Wet suits and dry suits

[Dizzi Lizzi]

LOL Marie, you feel like I felt when I dove in warm water and 3ml without hood and gloves Enjoy your freedom while its warm! (ish)

 

[FinnMom]

Being exceptionally cheap, I've had to make do with just a drysuit (having sold my wetsuit to help afford the drysuit). A membrane suit is pretty OK in warm water with just long underwear on underneath. But I can imagine that the feeling of freedom is wonderful. I've even been with one young friend, usually a dry diver, who finally got his hands on a wetsuit and immediately spent almost the entire dive vertical and upside down. Just for funsies, because he could!

And yes, not needing help with a drysuit zipper as nature is calling rather insistently is pretty OK too :-D

 

[FinnMom]

Who knew that talking about urine would actually be the High Point of this thread. Hehe

Marie glad it's warming up for you. I'll bet Lake Michigan in the summer is awesome. When I was there it was so beautiful.

I'd enjoy some reports about diving lakes Michigan and Erie! My daughter was just there (on dry land) and her photos made me think how incredibly much fun it would be to dive there someday.

 

[Kevo88]

I'd enjoy some reports about diving lakes Michigan and Erie! My daughter was just there (on dry land) and her photos made me think how incredibly much fun it would be to dive there someday.

There's a fantastic amount of wrecks to dive in lake Michigan.

 

[Sam Miller III]

Marie,
Ma Friend, Ma Buddy!

Log every dive
Fresh water
Murky water -- Warm water
Ocean water
Warm water -- Clear water

The ole bod cannot distinguish between water

It is all a HYPERBARIC exposure and it all counts.
Keep a log of all your dives

if you ever get twisted log books are a huge asset to the treating doctor/ chamber technician
You and dear Ole friend Charlie, & Dizzi Lizzi might find a log book handy for future diving qualifications or on trips.

FYI

Dive log books were first introduced to the diving world by the late Dick Bonin who was employed at "Dive Master" in your berg of Chicago-- Dive master was a company --Dick was the founder of SCUBA Pro.
~~~~~~~~ Very few diver used them ~~~~~~~~~~~~
In 1967 Tom Ebro, LA County Senior Aquatics specialists and LA County UW instructor, developed the second log book for the worlds first100 Plus hour 3 month long Advanced Diver Program aka ADP.
It was in public domain so copied by NAUI sold for a small profit later PADI for a huge profit

Good Luck and enjoy your summer

SAM

 

[Marie13]

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[HantsDiver]

if you ever get twisted log books are a huge asset to the treating doctor/ chamber technician
You and dear Ole friend Charlie, & Dizzi Lizzi might find a log book handy for future diving qualifications or on trips.

FYI

Dive log books were first introduced to the diving world by the late Dick Bonin who was employed at "Dive Master" in your berg of Chicago-- Dive master was a company --Dick was the founder of SCUBA Pro.
~~~~~~~~ Very few diver used them ~~~~~~~~~~~~

SAM

1. I've been involved in over a dozen people needing to go to the pot. They ask for computers. Never log books.
2. I have no need for any more courses. But that's a legitimate reason to write stuff down.
3. The military were using logbooks well before Dick Bonin - they had them pre tables to work out why divers got bent. The idea then entered the civilian world.

 

[Schwob]

I log nothing and have never ever had this happen to me. I don't feel the need to and don't enjoy sitting there writing inane details down. Some people enjoy doing so and get something out of it and that's fine.

However, if it were to happen I'm sure I could magically get a logbook and start writing stuff down retrospectively. How is anyone going to check? You can either dive or you cannot - what is written down means nada.

OK, got it. If it works for you it's good for you then.
Maybe you might be OK with you if for others a log has some purpose?
Why ask why if you know what the answer is for you and how it looks like for anyone else is insignificant to you?

 

[Chavodel8en]

This thread has taken an interesting turn....


Anyways, an initial point has been ignored wetsuit v. drysuit diving. Marie expressed some of the benefits of wetsuit v. drysuit -- easier, less lead, etc. Its of interest to me, bc Im a wetsuit diver in a cold environment, and I think I agree with all those reasons. However, Ive never used a drysuit, so maybe I don't know what Im missing.

Im mainly a Monterey/Carmel diver, where its cold enough that a drysuit is def. a consideration. In fact, Ive heard many folks say that they cant dive a wetsuit here.

I started with a wetsuit mainly because of lack of funds. I mean, its still a big reason I don't get a drysuit.

But also, it just seems like an added hassle. 1) Now you have to control the drysuit bubble too; 2) make sure your feet don't ascend; 3) peeing is now complicated; 4) leaks, etc etc.

Even if I had the $$$, I dont know if Id go drysuit. I may be a special case. Im very cold tolerant and I have a good 8/7 mm wetsuit w attached hood. I sometimes get cold on long dives, but nothing I cant handle.

Perhaps the biggest drawback is that if its really cold outside -- generally only Jan & Feb -- that will prevent me from diving.

I may start a thread later re temperate water divers that prefer wetsuits. I wonder if there are any folks like me who prefer wetsuits.

 

[Kevo88]

This thread has taken an interesting turn....

Anyways, an initial point has been ignored wetsuit v. drysuit diving

Everyone knows the best answer is birthday suit.