5mil too warm?

[lildiver]

Hi earlybird,
As I see in this thread most everyone agress the 3 ml will be best suited for you ( pun intended). I'm a small woman- I weigh less than 110 lbs and I do tend to get cold very easily. If I'm doing more than one dive in water below 82 degrees F, I wear my 5 ml. with a beanie type cap. If you tend to be cold natured, you might want to consider keeping the 5 ml, but if you are not cold natured, the 3 ml should be just what you need.

~lildiver

 

[rcohn]

My wife is the same size as lildiver and she is much happier in 78 to 80 degree water since she switched to a 5 mm suit. Also realize that must neoprene quickly loses gas bubbles and therefore thickness and insulation through use. The 5 mm may be warm at first but should be comfortable after a few deep dives. I'd recommend keeping it.

Ralph

 

[Scubachick]

Originally posted by earlybird
I just bought a 5 mil Henderson Gold full wetsuit....I was planning on getting a 3mil, but the sales person "talked" me into a 5 mil. I am a woman....so hence he said women get colder than men.... We are going to Grand Cayman this winter, also probably Cozumel, Hawaii next year.....I took all my lessons in a pool, about 80 degrees and used no suit....admittedly I got a bit cool towards the end. But for tropical diving, could I get peoples' opinions on what degree of protection they would recommend.

I think I can exchange it in the next couple of days if I wanted to.....all opinions are welcome.

Also, one of his points was that for maybe one dive a day, a 3 mil would be fine, but if you were to do two or more dives per day, you would welcome the additional protection by the third dive.....

Thank you

earlybird

 

[Scubachick]

Hi, just read your question, i went to the Maldives in June this year the temp was 80-82f i dived in a t-shirt sorry to all u hardend divers out there, but i learnt in the UK and i promised myself T-Shirt diving only lol, i did 2 dives a day and i was fine, 45 min each dive to 25m, most, and then again i did Malta in 3ml shortie, in 24f freezing lol, so if worried, take what u can and hire if ness! good diving