cold water

[Jorbar1551]

I was wondering what your definition of cold water diving is, and what regions are cold water?

 

[SparticleBrane]

50s and below.

 

[cummings66]

I'd say 40's and below. Anywhere there's cold water.

I think my Viking drysuit manual defines it as 70F and below.

 

[JeffG]

I think my Viking drysuit manual defines it as 70F and below.

I would agree with that.

 

[jeckyll]

Cold? Hmm probably a relative term

 

[Blacthorn]

The scientific definition would involve the amount of shrinkage occuring without a drysuit....

Personally anything below 70 is chilly anything below 60 is cold and below 50 is freaking cold below 40 and I can't post the term

 

[firechuk]

SSI's Diver Stress and Rescue course classifies anything below 70 degrees (F) as cold. Beyond that it is relative to the individual. I've seen divers shivering in 82 F and others in the Florida srings (72 F usually) in SCUBA, shorts and t-shirt. A matter of conditioning and conditions, I suppose.

 

[pupdiver]

I'd say 40's and below. Anywhere there's cold water.

I think my Viking drysuit manual defines it as 70F and below.

I think 40s is well into the definition of "cold water". I consider 60s to be cold water diving. 70s is temperate. 80's is warm water.

 

[TSandM]

I dive between 46 and 54 degrees, and that's COLD water.

I'd call anything where you feel like the robot in Lost in Space by the time you get in the water is cold.

Warm is no gloves, no hood, and no weight

 

[spectrum]

I was wondering what your definition of cold water diving is, and what regions are cold water?

Depends about what you are concerned with.

Cold water in regulator shopping starts around 40-42F

50F is a common limit for comfortable wetsuit diving.

Some folks consider it cold below 70F

Cold water can be found with the seasons and with depths. Fresh water is know for thermoclines that can have a temperature swing of over 30F from the surface to depth. Theremoclines are also present in the ocean. Temerature swings can also be experinced as you swim from the shoreline.

When the surface temp reaches 50F and colder I consider it cold water.

Pete