Cold weather diving, how to handle your hood

[lexvil]

Pulling out a dry hood solves this issue perfectly, before going to dry gloves I used to bring extra gloves too.

 

[Storker]

Instead of buying gadgets

I assumed that most people already had gadgets like a thermos bottle, a kettle and a kitchen stovetop. Maybe I was wrong.

And a thermos bottle from the cupboard is quite a bit cheaper than another good quality hood and another pair of wetgloves. Heck, even a thermos bottle from the store is a bit cheaper than another good quality hood and another pair of wetgloves.

 

[W W Meixner]

In the past for winter diving my partner had a easy up with propane heater. So we get out and hang up our wet hoods in the tent replace with a wool hat and good to go.

Now I dont have a car which fits a easy up so... what do you other cold water divers do between dives with your drysuit hoods?

FN...

Leave the hood on...as jack has said...have a dry back-up hood...or warm it up in the car...with the engine running and the heater on high...

I've never tried a ''hot water flush''...it was common before wide-spread use of dry-suits...a lot of divers still use it...

Necessity is the mother of invention...you'll find something to work for you...try the no cost options first...

W.W...

 

[abnfrog]

just pour warm water in before you don it problem solved