Farmer John or one piece

[mtroadking]

What is better for cold water diving, besides a dry suit that is, a 7MM Farmer John or a 7MM one piece? Don't have enough for the dry suit yet.

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[mmadiver]

Depends how cold. If its really cold 30's-40's a 7mm farmer john is the best. Essentially you get 14mm over the core of your body. However, you dont have as much mobility in a farmer john.

 

[mntdiver]

I have had a couple of farmer johns in the past and a couple of one piece jumpsuits. I prefer a jumpsuit and a hooded vest or a hooded step-in. Both will do the duty. How cold is the water you're diving?

 

[Notso_Ken]

What is better for cold water diving, besides a dry suit that is, a 7MM Farmer John or a 7MM one piece? Don't have enough for the dry suit yet.

Thanks
Recently certified

For cold water diving, you need a 7mm 2 piece suit. In other words a 7mm farmer john AND a 7mm shorty (plus booties, gloves and hood, of course!). That way, you get essentially the whole body covered, and you get 14mm over the torso.

I dive Ohio and Great Lakes in water down to ~40* with a 7mm 2 piece.

DON'T go with just the farmer john, you need both pieces.


Ken

 

[spectrum]

I have had a couple of farmer johns in the past and a couple of one piece jumpsuits. I prefer a jumpsuit and a hooded vest or a hooded step-in. Both will do the duty. How cold is the water you're diving?

What he said...

The jumpsuit will give you a single membrane over your body. The vest will give you 2X on your core. The vest will mute any zipper seepage with a labyrinth seal. The hooded vest will remove the neck opening from the flushing equation.

See the Bare line for an Arctic full suit and the hooded step-in shorty. I'm diving dry but dove my Bare wet gear a few weeks ago in 40F just for the heck of it, simply amazing.

Too hot an bulky also get the 3/5 hooded chicken vest to wear under the Arctic when the water is milder.

Still to warm, just keep buying gear.

Pete

 

[jeditdog]

I'm a fan of the farmer john myself.

 

[Lestat_a1]

The vote from Nova Scotia is the 7mm Johnny. The resons have all been mentioned.

 

[JMcD]

What he said...

The jumpsuit will give you a single membrane over your body. The vest will give you 2X on your core. The vest will mute any zipper seepage with a labyrinth seal. The hooded vest will remove the neck opening from the flushing equation.

See the Bare line for an Arctic full suit and the hooded step-in shorty. I'm diving dry but dove my Bare wet gear a few weeks ago in 40F just for the heck of it, simply amazing.
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Pete

Yeah.. What he said...

I dive a Bare full body 7mm (Arctic) with a 7mm hooded vest and really do love it. It is a great wetsuit and I have very little issue with water flowing through the suit even if it is ever so slightly too tall for me. Next step is a drysuit to lengthen the cold Canadian season....

 

[brutus_scuba]

I got my first 7mm Farmer John on Wed. so I'll let y know how it works out.