Why You Need to Clean the Snorkel Gear?

Before we head to get clamped over the real efficient methods of cleaning the snorkel gear; why not we first find out why we need to clean them?

Yeah, we got several WHYs.

The snorkeling gears are left in the store, maybe in open form, for some time?

Or do you have them tossed over the beach sand after spending some time in the water?

These two are the common reasons the snorkeling gears must go through a series of thorough to simple clean up depending on the damage they have incurred.

Now that part justifies why you should be hopping over to the cleanup without worrying about how long it has been.

From quick to thorough, you would get all the methods in a pretty detailed form.

What Involves within the Snorkeling Gear to Get Cleaned?

No-fuss.

• Snorkel tube
• Mask
• Fins

We aim to only cover the recreational snorkeling gear where you do not take the wetsuits with you.

Although, many snorkelers would also skip wearing the fins we would not. 🙂

How to Clean Snorkel Gear with All the Best Practices

We would never have you employing the worst and bad practices for the proper snorkel gear cleanup.

Although there are different methods we will only list the ones that are easy-to-follow yet bring optimum results.

For the quick overview, here come all the cleanup steps for ya’ll;

• Cleaning the Snorkel Tube
• Cleaning the Mask
• And then Cleaning the Fins

The three snorkeling gears have all separate cleaning processes.

So stay with us!

How to Go with Cleaning the Snorkel Tube

Cleaning the snorkel tube could be a difficult task for many.

The outer of the snorkel tube is pretty simple to clean, but how come we clean the inner tube?

That is a challenge — cleaning the snorkel tube from the inside.

But you should not be worrying at all. We present you with the awesome and workable cleaning process to follow that will take you to clean the snorkel tube from the outer and inner sides.

There are also quite a few ways to clean the snorkel tube. Different practices for better clean-up.

The plain water does not just clean it. You need some proper ingredients for removing all the contaminants including bacteria and germs.

General Cleanup of Snorkel Tube with Soap:

The general cleanup is simple to follow. Just a few elements and you are good to go.

• Warm water
• Soap
• And a hand scrub

Get the hand scrub poured with warm water and rub it over the soap. Then you rub the hand scrub buried with soap to form plenty of foam for a good thorough cleanup.

Thorough Cleanup of Snorkel Mouthpiece with Dishwasher Detergent:

Okay, we admit the snorkel tube does not require a thorough cleanup before and after the dive, but what about the mouthpiece?

Yes, the snorkel mouthpiece is the one that gets more germs and bacteria than any other thing because it goes directly into your mouth helping to inhale and exhale the breath.

So, no warm water with hand scrubbing can do the perfect job to evade the presence of bacteria.

For that being said, the perfect solution seems to be the dishwasher detergent along with the warm water to gather in a long bucket.

Now, dip the whole snorkel tube inside that bucket and leave it buried for 20 to 30 minutes to remove off all the bacteria.

After all, it is high time to get rid of the bacteria due to the COVID-19 era.

Cleaning up the Inside of Snorkel Tube:

We retracted this part from the main course of cleaning up the snorkeling tube.

• Pour one tablespoon of bleach diluted into the warm water.
• Leave the snorkel into into it for soaking up to 20 to 30 minutes.
• Now, take it out of the bucket after the specified time period and rinse the inside and out with running tap water.
• And then leave it for the air dry and do not wipe it with towel.

NOTE: If you happen to have a long and slim brush that can easily go inside of the snorkel tube, soak it into the bucket filled with bleach and rub in and out of the snorkel’s both ends.

How to Clean the Snorkel Mask

Now, cleaning the snorkel mask seems easier of a task than the snorkel tube.

Due to the snorkel tube’s build, that makes it is a pure challenge to properly clean it.

By taking advantage of the bleach, detergent, soap, warm water, and the brush; that had made our life easy. Without them, it is a hell of a task to go through.

And then, how to clean the snorkel mask would also go in two phases.

• General and quick cleanup
• Thorough cleanup

General Cleanup Steps for Snorkeling Mask using Detergent or Shampoo:

A snorkeling mask is simple to do all the cleanup tasks.

It takes the headband, the attached goggles, and everything that is easily accessible for cleaning.

Let’s quickly go through the general cleanup process for the snorkeling mask;

• Get the warm water ready.
• Pour the detergent or a bit quantity of shampoo inside the bucket filled with warm water with hand scrub, and leave it there for up to 30 good minutes.
• Rinse the entire mask thoroughly with the help of using the running tap water.
• Shake the mask to get rid from the water drops.
• Dry it out completely using a towel completely as well as from all the corners.

Do not use any ordinary piece of cloth. Always have a microfiber because the masks are generally made with plastic-backed glasses that are prone to get scratches.

Thorough Cleanup of Snorkeling Mask:

The home-based bleach is the one that you should always opt for.

Apply the bleach in warm water, leave the mask inside the warm water for at least 30 minutes or so, and rinse it using the tap water.

Post-Cleanup of Snorkel Mask:

The glasses are the ones that may dull the view. If that is what your snorkel mask does, it is time to replace the snorkel mask.

Oh no! You took that about right — Replacing the snorkel mask just because the view is somewhat dull.

No way, you can retrieve its bright view once again. Just apply the toothpaste over the glasses and rub against the soft toothbrush. This way the haze built upon the glasses would go away instantly.

When done, rinse it with warm water and dry using a soft towel or a soft dusting cloth to remove all the residue.

That is the quick way around allowing you to clean your snorkel mask with toothpaste. Do that and experience the visible difference.

Piece of advice: Do not wipe the snorkel mask. Apply the toothpaste after you have the mask gone through the aforementioned detergent/shampoo. Wiping the mask without proper cleaning, the remnants of the dust and debris can cause severe scratches.

But that depends. The application of toothpaste may (and many not) be recommended. Must ask from the glassmakers or refer to the manual to make sure your acts should not cause damage.

How to Properly Clean the Swim Fins

We take the swim fins the easiest ones to clean out of all the snorkeling equipment.

They are long and plain with almost no curves and hard corners. The plain hand scrub would be able to clean and wipe the whole of it.

Quick Cleaning the Swim Fins:

When you are about to use the swim fins after a while. Or, you just got out of water; the quick cleanup is the step you should absolutely follow.

Just do not leave the swim fins as it is.

So, what involves in the quick cleanup process, here we have it;

• Before doing anything, shake the both fins harshly to drop off all the sand, debris, pieces of sharp pebbles, and unseen shell fragments.
• After jerking thoroughl, now comes the turn to wash them. Now, just rinse the fins using the tap water for the sake of removing off all the residue including sand, shells and such.
• Once done, get the bucket full of warm water and add soap within it.
• Leave it soaking for up to 20 to 30 minutes.
• Now take it out of the bucket and soak either a soft sponge or a piece of soft dusting cloth, microfiber preferably, and rub the whole of fins gently.
• For the more effective cleanup, you can also use a brush and scrub all around it with gentle hands.
• Rinse again using the fresh tap water.
• Now, scrub the fins using the dry but soft towel.
• And soak in air dry but do not leave them under the open sun.

Properly Maintaining the Swim Fins:

To avoid growing the mold and mildew, the best practice to converse the fins are to get them rinsed through the freshwater right after snorkeling.

And do not disregard this simple point to save the fin and save your wallet — do not walk wearing the fins even on the beach sand.

Walking with fins can let the sharp objects including shell fragments, pebbles, and more tear them.

Read: Do You Need Fins to Snorkel – 3 Reasons Tell Why

How to Remove Mold from Snorkel Gear

This is part of the proper cleanup of the entire snorkel equipment.

Without giving the names, we would quickly be revealing the process. And that is up to you whether you apply them on the snorkel tube, mask, or fins.

The application of bleach is the perfect solution to remove mold from the snorkeling equipment.

Removing Mold with Bleach from All the Snorkel Gears:

• Get the bleach and pour it in the warm water full of bucket.
• Submerge all the snorkel gear and let it soaking for over 30 minutes.
• After that duration, take all of them out and rinse through the fresh tap water to get rid of the bleachy elements.
• Now, let the snorkel gears in open space for air dry and avoid the direct sun contact.

Removing the Mold using Vinegar:

Vinegar is also a powerful substance that can eliminate the presence of mold as quickly in a wake of wink’s time.

For example, the fat, oil drops, and burnt spots which vinegar is able to remove off, and with immense care without damaging the utensils.

So, do not take it as acid as it would damage the plastic or such used to construct the different snorkel gears.

But avoid putting in a lot of volume of the vinegar, and do an extra effort to remove it during the rinsing stage.

Again, no more fluff.

Let’s get straight to the cleanup process using vinegar.

• Get the bucket added with warm water and pour an ounce of vinegar.
• Add all the snorkeling gears within it and let them soaking for up to 30 minutes.
• Now, take all of them outta the water and rinse with the help of fresh tap water.
• Then scrub using the wet clothes, preferably the microfiber cloth.
• And leave it for air dry.

If the snorkel happens to turn yellow or all other gears, this is the step that would greatly help to retain its shiny look. Looking like just new!

That is about it! That very much concludes the overall of how to clean snorkel gear!

Conclusion of How to Clean Snorkel Gear

Okay, now that hits the conclusion of how to clean snorkel gear with super simple practices.

It has never been easier to clean all the snorkel gear, not before.

Under this COVID-19 era, you should never ever think about renting the snorkel gears or let anyone use your own be it your kin.

Always make sure to play safe, properly clean before use and after use, and store them wrapped.

How to snorkel without swallowing water and that too when your mouth wearing the mouthpiece attached to the snorkeling device, this can still let the water go past.

And when the water does go into your mouth, that is extremely difficult to get rid of it.

What normally the snorkelers do is to get their heads out of the water and spit out the water by unwinding the mouthpiece.

There seem certain ways to stop swallowing the water during the snorkel.

But how? Let us unwind all of them.

How to Snorkel without Swallowing Water — 5 Common Wrongs with Solutions!

Swallowing water during snorkeling can turn out to be an ordeal.

When the water slips into your mouth, it can lead to your throat giving you a bad cough. And coughing when submerged is entirely a bad situation to deal with.

The only way out seems like taking the head outta the water to spit the trapped water out.

Yes, that seems only an option — spit out the water by resurfacing yourself. But what a perfect solution is to avoid swallowing the water, is to wear everything tight and correctly.

So, all the How TOs always involve a series of processes.

Employ one and all to avoid meeting the unfortunate circumstances.

1- Proper Fitting the Snorkel Equipment

First thing first, the snorkel equipment could be the first indicator they would either be loose on your mouth.

Or the second issue could be, you are not wearing them properly.

In either situation, you first have to understand and adapt the practices to wear them in proper manners.

Anything leaving loose, that would allow the water to slip into your mouth no matter how forcibly you try to wear them.

Solution:

Get the mask and a snorkel tube according to your face’s size.

So, you must have to have the fitments ready if you are purchasing online.

Or if you are visiting the local shop for the purchase and do not know the readings of your face, get the shop owner to help out picking the right fitting snorkel equipment.

2- Limit Your Breathing

Breathing underwater is not a normal thing that you should adapt to.

Although snorkeling is about answering the underrated questions of can I breathe underwater with a snorkel? The simple answer is YES!

Solution:

Snorkel is the one that enables you to breathe without suffocation. But the problem is you should limit your breathing frequency.

If it is your first time snorkeling, the exercise of breathing underwater can be a difficult task.

But as you live up snorkeling for some time, you would not find it any difficult at all.

The issue still remains; limit your breathing. Do not just open your mouth as wide as to give water space. And when you give even a bit of space, the water would never stop, would it? 🙂

3- Think Snorkel Your Only Way of Breathing

Do not thin the other way around. When yo are submerged, there is no way you can inhale and exhale breathes out of the snorkel device.

Trying anything else for breathing like adjusting/re-adjusting the mouthpiece, trying to grab a bite, or doing something else, the bit of the space can slip away the water entering your mouth.

Solution:

Breath only through the mouth and you would have to taste the water.

Keep the snorkeling breathing tube well fitted into your mouth for the better grip.

4- Practice First

Under many circumstances, practicing the snorkel is the valid option to go.

And it is not just practicing in the open sea. Doing it for the first time could (unfortunately) trigger some kinda of alarming situations because the open sea just gets deeper and deeper as you slide further.

Solution:

The best option is to try snorkeling in swimming pool to avoid any mishaps.

That actually is the part of how to snorkel underwater effectively so to look and feel safe.

5- Mouth is Not just One that Swallows the Water

And that is true — mouth is not just one body part that takes in the water while snorkeling.

The moment you do the diving with a snorkel mask up and having covered your mouth properly, there is one part that still can get the water to slip in.

That is nose. Upon diving, you can feel like having the water entering inside giving the worst experience to fae.

Solution:

Use a nose clip and you would be good to go.

And when you are learning to snorkel, this is the time that you should be using the nose clip to feel norm by the time.

Using the nose clip infrequently believing you would not have to use one, do not fall for it as anything can happen overtime without any notice.

Read: Is Snorkeling Dangerous? 12 Common Mistakes to Avoid

Worst Case Scenarios Triggering by Swallowing Water During Snorkeling

There are normal to worst scenarios that you can meet with if the water slips into your mouth/throat.

And what are them; let us quickly elaborate all the possible scenarios right below.

• Abruptly swallowing the water down the throat, it can disturb your breathing tube giving you worst hiccups within the water. If that does, GOD forbid, it can turn out to be fatal.
• You may drown in distress.
• Not able to breath at all.
• Sea contains saltwater which can disturb your health.

Why does My Snorkel Fill with Water?

After all the tips you have been rigorously following, there is still the chances your snorkel may still fill with water.

If that is happening with you and you do not know the obvious reason as to how come it is happening, take this as an advice, please.

The problem may (and maye be) because of you either have short snorkel tube without a filter that stops the water when submerging.

If you have that type of snorkel, you are down and dusted.

So, float over the water surface to avoid getting the water going into the tube.

Or get the filtered snorkel if you are an avid diver wanting to explore the hidden coral world.

Conclusion!

And that is all about snorkeling!

Although it covers almost all the snorkeling tips and techniques but there could be something missing — to cover all of them up in details, you should be looking at this piece of snorkeling dos and don’ts that we brought up for you in excessive detail.

Now that you know how to snorkel without swallowing water — we believe and wish for the outstanding snorkeling experience everytime! 🙂