TUSA Sport Adult Imprex 3D Purge Mask

Used 3 times in the Bahamas and this duo worked extremely well for a novice snorkeler!

got these because I wanted the ease of clearing my mask & equalizing mask. Plus I like exhaling through my nose anyways. It’s honestly my first mask so I might be biased.The fogging didn’t seem like a big deal when used with anti fogging products. But make sure you use some before each dive!Also keep in mind these can be hard to pinch your nose to equalize your ears as it’s hard plastic on the top part. That being said, getting the right movement down to pinch your nose can cause the bottom part of your nose to rub raw. Or it did for me anyways lol. The technique can be done, just *might* require adjustments with ur regular & mask. Really recommend this for people who mostly equalize moving their jaw or a technique that doesn’t require pinching the nose often.

This mask and snorkel set replaces a TUSA Imprex Hyperdry mask and snorkel I've been using for 22 years. The original snorkel plastic tube finally cracked due to plastic rot, but the mask still works quite well. The new mask seems to offer very similar performance, and the new silicon skirt is amazingly supple. My old mask has stiffened somewhat, but still seals well.What I love about these masks, in addition to the skirt design with a double seal, is the the purge. It isn't the easiest design for allowing you to pinch your nose to equalize, but I rarely need to use my fingers to do that anyway. But the placement and design of the purge valve is fantastic. If I somehow get some hair or hood trapped under the skirt, I can wait until a convenient moment to reposition, all the time just exhaling through the mask to clear it. Then too, masks all will leak a little. I use this to roll the water around the inside lens to clear it, then purge.I love this mask. I've tried a lot of different ones. This is the winner.

Perfect mask and snorkel! Mask has stayed clear, no leakage anywhere and snorkel valve works great when diving down and back up again. No water enters. It’s been a great experience!

While TUSA makes a high quality product, this particular mask has a design flaw related to the purge valve:The nose assembly has a hard shell that continues on the exterior below the nose level making it very difficult (I have large fingers) to reach under and pinch your nose in order to clear your ears. With the snorkel in your mouth - or regulator while diving - it is very difficult, and nearly impossible without breaking the seal - for me to clear my ears. Since clearing your ears is a key scuba requirement - their design team made a mistake that renders the product unusable for me.....returning.

Ok so here's the deal. I was super excited when I got this set and loved it in my hot tub 😬. But swimming in deeper water was another story. The mask and snorkel each have one glaring problem. The mask: The nose valve to blow the water out of the mask is great...until you dive down deep. As you go down , the pressure gets stronger and to relieve the pressure, you plug ur nose and blow out. This is where the problem is. Theres a hard plastic cover over the nose valve making it virtually impossible to relive the pressure. No bueno. The snorkel: The top of the snorkel has a little "lid" you could say that doesn't allow water to go in. As soon as you go under, the little lid closes and no water goes down into the snorkel. Great right? Well..kinda..The problem again was with going down deeper. Because there's no water in the snorkel, there again becomes a pressure as you go deeper. Almost a suction. The deeper you go, the stronger the suction becomes. And it suctions for the only place it can and thats your mouth/lungs. It virtually sucks the air from your lungs and it feels like its going to suck your tongue right into the mouthpiece!! Sooooo thats the problem. So the conclusion is if you're only using it for doodling around the surface, its fantastic. But don't buy if you like to explore the depths.

I used this in Virgin Gorda and it worked well for me. The snorkel worked great, even in really rough surf, when I should have stayed on the beach anyway.I have a short beard so I used beeswax around the mask seal and did't have a lot of issues with leakage. Use an anti-fog spray before getting into the water,and clean thouroughly after you get out to rid the mask and snorkel of sand and salt.

This mask and snorkel set is definitely a winner! I deliberated forever on which mask to get, but I'm so glad I chose this one. It fits very well with a huge window for optimal sightseeing. I had to scrub it with toothpaste and dish soap about 6-7 times when I first received it, in order to get the factory film off, but after that, no problem with fogging. The only thing I will say is to make sure you don't have the mask on too tight, otherwise the plastic near the nose purge will dig into your face. Not a big deal - just adjust it to fit your face snugly, but not too tightly, and it's no longer an issue. This is probably common sense to most people. The snorkel itself is amazing. ZERO water gets in that thing - and trust me - I've tried! Goodbye to the days of constantly blowing water out of my non-dry snorkel. Highly recommend!