My first time at Dutch Springs

[Scubasteve1982]

After 100+ dives in the Caribbean in the last two year since I became certified. I decided to give my local diving a try. Sunday was my first cold water experience. I can say I now have a respect for you local cold water divers. But I also think you guys and girls have a few screws loose. Don't take that the wrong way. I just think you're crazy.

I'm planning on giving the Atlantic a try later in the summer. As for quarry diving, I'm hanging it up. I guess it's good for practice but I wouldn't say it was fun. Good experience but thats about it. Power to you cold water people. I'll stick to warm, clear, full of life waters!

That is all!

 

[Tanked]

Were you diving a 7mm? If your planning on diving the North Atlantic alot you may want to concider a dry suit.

 

[zoom5]

You should have been there in April when the surface temp was about 45 degrees.

Standing around an old charcoal grill is a nice way to warm up your wetsuit after a dive.

 

[Scubasteve1982]

I was diving a 7mm, wet suit, Hood, and gloves. I used my warm water boots which wasn't that bad but I'm sure if I had some thicker boots I would of been warmer. It was fun, but it just seemed to be a lot of work to go diving. I'm more of a relaxed Caribbean diver. I'm going to Cozumel in a couple of weeks. Now I'm really looking forward to 83F+ water!

 

[accel_scuba]

Holy cow... I'm supposed to dive there at the end of July... what should I expect for surface and bottom temps? Thoughts on what I should wear at that time of the year? My training that weekend calls for 3 dives/day for 2 days.

Thanks!

 

[tridacna]

Holy cow... I'm supposed to dive there at the end of July... what should I expect for surface and bottom temps? Thoughts on what I should wear at that time of the year? My training that weekend calls for 3 dives/day for 2 days.

Thanks!

Dutch Springs - Weather and Water Temperature

Surface will be warm. Below 30 feet starts to get chilly. Below 60 feet and it's always cold. I always advise divers to wear as much neoprene as they can tolerate at DS. You won't regret it.

 

[accel_scuba]

Ok - thanks. I was planning on diving a full 5mm suit + 3mm vest/hood combo. I hope that will be enough!

 

[a22shady]

Scubasteve1982,

Good on you for atleast giving it a try more then some do. Below 30 it starts to get cold. I dive everywhere in my Drysuit but you can still get cold/Feel the cold. Next time you head to caolder waters maybe rent a Drysuit if you have not tried one out. I know IVS is up there almost everyweekend doing Drysuit demo's

 

[Mayor]

The viz was the worst I have seen it in a long time. One thing for sure is my skills are a 1000x better then if I never put the time in the water.

 

[9supratt4]

I go to dutch quite oftem...with a full 7mm, hood, gloves, it's not bad in July, August and September. I'm going up this weekend...I'll let you know how it was.