Drysuit without a question!! Semidry isn't of much help in these temperatures especially if you are going to do more than one dive a day and still want to be comfortable and safe or go deeper.
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How cold does it have to be?
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AJ
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Drysuit! I dive drysuit all year round, even in the Red Sea and during training in the swimming pool. I hate wet suits 
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Anything be,ow 20c/68f and I'm in a drysuit,which is about 8 months of the year. I feel the cold. For me nothing ruins a dive more than being cold.
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$4000 difference? You really need to shop around! You could be into a drysuit with all the extras for under $2000. Higher drysuit price does not always equal better quality or less issues. Give DRIS a call and see what they can do on a package price. At the temps you are diving at I would not even consider a wetsuit.
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You couldn't pay me to dive in 5C water in a wet or semi-drysuit. I would be super reluctant even in 9C.
And if I had a drysuit for those temps, I would definitely use it for all the other conditions you (the OP) described. My drysuit is great in water down to 3C and up to 25C. Warmer than that, combined with hot air temps on the surface and it starts to get a bit too warm.
And if I had a drysuit for those temps, I would definitely use it for all the other conditions you (the OP) described. My drysuit is great in water down to 3C and up to 25C. Warmer than that, combined with hot air temps on the surface and it starts to get a bit too warm.
I've never dived wet at all. I was somewhat chilly in 60F/15F water in my drysuit with only a light fleece base layer under. Diving that even semi-wet? Brrr...
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