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$9.95

Slap Strap, Plain All Black

The patented Slap Strap® neoprene mask strap easily adjusts for unbeatable comfort, eliminates pulled hair, and distributes pressure more evenly allowing for a better mask seal. The one-size-fits-all Slap Strap replaces the existing strap on most brands of dive mask, including all masks sold by Dive Gear Express. Many experienced divers prefer the durable neoprene Slap Strap because it has proven to be much more reliable than silicone straps. The strap offered by Dive Gear Express is the genuine high-quality Slap Strap and is black on the outside, and now with an all black plush backing and no-fray Velcro® attachment. Ours is also notable because it's the uncommon plain all black version, with absolutely no marketing message or logo imprint. Velcro® Strap is slightly less than 7/8-inch wide.

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$21.95

Personalized Slap Strap

All black masks tend to look alike. Now you can easily identify yours with your name or message embroidered right on the slap strap. Choose between red, white or black (yes, black!), and select a font. We are also offering some new thread color choices: Pink, Gold, Green, Orange, and Blue. (In the photograph at left, the 'Follow Me' example is Serif font, the 'Lisa' example is Script font, and the 'Mark' example is Sans-Serif font. Serif and Sans-Serif may be any mixture of upper and lower case. For Script, only the first letter of each word should be upper case.) You'll enter your message of 10 characters or less in the shopping cart. We'll take care of the rest, and you'll have your personalized slap strap in a few days!

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Leaking Mask? Loosen The Strap!

If your mask is leaking, try loosening the strap, not tightening it. All mask straps, regardless of the type, are there just to keep the mask from falling off your face, not to make the seal. The thin feather edge of the silicone mask skirt is what makes the watertight seal with the face. If the strap is too tight, the skirt and that feather seal will become warped and misshapen which can cause the mask to leak. If the mask is leaking slightly, tightening the strap even more will usually make the leak worse. With a properly set strap, some types of water entries might dislodge the strap, so make a habit of reaching back behind your head with one hand to steady the strap (not the mask) during entry. Any diver who exits and has a 'mask ring' indentation in their face probably has too tight a mask strap.

A nice feature of the Slap Strap is the Velco tabs make it easy to change the strap length and you can even do it during the dive by feel. If your mask is leaking don't hesitate to try loosening the strap during the dive to see if it solves the problem. Of course you can also tighten it during the dive. Sometimes on deep dives the water is very cold on the bottom and requires a hood, yet the water is very warm near the surface which can cause uncomfortable overheating on the shallow deco stops. Some technical divers like to wear a hood during the cold part of the dive, then during their warmer long deco stops they pull the hood off and tighten the mask strap to compensate.

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$17.50

Dive Gear Express Logo T-Shirt, Grey

Dive Gear Express® customers are experienced divers and many of you have tees denoting the exciting places you've been or challenging dives you've done. We can't compete with that but we are certainly proud that our quality gear and our top-notch customer service has enabled your style of diving. Wearing a T-shirt with our unique logo on the front makes a statement to other experienced divers about how you dive and what you expect.

Adult T-Shirt is preshrunk 100% Ultra Cotton jersey from GildanUSA Activewear with an ultra tight knit surface. Features a traditional fit with seamless double-needle collar, taped neck and shoulders, double-needle sleeve and bottom hems. Deep red and black silkscreened colors form the logo on the front of grey color material. Available in Large, X-Large and 2X-Large sizes.

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