Cressi Foldable Adult Dry Snorkel for Scuba Diving, Snorkeling | Alpha Ultra Dry Made in Italy

We just got back from two weeks in the beautiful Caribbean and my family of four compared snorkels. I personally have tested a multitude of fins, masks, and snorkels during my time as a spear fisherman, scuba diver, free diver, and of course….snorkeler! And since our daughters were born and quickly took to the water I now get to test even more equipment. We literally have two large boxes out in our garage of masks, fins and snorkels.Just for the record, I did not get anything free or discounted for my reviews. I bought them on Amazon or a dive store just like you.There are two snorkeling snorkels that consistently get top reviews so I bought them both to compare. The Sherwood Tiga Dry Snorkel vs. the Cressi Alpha Ultra Dry. With one difference they are the same. They are both GREAT snorkels! They breathe great in all positions. They have comfortable mouth pieces. They're great. But no matter how many times I tell the kids to keep the snorkels out of the sand, they get sand in the snorkels. And that is the problem between these two. The purge valves on the bottom of the snorkels are both protected but as you can see in my attached photos the Cressi has tiny holes and the Sherwood has larger, longer slits. Sand and tiny shells get caught in the tiny holes but not in the larger, longer slits on the Sherwood. Simple as that. I was able to carefully remove the plastic piece with the tiny holes to clean out the chamber but it was really difficult and I had to be careful to not break the plastic. It wasn't easy but I was able to to it.So bottom line. Save yourself some cleaning time and buy the Sherwood.If you're wondering about the title I gave this review the answer is that you should use a non-dry snorkel for Scuba diving. Dry snorkels are buoyant underwater and they are too bulky and can cause more drag and may cause them to pull on your mask more than a streamlined non-dry snorkel.Bonus tip for women and anyone with long hair. Replace the mask clip on your snorkel with a Silicone Snorkel Keeper. Mask clips almost always get caught in your hair. The keepers won't. I have bought these and they work great. Scuba Choice Scuba Diving Snorkeling Silicone Snorkel Keeper, Clear

Great snorkel for all users from beginners to divers. Very happy with this one and others (differing colors ) that I have purchased.

This is the first snorkel I've used in a very long time. Used this during SDI SCUBA training. After just getting used to breathing through it doing a surface snorkel I dove to 12ft several times just to test the float valve and purge. Not once did I choke on water which I thought was amazing. I never even had to clear it as the built in purge would handle that just fine on its own. l'm not sure what the difference is between this and the supernova to account for a 100% price difference, but this one did an amazing job.The lower half of the tube is flexible but wont kink, the upper half is a bit more rigid, and the mouthpiece is replaceable. I'm not sure if the float valve at the top can be replaced and has minimal protection. I'm not sure how durable it will be, but so far the quality and function has been great.

The Cressi Alpha Ultra Dry snorkel works well, and has less drag than some of its competitors. I have a concerns over its durability over years of diving, but we'll see. I tend to scrape my snorkel on the bottoms of caves a lot, so my snorkels are subject to a lot more abuse than most. I've been using the Impulse 2 and 3 for decades, and my wife likes this one better! This one has an elliptical cross section, so it's lower drag (and has slightly greater breathing effort) than a large-bore snorkel with a circular cross section. The snorkel keeper has a button for quick-release, which makes it much easier to install on your mask strap. My only real negative for the snorkel is the mouthpiece. It does not have a lingual arch, and is therefore harder to hold in one's mouth; snorkel positioning on one's mask strap must be nearly perfect. Altogether, this is a solid performer for scuba divers. It's my second favorite in the world today!

The yellow/clear version is not a neon-ish yellow like their stock photo, but the solid standard yellow that you can see better on their yellow/black version; I think they probably have the same upper portion, just with the lower piece swapped out for a translucent hose. Didn't have a problem with the top sticking in my limited use so far. I think the trick is to always blow out first when you stick the snorkel (or any snorkel for that matter) above the surface, which is what we are taught to do in a scuba class. Other standard techniques are to not lean your head back too far when on your back, or else you'll submerge the snorkel and not be able to breathe again. Occasionally water may pool a bit in your purge valve area, so just blow out a burst of air (possibly a few times) to purge it. And lastly, if a bit of water is in your snorkel and you're trying to breathe, you can stick the tip of your tongue up to the roof of your mouth and in front of the hole a bit to block some of the water while breathing in gently, so the air goes around your tongue while any water may pool in the bottom of your mouth, and then purge all of that with your next breathe.For whatever reason, mine was a little scuffed on the yellow when I unpacked it (see photo), as if someone had been rubbing the strap clip up and down the shaft a lot; hope it truly was new as claimed. Also it comes shipped in a simple ziploc-like plastic bag that opens very easily, so if Amazon screws up the padding of your item, it could easily come flying out of the bag and rattle around in your box while in transit.

No water in my mouth so I’m happy!

Works great but the snorkel it’s is a bit short.

Good quality.fit perfect.nice color Ease of use.good price loved