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While I hesitate to jump in here, as I am very short on time to engage in much discussion for the foreseeable future, there is one point I think important that I have not noticed as I skimmed the posts to get here. My apologies if someone has brought this up already. One of my tech instructors...

Be patient and get a reconditioned one: Used Haskel Boosters and Haskel Air Amplifiers They're expensive enough without going for a new one.

I will have to check. It could be some time before I do, because we are mid-move and I'm not even sure what state they are in. (Edit) Mine are Snappy Hear. Sodium acetate per their website: How It Works

So use an LP98 or something.

I tried those. Under pressure, they get much hotter and last much less time. I keep them around for sea level use.

It's been sort of a while since I was a teenager. In the early 1970's, wet suits were not the wet suits of today. Prefilling the suit prevented the rush of cold water than accompanied entry into the surf. There was never a question of whether water would get into the suit. It was going to...

Not what you're asking, but have you tried a heated vest? If your core is warm your extremities might be OK. That's how it works for me, and I also have Reynaud's Syndrome in my right hand. However, I have a friend (with no Reynauds) who needs heated gloves even when his core is warm, so...

LOL! The OP was specifically asking about diving wet, and what worked for cold water. As it happens, I own three dry suits already, and no wet suits.

As a teenager diving in Maine, I'd dive in the winter using a 3mm hooded vest under a 7mm farmer john with a 7mm hood, 3-finger gloves, and 7mm boots. I'd pre-fill the suit with warm water (we lived on the beach and I always did shore entries). After about 30 minutes my feet would get cold...

I agree completely with those who say air fills won't be any cheaper with your own compressor. They might even cost you more. Even nitrox fills will take a long time to pay you back. But if you dive OC trimix, you can save enough to pay for a really decent system in a few years. IIRC, my...

Not the towers. Just the filters that go in them. Maybe about a hundred bucks? Dunno for your filtration system.

OK, getting uncovered gradually....

Yep.

Only briefly.

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No. But you *will* get colder. Much colder. He conducts heat far better than combination of N2 and O2.

Recommendations? Shake it, baby, shake it! Oh. It was a serious question. Sorry. When I was diving wet I used Henderson Hyperstretch for my 10.5EEE feet. I think they were Size 11. My feet were warmer than my hands, even in 3-finger gloves. YMMV. Everyone is a bit different.

Cool. That's a good deal from your shop. From a perspective of getting PADI cards, though, I simply think there are better uses for the money. That's an opinion, worth what you paid for it; in other words, I'm not trying to bait anyone as someone else suggested some might be doing. Deco...

My UWLD light is awesome. That's not a word I use lightly (no pun intended) when describing bits of kit. And Bobby's support is top-notch. Yes, it's a canister light. Its color temperature is perfect for diving in murk (and of course it works great in clear water, too). I started to lust...

FWIW, this sort of setup works *very well* for air tools. I have three or four regs set for air tools and tire filling (and one set normally, to fill motorhome tires). A friend and I did his entire cottage roof with less than one steel 98. There's a pony bottle in each car along with a plug...