just a comment on nose grease
if you ever go to a Highland game look at the pipers…the older ones will take their pinky finger and wipe it across the nose to lubricate if for the burls they’ll play in competition 
Not so much
I get a instant blinding sinus ache from fresh water up my sinuses, even worse in pool water. The only times I’ve been able to control it or ignore it so it isn’t fatal to a roll has been in a for real, oops I didn’t mean to go over roll.
But salt water, at least as long as it is in the 50’s, is reasonably comfortable. If it’s warm enough and I am just dropping down for a quick practice roll or two at the end of a paddle I can usually not worry about nose plugs.
thanks
Dave,
No need to be delicate to me. Sounds about right.
Good info.
Thanks.
Javabop
highland laddie
Indeed. I was a piper for a dozen years or so, playing piping competitions all up and down the east coast. I know exactly what you’re talking about. Those oils came in real handy then, but it’s the last thing I want now.
Cheers,
Javabop
More use for nose grease
Lube the male half of a fishing rod ferrule to prevent it from galling.
Jim
Second this
Smiley’s-type nose plugs do work even for those of us with exceptionally oily skin. Follow the advice above about rubbing off the skin oil and pinching the plug BEFORE you put it on. I make my own Smiley’s-type nose plugs – very inexpensively out of 12-gauge copper electrical wire dipped in liquid latex.
Tweakers are great!
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“practicing with plugs and then forgetting to wear them on a roll does NOT cause the roll to be flubbed”
That’s correct, because once the initial discomfort happened, it can’t get any worse.
Swab the …
Might want to take an alcohol swab and degrease your nose and the contact area of the nose plugs for whatever sort you use.
See you on the water,
Marshall
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Air bags
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Wha Ho, Pilgrims;
Wit me magnificant proboscis, dem 60" NRS canoo flotation end bags in each nostril werks fer me. Actually, ah' gots dis bump fro' me' schoozola bein' busted many years ago, so nuttin' stays on too good.
Fat Elmo
DougD had some good clamps
He used them to hold together some pieces of wood for a paddle. Bet they wouldn’t fall off, greasy nose or not.
Might get in the way of your forward tuck when you set up, though. 
really?
My tweakers seem to stay on fine.
Is this too obvious?
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Has anyone tried foam ear plugs? The kind you roll into a tight cylinder before inserting into the ear canal? Seems to me to be a sure-fire seal, but might not be as convenient as outside clips.
Dang it! I'm going to go grab a pair and do a test now.
Jim
EDIT: OK now Iknow why. Ear canals are smaller than nostrils. Even expanded, the earplugs failed to seal properly. ANd I looked like a dufus.
Bet they didn’t work to well
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If they did, I guess I know less than I thought I did. If not, let me know and I'll tell you why.
Edit: Yup, that's what I was gonna say. Bang on.
I have the same problem
I took a pair of the big round padded springed clips and glued round pieces of the green scrub pads on them. They don’t fall off, but you do have to be careful about just reaching up and yanking them off as they will abrade your nose.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
At least you found out for yourself. No harm done.
Are you talking about Scotchbrite pads?
Sorry, but that image is just too funny.
If you want to be less conspicuous (hee hee), the hardware store carries them in various “grits” in a grey color.
Another use for nose grease . . .
If you get chapped dry lips, nose grease can help that. It’s always handy!
I don’t know the brand name.
You can’t see the pads.
The one I used was very thin.
Nose Plugs that stay in place
I ,too, have an oily nose, so I researched online for plugs that might work. I purchased a pair of Sinus Savers, which I really like, but when they DO come out (my fault as I am so used to slowly blowing air out through my nose when upside down under water) they are really hard to spot on the bottom of the pool. As I am teaching myself to Eskimo roll, I wanted to somehow attach them to my PFD. Everything I tried wanted to “unplug” them. I finally sprayed the outside of them with blaze orange Plasti Dip from Ace Hardware. Now I can easily find them when I screw up and blow out through my nose. They DO stay in quite well and work excellently when I do MY part!