Where To Buy A Snorkel Set Without Blowing My Budget

[Globalguppy]

Hello,

This should be an easy question. I'm looking to buy a snorkel set without blowing my budget. I just want a quality mask that isn't going to leak, and I want to spend less than a 1,000 baht. Where can I go? All the sports shops I've been to (Central, Jungceylon etc...) have been selling them for outrageous prices. Help?!

[LivinLOS]

The <1000 baht end for both is really quite ropey... sure you can get it but really that few extra baht will make it so much more pleasurable.

You can get a good wide field of view snorkeling mask at about 1200 (but not in dive shops usually) and a mares 'stealth' for (at a guess) 600 or so.. The mares stealth is absolute the highest recommendation from me.. Self seals with hardly a drop ever getting in when you dive (it has a float sealing device) and a superb shotgun clearance.. Worth every baht.

The sports shop in central often has OK deals..

[Chantal]

Try Aquamaster in Chalong en route to the Pier. They sell good value for money PSI Mask and Snorkel sets around 1000 baht per set.

[Globalguppy]

Thanks for the replies. I ended up going to Central and buying 2 sets of the brand name you recommended. They seem like great quality masks, and they were only 850 baht. What a deal!!!

[stevenl]

You can get a good wide field of view snorkeling mask at about 1200 (but not in dive shops usually)

You can even get good quality masks in diveshops cheaper than that.

[LivinLOS]

Whenever I look I dont find any desirable ones much cheaper.. There are some but nice wide field of view, good fit, etc etc etc..

Last one I got for 1200 in central and saw for 2600 in a few of the dive shops !!