Wait, try different syyles and brands and listen to folks who have been diving in the places and conditions you want to dive.
If you want to dive locally and the locals say so, you might want a dry suit. I wasted months and dives and comfort for 2.5 yrs before getting my drysuit. Since then I've consistenly had at least 2x as many dives per year. I put my daughter in a drysuit from day 1 and she's been a hugely more active & comfortable diver because of it. Diving is for fun. If you're toughing it out, bearing up and occasionly sitting out when you'd like to be diving but it's/you're too cold => you're not having the proper amount of fun. Also esp. for the wife: the need to pee is hugely decreased by no longer being compressed and surrounded by cold water.
Oh, and most drysuits have pockets! Pockets on your suit are a big part of being happy w/ a BP/W which of course has no pockets.
If you want to do winter diving you will have to talk to those that do it in your area and buy regs that are good for cold weather. Know too that some reg brands may have an equal or cheaper purchase price but significantly higher servicing fees. You only purchase them once, the servicing fees are there to stay .
If you want to dive locally and the locals say so, you might want a dry suit. I wasted months and dives and comfort for 2.5 yrs before getting my drysuit. Since then I've consistenly had at least 2x as many dives per year. I put my daughter in a drysuit from day 1 and she's been a hugely more active & comfortable diver because of it. Diving is for fun. If you're toughing it out, bearing up and occasionly sitting out when you'd like to be diving but it's/you're too cold => you're not having the proper amount of fun. Also esp. for the wife: the need to pee is hugely decreased by no longer being compressed and surrounded by cold water.
Oh, and most drysuits have pockets! Pockets on your suit are a big part of being happy w/ a BP/W which of course has no pockets.
If you want to do winter diving you will have to talk to those that do it in your area and buy regs that are good for cold weather. Know too that some reg brands may have an equal or cheaper purchase price but significantly higher servicing fees. You only purchase them once, the servicing fees are there to stay .