Jelly fish Protection
Jellyfish protection from stingguard is made from 5mm neoprene and is specially designed so that one size fits all. Stingguard also offers a thermal barrier for diving in cold water, by keeping the exposed areas of the divers face warm and covered.
Jelly fish protecting barrier with added thermal protection
Jellyfish protection is the term used were a person put in place a barrier to protect themselves from possible contact with the sting from the jellyfish tentacles these tentacles contain venom which in some species of jellyfish are deadly and in other species harmless. This venom is used by the jellyfish to aid its capture of prey for food.
Stingguard
Stingguard refers to the product made to protect divers from the stinging cells of harmful jellyfish it is also used in diving in cold water to thermally insulate the otherwise exposed areas of a divers face.
www.stinguard.com
www.stingguard.com and www.stingguard.co.uk is a web site dedicated to helping divers stay safe and to help protect them from harmful jellyfish and also to make diving in cold water more enjoyable and comfortable.The
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We are always available to give advise to all divers wanting to know more about our stingguard product we distribute stingguard all around the world from the UK.
Stingguard UK.
Manufactured by Beaver sports in Hudderfield stingguard masks are available to diver in the uk via our internet site www.stingguard.com visitors can purchase the stingguard mask using a safe gateway over the internet via pay pal.
Stinguard is easily removed in an emergency
Many diver have asked if stingguard effects the clearing of their mask when diving the answer is simply NO! Stingguard has been designed to be independent of the divers face mask and simply sits on top of it's seal, mask clearing is unaffected and full removal of the mask is still possible while wearing stingguard. replacement of the mask is also a simple process as the neoprene used to make stingguard is smooth skin neoprene and easily reposition and comfortable against your face, thus it is easily removed quickly and safely if required. When use with a mask and hood it offers full protection against jellyfish stings and cold water.
Stingguard USA
We dispatch to the diving community of the Americas regularly and have had excellent reports and feed back regards stingguard protection. We are always looking out to hear from anyone wanting to become a distributor so if you have dive shop in the USA and would like to distribute of our behalf drop us an email.
Stingguard Croatia
Deepstar Baltic recently came onboard and became distributor for The Balstic States where they main dive using stingguard for it's thermal qualities
Species of UK Stingging Jellyfish
Jellyfish are fascinating creatures and there is a lot of interesting jellyfish facts. Did you for example know that jellyfish in some countries, including Japan, are considered a delicacy? Several common jellyfish are present in Uk waters these include Chrysaora - The Compass Jellyfish The principal species of this jellyfish is Chrysaora hysoscella, also often called the compass jellyfish. The bell-shaped body of this variety is roughly hemispherical and smooth and measures as much as 200 mm (8 inches) in diameter. Sixteen brown, V-shaped radial markings point to the centre of the bell,typically against a background of cream to yellowish brown. Widespread, especially round UK coasts in mid to late summer. Although its got relatively short tentacles this one has rather nasty stings and can leave long lasting weeping sores. Cyanea Capillata - Lion's mane jellyfish Cyanea Capillata is one of the biggest jellyfish to encounter and is commonly referred to as The Lion's mane jellyfish due to the highly distinguishable mass of long, thin, hair-like tentacles. Cyanea capillata (The Lion’s Mane) has a saucer-shaped bell (the umbrella) with a uniform thickness then gradually thinning around the edges. Usually yellowish brown or reddish in colour. It generally grows to 30-50 cm in diameter in British waters. However, they have been know to grow up to 2 metres. The margin of the bell houses hollow tentacles, these are arranged in groups of eight with seventy to one hundred and sixty or more fine cotton-like tentacles in each. The mouth and oral arms stem from a projection on the underside of the umbrella (the manubrium). The oral arms are thick, frilled, and generally as long as it’s umbrella’s diameter.
Stingguard Scotland
The Isle of Arran has a problem with jellyfish in the spring especially the Lions Mane, we have strong following of divers here who explore the many dive sites around the Island.
Jelly fish Protection
Protection against the stings of jellyfish is now in the form of an affordable mask made from neoprene called stingguard and without the need for expensive servicing and no maintenance it is a excellent alternative to full face mask.
Jelly fish protective mask regulator compatiblity
There are many makes of regulator available to divers on the market place today. Stingguard does not have any complicated components in its design and so no expensive service costs,it is compatible with all makes of regulator mouthpiece including rebreathers.Sting-guards design makes it a safe product for divers and is easily removed should it be necessary in an emergency.