rgerman95
Contributor
My two sons and I have a trip scheduled next summer to Islamorada in the Florida Keys to do a week of diving.
We recently got certified (6/02) and have a total of nine dives under our weightbelt.
We did four dives this summer in Myrtle Beach which made true believers out of all three of us.
We are starting to buy some equipment; I need some advice on what weight wetsuit I'd need for the Keys in August. Some people I have talked to have suggested 1.0mm, others 3.0mm or 3/2mm; still others have suggested only a skin. So now, I'm totally confused and would like some advice.
I don't have a lot of experience with different suits at this point. We did our certifcation dives in a very cold quary wearing a 6.5mm two-piece suit; we used either 5.0mm shortys or 3.0mm jumpsuits in Myrtle. I'm about 5'10" and weigh 165#; I think I'm average in regards to the hot/cold thing that so many people talk about.
Anybody with a suggestion would be gratefully appreciated -especially those who have personal experience diving in the waters of the Keys.
I think I'm going to get 3.0mm shortys for the two boys, as this is what they want, but need some advice about what to get for myself.
Thanks.
Rich
We recently got certified (6/02) and have a total of nine dives under our weightbelt.

We did four dives this summer in Myrtle Beach which made true believers out of all three of us.
We are starting to buy some equipment; I need some advice on what weight wetsuit I'd need for the Keys in August. Some people I have talked to have suggested 1.0mm, others 3.0mm or 3/2mm; still others have suggested only a skin. So now, I'm totally confused and would like some advice.
I don't have a lot of experience with different suits at this point. We did our certifcation dives in a very cold quary wearing a 6.5mm two-piece suit; we used either 5.0mm shortys or 3.0mm jumpsuits in Myrtle. I'm about 5'10" and weigh 165#; I think I'm average in regards to the hot/cold thing that so many people talk about.

Anybody with a suggestion would be gratefully appreciated -especially those who have personal experience diving in the waters of the Keys.
I think I'm going to get 3.0mm shortys for the two boys, as this is what they want, but need some advice about what to get for myself.
Thanks.
Rich