{"id":3103,"date":"2022-08-29T13:53:21","date_gmt":"2022-08-29T01:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/?p=3103"},"modified":"2023-05-22T10:39:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-21T22:39:04","slug":"what-mask-works-for-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/2022\/08\/29\/what-mask-works-for-me\/","title":{"rendered":"What mask works for me?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is a common question we get here in our dive shop.
Whilst a lot of masks are designed to fit a broad spectrum of faces, there are <\/em>certain factors that will give you an exceptional fit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Does the mask skirting give you a comfortable and water-tight seal?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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The Zeagle Scope Mono Mask (Above) has a large nose-pocket, making it a good fit for divers with a larger nose! (Like Keegan)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How good is your field of view?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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When you have the mask on, ask yourself, can you see clearly in every direction without the mask obscuring your vision?
The Atomic Venom Mask <\/em> (left) not only looks great, but has a one-window \/ low volume design for unobstructed forward vision and wide viewing angles.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

What volume is your mask?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mask volume is the amount of air space inside your mask.
High volume masks generally are one-piece of tempered glass as apposed to two. They offer wide field of vision as discussed above, but can be a bit more of an effort to clear to clear.

Low-volume masks are an ideal choice for anyone who needs to conserve their breath while freediving or wants a mask that is very easy to clear. When freediving, low volume masks are ideal- this is because you need very little air to equalize them at depth.

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The Hollis M3 is a good example of a low-volume mask. It fits close to the face and requires very little air to counter the effects of mask squeeze<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Help! My mask keeps pulling out all my hair.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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For the divers out there with long hair, a good mask strap is imperative. Silicon straps tend to rip out hair when donning and doffing your mask. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Masks like the Oceanic Shadow (above) come with a neoprene strap. This drastically reduces the pull on your hair. Other great features of this mask include generously sized silicon skirting (great for bearded divers) and is frameless- giving the user a giant field-of-vision<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

There is something for everyone.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

No two masks are the same! If you manage to pick one up that gives you a great seal (and you like the colour) then that is the right mask for you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Here are a few tips when it comes to selecting a mask that works for you.\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3191,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[96,85,4],"tags":[135,134,18,121,76],"class_list":["post-3103","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dive-equipment","category-dive-tips","category-general-interest","tag-diveequipment","tag-divemask","tag-diving","tag-scuba","tag-wellington-diving"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3103","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3103"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3103\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3190,"href":"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3103\/revisions\/3190"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diveski.co.nz\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}