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WELCOME to ScubaBoard!!!
I was planning to begin with admonishing you not
to gloat that you never have a use for a 5mm suit,
then I felt sad for you and all the great diving
that you miss. I intend to begin using a drysuit
and heavy thinsulate asap to enjoy some sites
that aren't practical with my mere 7mm wetsuit.
Happy to have you aboard, and I will enjoy the
recount or your trip should you post one.
Tom
I was planning to begin with admonishing you not
to gloat that you never have a use for a 5mm suit,
then I felt sad for you and all the great diving
that you miss. I intend to begin using a drysuit
and heavy thinsulate asap to enjoy some sites
that aren't practical with my mere 7mm wetsuit.
Happy to have you aboard, and I will enjoy the
recount or your trip should you post one.
Tom
Thanks, Nomaster
Cute puppies! You're right, I'm game for diving in any kind of temp, as long as there's great stuff to see underwater, it's just that the girlfriend is not so keen on diving anything colder than 70F. Still trying to convince more friends to start diving! I would love to dive in British Columbia someday - as I hear that's one of the best sites. I guess I'll need to go dry then...
Cute puppies! You're right, I'm game for diving in any kind of temp, as long as there's great stuff to see underwater, it's just that the girlfriend is not so keen on diving anything colder than 70F. Still trying to convince more friends to start diving! I would love to dive in British Columbia someday - as I hear that's one of the best sites. I guess I'll need to go dry then...
Welcome to ScubaBoard! :happywave
Well here is something to think about that might sound like it's out of left field.
Since you already own a "warm water" wetsuit you may consider opting for a bit more than you need to give you more "range". I use a 7mm Henderson Hyperstretch to dive the colder water in Southern California. By colder I'm talking about mostly between 50 and 70 degrees. I've also used the same suit for some pool work at 80 degrees. I was warm but not overheating. The point here is that the suit is quite comfortable in 65 - 70 degree water. Anything below 50 and you might want to add a core warmer or go with a drysuit if you are spending a lot of time in the water.
I'm just thinking that there is too much overlap with the 5/4 mm and the 2.5 mm that you are already using. The 7 mm will pick up where the 2.5 mm leaves off giving you a greater range of possibilities for where you dive.
By the way, Don brings up a good point about not using as much energy as you get more comfortable under water. You will get colder if you're not "working up a sweat".
Dive safe!
Christian
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almtree: :sunny
Well here is something to think about that might sound like it's out of left field.
Since you already own a "warm water" wetsuit you may consider opting for a bit more than you need to give you more "range". I use a 7mm Henderson Hyperstretch to dive the colder water in Southern California. By colder I'm talking about mostly between 50 and 70 degrees. I've also used the same suit for some pool work at 80 degrees. I was warm but not overheating. The point here is that the suit is quite comfortable in 65 - 70 degree water. Anything below 50 and you might want to add a core warmer or go with a drysuit if you are spending a lot of time in the water.
I'm just thinking that there is too much overlap with the 5/4 mm and the 2.5 mm that you are already using. The 7 mm will pick up where the 2.5 mm leaves off giving you a greater range of possibilities for where you dive.
By the way, Don brings up a good point about not using as much energy as you get more comfortable under water. You will get colder if you're not "working up a sweat".
Dive safe!
Christian
P.S. Due to the high volume of new posts in the Introductions and Greets forum, it's not always possible to keep up with all the new posts here. So, please help me out and send me a PM if you post anything you want me to read or respond to in this forum.
almtree: :sunnyThanks, Christian,
I had considered that, as you are right about the overlap between the 5mm and 2.5mm. I just have a hard time believing I could make much use of a 7mm, as most of my "dream dive destinations are probably going to be 70f and up. By dream dives - I mean Bonaire, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Galapagos (maybe a little colder), Thailand, Indonesia... unless some local from NYC told me there was GREAT diving with tons to see around here (maybe there are - I just don't know), I can't picture myself traveling to too many cold water spots over a tropical destination.
I do remember doing my OW dives in a 7mm farmer john combo - that was THICK!!!
My experience so far has suggested that I don't get cold too easily, so I figure the 5mm would be good for at least down to 65. And I could always buy a hooded vest or something if it got too cold. On the flip side, it seems the gap between 7mm and 2.5mm is a bit wide... I will think about it, though. Thanks again!
I had considered that, as you are right about the overlap between the 5mm and 2.5mm. I just have a hard time believing I could make much use of a 7mm, as most of my "dream dive destinations are probably going to be 70f and up. By dream dives - I mean Bonaire, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Galapagos (maybe a little colder), Thailand, Indonesia... unless some local from NYC told me there was GREAT diving with tons to see around here (maybe there are - I just don't know), I can't picture myself traveling to too many cold water spots over a tropical destination.
I do remember doing my OW dives in a 7mm farmer john combo - that was THICK!!!
My experience so far has suggested that I don't get cold too easily, so I figure the 5mm would be good for at least down to 65. And I could always buy a hooded vest or something if it got too cold. On the flip side, it seems the gap between 7mm and 2.5mm is a bit wide... I will think about it, though. Thanks again!
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