redrover
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Well I dont know about normal
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but anyhooo heres a way to look at it. Coming from cold like CA, folks tend to think HI is hot and often dive in shorties or nothing. Then after a bit they learn there is a winter in HI, the cold tolerance decreases and its downright amazing to find thier teeth chattering at 70 degrees air temp (AC) when they used to run out in the snow and get the paper barefoot.
Im finding diving parallels my winter sport experience in that if you are doing something with any frequency, you want a bigger sport specific wardrobe.
Just a FYI how I look at this in the light of how expensive sport apparel is, two key concepts: mix & match and layer.
Upon arriving in HI I thought it was ludicrous when someone would say brrrrr, the ocean is too cold in the winter. A couple of years later at the suggestion of a friend I splurged on a 3ml neoprene shortie that significantly increased my snorkeling duration of fun and I never went with out after. Moments before BOW dive two in February I cut the tags off a Hyperstreatch 3ml thinking I was seriously going overboard on the expensive nifty impulse shopping, yet once I got it wet Ive thought it was the best thing since word processors. Packing for first dive 3 and 4 day a couple of months ago, I added the shortie certain I was again guilty of including (just in case) even the kitchen sink, now it lives again in the gear bag, just the ticket under the hyperstreach. Here it is September and Ive been getting hot underwater even in the unusually cool summer weve experienced and caught myself fingering the skins and such. Im thinking maybe a 1ml stretchy, right in there sandwich or solo, would be a good thing (Martha lives!). What really amazes me is that I dont have a boot selection considering I identify with Carrie in Sex and the City on the subject of shoes. Must be something in the air here, as much as I desire shoes sure dont wear em.
Im finding diving parallels my winter sport experience in that if you are doing something with any frequency, you want a bigger sport specific wardrobe.
Just a FYI how I look at this in the light of how expensive sport apparel is, two key concepts: mix & match and layer.
Upon arriving in HI I thought it was ludicrous when someone would say brrrrr, the ocean is too cold in the winter. A couple of years later at the suggestion of a friend I splurged on a 3ml neoprene shortie that significantly increased my snorkeling duration of fun and I never went with out after. Moments before BOW dive two in February I cut the tags off a Hyperstreatch 3ml thinking I was seriously going overboard on the expensive nifty impulse shopping, yet once I got it wet Ive thought it was the best thing since word processors. Packing for first dive 3 and 4 day a couple of months ago, I added the shortie certain I was again guilty of including (just in case) even the kitchen sink, now it lives again in the gear bag, just the ticket under the hyperstreach. Here it is September and Ive been getting hot underwater even in the unusually cool summer weve experienced and caught myself fingering the skins and such. Im thinking maybe a 1ml stretchy, right in there sandwich or solo, would be a good thing (Martha lives!). What really amazes me is that I dont have a boot selection considering I identify with Carrie in Sex and the City on the subject of shoes. Must be something in the air here, as much as I desire shoes sure dont wear em.
I can relate!
