2 piece wetsuit(farmer john) or full suit
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Yes, very warm, but it will compress a lot with depth. Same problems with a full suit plus hooded vest; lots of mm up top, lots of compression at depth. I prefer the farmer john; easier to don and doff, and nice to remove the top on SIs.
The beaver tail is the lower back part of the top of most 2-piece suits. You reach down. pull it up though your legs, and attach it to the lower part of the front of the top. The farmer john is the bottoms; it comes up with a front and straps over your shoulders, like a pair of overalls, hence the name. You put on the bottoms first, then the top.
Thank you for not making fun of me and explaining
This is Seac FARMER JOHN i have offered and then there is this Pinnacle Polar(that i have a trouble identifying the year of make) that i really like since it has both, the hood and aqua lock) . Decision to be made but seems like i would get 14mm of that Seac which is too much flr me so now all is left is to find out the year of make for this Pinnacle. I have it for $100 2 dives with it i beieve that suit is a beastAttachments
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In general, there is not a problem with excessive warmth with wetsuits, at least not while diving. (They are a problem topside before/after diving though)
The problem with excessively thick material is that it makes it difficult and uncomfortable to move.
I am finding that generally I like to dive my two-piece 3mm freediving suit (with an integral hood) except in really warm water where I don't use a wetsuit at all. With gloves it's good down to around 60 or 65 degrees for a shallow dive. I like it, it's comfortable, it's never really too warm. The only real problem with it is that it's a little awkward on (charter) boat dives where it is expected to get dressed/undressed quickly. But I don't do very many of those dives and increasingly I time my travel to do them when the water is warm and I don't need a wetsuit at all.
Deeper dives below the thermocline I use an identical suit in 7mm.
Either way I dive steel tanks, a stainless backplate, and 3 pounds of thigh weights. For the 3mm I maybe use a couple pounds of lead on my belt if it's a shallow dive in fresh water.
Usually with 7mm I'm below the thermocline in 35-40 degree water so I dive a twinset and need around 10 pounds of lead.
The problem with excessively thick material is that it makes it difficult and uncomfortable to move.
I am finding that generally I like to dive my two-piece 3mm freediving suit (with an integral hood) except in really warm water where I don't use a wetsuit at all. With gloves it's good down to around 60 or 65 degrees for a shallow dive. I like it, it's comfortable, it's never really too warm. The only real problem with it is that it's a little awkward on (charter) boat dives where it is expected to get dressed/undressed quickly. But I don't do very many of those dives and increasingly I time my travel to do them when the water is warm and I don't need a wetsuit at all.
Deeper dives below the thermocline I use an identical suit in 7mm.
Either way I dive steel tanks, a stainless backplate, and 3 pounds of thigh weights. For the 3mm I maybe use a couple pounds of lead on my belt if it's a shallow dive in fresh water.
Usually with 7mm I'm below the thermocline in 35-40 degree water so I dive a twinset and need around 10 pounds of lead.
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