Nassau/ wetsuit

[rds912]

I am going to Nassau in Oct and will be doing a wall and shark dive. The wetsuit options I have are a shorty, lycra skin or 7mil full. any suggestions?

Thanks.

 

[mech]

I'm probably going to catch some flack for this but we(the family and I) used some skateboard shorts and an oversized tee shirt.The shirt was just for UV protection.
We dove at the end of July.
Several dives were just over 100' deep.
Never came close to getting cold.
Lycra will offer dermal protection.

 

[R_Deluca]

I am going to Nassau in Oct and will be doing a wall and shark dive. The wetsuit options I have are a shorty, lycra skin or 7mil full. any suggestions?

Thanks.

I wear just shorts and a rash gaurd, even in January. Check with your dive operator, some of them require you to wear a full wetsuit for the shark dive. At least Stuart Coves did last time I was there.

 

[Frank Kohler]

I am going to Nassau in Oct and will be doing a wall and shark dive. The wetsuit options I have are a shorty, lycra skin or 7mil full. any suggestions?

Thanks.

what boat is taking you out because if it is the one i used i would just go with a shorty.

 

[MyDiveLog]

I dove there a year ago and used a 1 mil at the beginning of the week and a 3 mil at the end ... funny how much colder the water seems after you get accustomed to it. We were doing 4 to 5 dives a day and I appreciated the warmth by the last dive of the day.

The real benefit of a full body wetsuit is the protection from jellyfish stings and getting scraped by the sharp edges on the wrecks more than for the warmth. Having said all that, one guy dove with nothing more than shorts (not even a T-shirt) and seemed fine, although he did only 2 dives a day.

One other thing: If you do any of the shark feed dives, where you'll be kneeling and not doing much else, I'd definately wear something to keep warm.

 

[saltwater taffy]

This is all very subjective. The amount of thermal protection one needs can vary from individual to individual. I'm a WWW, so I would have to go with the shorty and the lycra combined. Even the thoughts of that little make me shiver.

Good luck to you. Stay warm!!
SWT

 

[rds912]

Thanks for the replies I tink I will take the shorty and lycra, but sounds like I dont need the 7. Worst case I may have to rent a 3 for the shark feeder. It is with NSC.