ISTFull Face Scuba Diving Mask

I’m happy.

If your like me and don't really to care to read a long review. The jest of this review, is this mask is great for the price as well as the functionality!But here is why. From the looks of the mask seems like it wouldn't be to practical but from the price and for ones that have a hard time clearing your ears (pressurizing). It is a Great buy! I just picked up diving November 2012 and really enjoyed the experience. The main problem I was having is that I could not find a mask that was wide enough for my face. I always knew I had a big head but didn't realize how wide my face was. From the time I started my beginners class as well as the couple of dives I made until I purchased this mask. I have to admit it was a bit of a struggle. I tried to find a wide enough mask at the dive shop. Tried everything they had. Shopped on line for the largest eyes and nose scuba mask that was available. Ordered and returned 3. I found that there are taller masks from forehead to lip but nothing sided to side. The widest one I found and still have,,, its close but no cookie. So diving the few times I did, was like trying to play basketball with shorts that are too big and won't stay up. With always having water filling the mask and trying to clear the mask pluse clearing my ears at the same time as well as getting water up my nose. Needless to say I was afraid I had spent almost 2200 bucks on a hobby I wasn't going to enjoy because of these problems. Almost bought the full face mask with the reg already built in that was going to run just over 700 but had already bought one of the better regs on the market. I happen to come across this one and found that it has been around for year and was used for commercial diving. The fact that I could use it with my reg, intrigued me. I was hoping it was at least be wide enough,,, and it was! The fit was great, clearing my ears is effortless. If you can clear your ear pretty easy on a plain without holding your nose by tightening your jaws then you can pressurize with the mask. I have to say I'm not sure if it is because the quality of the reg I have the positive pressure in the mask makes the need to clear your ears very little if at all. The feeling of getting to breath through my nose as well as my mouth makes it all that more comfortable. No jaw fatigue, no dry throat, little to no pressure in the ears. I've been out twice so far with the full face mask and the deepest I've gone so far is 40 feet and still no trouble pressurizing. Also, any or if at all, water gets into the mask I noticed it would get pushed out with the positive pressure as well. I have to say the only thing somewhat negative, would be field of vision. Because it is not clear silicon and it dose set off my face more than a regular mask. I'm sure because my face is pretty wide so it doesn't go inside the mask as well as one with a smaller face would. Other than that this mask for the price,,, it has me excited about diving again! In case your still reading and wondering. This full face mask should be adaptable to just about any regulator out there. If your reg has a mouth piece that you can remove with usually just cutting a wire tie. Then you just insert the reg into the mouth of the mask then re wire tie, and your ready to go!!!!

I debated on buying this mask. In fact, I bought the OTS Guardian with Comms and rail system at the same time as I bought this. The OTS is a superior mask but not by anywhere near the price difference between the two. This is a good quality mask that does most everything the OTS does, just at a fraction of the price. My only 2 complaints on this mask is no Comms and it does fog up somewhat. Other than that, it was a great purchase! Don’t hesitate to buy this one!

Adult face mask is child size

I finally got to try this thing out last week. It is just short of awesome. It keeps a positive pressure on your face. I use it with a "snuba" set-up and have an unlimited supply of air so letting it leak out around my face was not a problem. It is a little big for my face, but it works and I didn't have a sore mouth after an hour under the water like before. I use the Air-Line by J-Sink and it fit the stock regulator well. I had to poke the mouth out of the mask to attach it but that may be the way it is supposed to work.