Review on Kids Full Face Snorkel Mask W/ 180° Panoramic View, Anti-Leak & Anti-Fog Design + Detachable Camera Mount! by Jesse Francilme

While this mask fits and feels very comfortable and seems to be made well, it is DANGEROUS and you should consider the safety aspect before purchasing. I’m a fit person that enjoys cycling and hiking for long distances. I took this mask out to Black rock in Maui for its first use. The intake valve is too small as others have commented and does not allow an adult to take large breaths as you begin to tire from swimming. This causes oxygen deprivation and begins to panic anyone that normally uses deep breathing as a way to relax and recover. The natural response it to raise your head out of the water, but the way this apparatus works is the ball valve then blocks the breaking tube and the mask sucks to your face without allowing any air in. I had to rip this mask off my face just to breathe and couldn’t put it back on because it would not allow me to to take deep enough breaths to catch my breath. I was a long way from shore, short of breath, without the ability to put my face in the water to "float” because I couldn’t put this stupid mask back on because I couldn’t breathe through it. I struggled to swim back to shore and had to use a backstroke to limit the amount of energy I expended (fins would have helped but I wasn’t expecting not being able to breathe) It was very scary and I will never use these type of full face masks again. We rented traditional snorkel gear and I had no issues at all with breathing or snorkeling out to different bays. We were able to snorkel with sea turtles in Honolua Bay and even saw a White Tip reef shark which was exciting but scary as well. I spoke to my nephew who is a commercial underwater welder and he said they call these full face snorkels "death masks” in his industry because people have been known to breath in their own co2 and pass out and drown. Stick with a good quality mask and snorkel… trust me it’s worth it.