There are many obstacles to go snorkeling: breathing with a snorkel is not natural and its mouthpiece can be considered uncomfortable and unhygienic. The field of vision of a snorkeling mask is reduced and sometimes the presence of fog on its mask does not allow you to fully enjoy the wonders of the underwater world.
To answer those insights, Decathlon - Subea design teams revolutionized the practice of snorkeling in 2014, by developing the world's first full-face snorkeling mask, allowing you to see and breathe in water as easily as on earth.
The Easybreath Decathlon by SUBEA mask is suitable for the whole family (children from 6 years old).
From now on, a complete product range exists for all uses: for people practicing only on the surface to explorers who practice up to three meters.
The monsters - There were several ideas around the Decathlon snorkeling mask!
30 tracks have emerged, 1 single point in common: encompassing the eyes, the nose and the mouth together...
- The prototype of the Easybreath mask (or monster) #1 is a non-functional model that illustrates the concept of the integral snorkel mask.
- Following the first tests of monster #2, the design team noted anomalies caused by its curved window which caused disturbances of vision and gave nausea.
- On prototype #3, the field of vision was improved. The anomalies were erased thanks to the replacement of the curved glass by a flat glass. On the other hand, this version did not yet solve the problem of fog appearance on the glass.
- For prototype #4, the teams focused their efforts on air circulation in order to solve the problem of fogging.
Many adjustments were necessary to find a solution that does not affect breathing comfort or vision.
This 100% functional prototype has not yet been stylized by the design team.
- The last prototype #5 is functional and integrates part of the final design. The design of the glass so characteristic of EasyBreath and certain aesthetic aspects have been worked on and then validated with this version. It has the same characteristics as the product available in store #6.