Cold water wetsuit...?

[pjhansman]

Well....I've spent most of my life in the far north and I've developed a real hatred of being cold. I think I'm going to go dry, and my wife approves (although it's possible I neglected to tell her the difference in price)

I want to buy something reasonably high end....so I'm going to take a few weeks to research. I'll let you know how it all works out.

Thanks for the help. It's exactly the kind of discussion I like....humorous, opinionated, and lots of good information.

 

[Peter_C]

http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/exposure-suits/216794-otter-bay-12mm-hood-review.html

 

[diveprof]

Well....I've spent most of my life in the far north and I've developed a real hatred of being cold. I think I'm going to go dry, and my wife approves (although it's possible I neglected to tell her the difference in price)

I want to buy something reasonably high end....so I'm going to take a few weeks to research. I'll let you know how it all works out.

Thanks for the help. It's exactly the kind of discussion I like....humorous, opinionated, and lots of good information.

Just tell the wife that it is "life support equipment." Surely she wouldn't oppose this.

 

[pjhansman]

Finally made a decision and ordered a Bare HD Tech Dry....

Ice is disappearing and with luck I'll be diving dry in a couple weeks

 

[CuNanoTube]

I am wearing an oceanic 7mm farmer john with 5mm three finger gloves and 7mm boots.. I am good for about an hour in 1-4 C water with it.

 

[j yaeger]

you done good!!!!!!!!!!
alot more dive options just opened up!!!!!!!
...you can always make more money
...but i can't put a price on missing dives because of "bad weather"
congrats!
yaeg

 

[Jak Crow]

I am wearing an oceanic 7mm farmer john with 5mm three finger gloves and 7mm boots.. I am good for about an hour in 1-4 C water with it.

I'd recommend switching the 3 finger gloves out for a sealed 5 finger like the XS dry 5 for more dexterity.

 

[davetowz]

I say add dry gloves! How did the drysuit turn out?

 

[ComputerJoe]

Finally made a decision and ordered a Bare HD Tech Dry....

Ice is disappearing and with luck I'll be diving dry in a couple weeks

Good choice. Bare makes a good product.

 

[WaterV]

I dove the whole summer last year in a full 7mm plus 7mm vest with a hood attached and it was great. I bought a used drysuit in order to extend the diving season, we had to stop mid october last year and it was waayy too early. This year, I started diving mid april in 4C water and it was great, I'm hoping on doing a New years dive in the St-Lawrence this year. I can stay easily in the water for 45mins at 10C (50F) but it's when I get out in the wind that I get sooooo cold. The surface intervals are much nicer in a dry; if its cold, you stay warm, if it's warm you can easily undo half of it...