7mm between Dives

[enderjs]

Sup guys,

In August I am doing a liveaboard in san diego. I just bought the O'neill 7mm j-type with attached hood for it, and i was wondering what do you do inbetween dives. I tried it on last night and it fits perfect but danm is that thing hard to get on, took me atleast 5 minutes. Is that normal for a 7mm? And I started thinking i am not going to want to take this thing off when i get out of the water. but will i over heat when i am doing my surface interval. probably a non-issue but i am just curious. Thanks

 

[scubajenn81]

Hi,

I dive with a 2 piece 7 mm suit all the time, if you leave it on, you will get overheated for sure. I take my hood and top layer off, and then unhook my farmer john and pull it down to my waist. That keeps me cool enough until I dive again, and then it is only half the work to get dressed again. I would not take it all off or you will be cursing at it and lose a bunch of energy getting redressed. And yes, it is a pain to get dressed in a 7mm

 

[eckybay]

I'm with scibajenn81. Take off any extra layers - I use a hood/vest under a full suit. Pull down the suit to my waist. Take off the vest. It's a lot cooler and you don't have to put it all back on. For me the worst part is always getting the suit past my wide hips, so the fewer times I do that, the better.

 

[Hollywoodivers]

Just go dry....the wetsuit stuff is fer the birds...go diving in the rain in 50 degree water and never shiver....zip out between dives...all comfy....Wetsuits bah....
oh ok Since you have a wetsuit...many use lycra skins and or rash guards..they help the suit slide on....Hope that helps HD

 

[Sharky1948]

500 PSI makes a spray silicone lubricant that makes it a lot easier to get don and doff wetsuits. Or, you can use spray KY (if you can find one that isn't scented and doesn't warm/tingle you!) KY is water soluable and you can use it on dry suit seals as well.

 

[enderjs]

Thanks guys for the responses, guess I have nothing to worry about. Its going to be very entertaining to watch 30 people in a small area try to put there 7mm wetsuits on. Full contact Scuba diving

 

[Kray_Z]

lmao! warm and tingly.. i can just immage the looks i would get on a boat full of guys when i pull out the KY and head off to an area to change "Man, he really enjoys dive a little too much!"

 

[JodiBB]

I also wear a 7mm with an attached hood in California waters. I zip it off and wear it down to my waist. When I'm ready to jump back in, I just get my arms through the sleeves and zip it up! You're ready to go!

 

[Makin Raider]

I've had the O'Neill J Type with the Hood for a year and a half now and it's a good suit but can be a pain at times. It is very heavy when wet. It's almost a workout just to rinse it and hang it up. I usually just pull the hood back in between dives, you have 12mm over your torso, so don't expect to freeze, lol. If there's extended time inbetween dives I take unzip the top part and let it hang, but until you have some dives the arms stick out and such get in the way. As far as a multiday, seriously don't expect the suit to dry out overnight unless you have a heating room, there's just too much suit there. While I like the suit I won't buy another one like it. Hope you have fun.

Mark

 

[tankboygreg]

The worst is climbing back into a cold clammy wetsuit! However, if your liveaboard has a nice hot shower they might let you use to climb back into your wetsuit.