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		<title>The Snorkel Mask I Ordered Has a Purge Valve</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A purge valve is a simple one-way valve that helps to expel water they may have gotten into the snorkel mask. It is located at the base of the nose piece of the mask skirt. It is activated by simply exhaling through the nose while the snorkel mask with purge valve is in place. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do I Need To Wear A Snorkel Vest?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are several reasons for using a snorkel vest while you are snorkeling. One of the more important reasons is because water is 800 times denser than air. Moving through this denser environment requires more energy as compared to moving through an air environment. Because you are having so much fun in the water, you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why Should I Use a Snorkel?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The fully developed human head, without hair, weighs anywhere between 8 to 12 pounds (3.5 to 5.5 kilograms). Click here for the source of my knowledge. Using a snorkel essentially saves on energy. Rather than having to lift 8 to 12 pounds out of the water every time you need to take a breath, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When Using My Snorkeling Fins, Why Do I Cover Less Distance Than I Do Without Them?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This question is one that I heard many times throughout the years that I have been in the business. The answer is 99.9% of the time it can usually be attributed to the snorkelers kick. Snorkeler&#8217;s need to learn, understand and develop proper fan kicks. The snorkeler&#8217;s legs should be as straight as possible with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Snorkel Mask Has Glass Lenses, Why?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The better quality snorkel masks all have “tempered glass” lenses. The reason for this is that tempered glass is more scratch resistant than plastic and when it breaks, it shatters in relatively harmless pieces of glass rather than larger jagged pieces. A snorkel mask with tempered glass lenses is also suitable for scuba diving because [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Snorkeling Vests the Same as Life Jackets?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Quite the contray, snorkeling vests and life jackets are totaly different from each other. Under no circumstance is a snorkeling vest to be used in situations where a life jacket is required. Life jackets are designed to keep the wearer as vertical as possible in the water. Proper positioning for snorkeling is horizontal. Life jackets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On My Snorkel Mask, My Hair Gets Tangled on the Silicone Mask Strap, HELP!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is an age-old problem with a simple solution. For those snorkelers with long hair, a single braid or wearing high ponytail can help. But sometimes your hair is not long enough. The addition of a strap keeper or as we call it, a neoprene mask strap wrapper is an excellent and inexpensive solution. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Snorkeling Travel Fins vs Traditional Fins</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With all the restrictions imposed by travel industry it is becoming increasingly difficult to take everything that you want with you on vacation. Extra fees for weight restrictions and size restrictions are beginning to force people into deciding whether or not they should take their snorkeling fins with them. The travel fins are an excellent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Difference Between Dry Snorkel &amp; Semi-Dry Snorkel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a question that is asked often. What is the difference between dry snorkels and a semi-dry snorkel? A semi-dry snorkel employs and mechanism which is designed to deflect splashed water away from the breathing tube. When the semi-dry mechanism on the snorkel drops below the surface of the water there is nothing that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.snorkelingonline.com/blog/difference-between-dry-snorkel-semidry-snorkel/</link>
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		<title>Do The Snorkeling Vest Come in Colors?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Guess what&#8230; they do make snorkeling vests in fun colors and they have even begun making them with great patterns and prints. The old orange color was originally based on the coast guard orange which was easy to spot in the blue water. The newer colors  with the snorkeling vest are an exciting addition to [...]]]></description>
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