Snorkels save your tank air for bottom time and make waiting for boats or unexpected surface swims in choppy water easier. Here's all the reasons you need a snorkel.

For these fabulous snorkel trips, all you pack is your mask, snorkel and fins — and your sense of adventure.

We went snorkeling with the new Head Sea Vu Dry full-face snorkel mask at Alexander Springs, Florida. See how it held up underwater.

For the first time, ScubaLab reviews freediving gear! Check out the latest mask technology for freedivers, and the snorkels to go along with them.

This year ScubaLab tested and reviewed new dive gear — from BCs and regulators to snorkels and fins and dive knives. Here are the winners of Gear of the Year.

If you scuba dive without a snorkel, these new models might change your mind. ScubaLab tested 12 snorkels, from roll-ups to full-on dry models.

Check out these tips for streamlining underwater that will help improve your skills as a diver.

Interested in what the full pack list was from ScubaLab's Dive Bag Test? We've got the gear for you right here!

Before you get in the water with your brand-new mask and snorkel, here are our best tips for prepping them so that they're ready for their first scuba dive.