Once dry, do you ever go back to wet?

[Rick Murchison]

...Also, anyone who has dove dry for any length of time has probably gotten to feel the water at least once.

HHHaaarrr!
Indeed!

Rick

 

[The Kraken]

"Once dry, do you ever go back to wet?"

Yep.

the K

 

[evil_xander]

Most probably, for simple summer dives from the shore, too much fuss with drysuit. And pre/post dive maintenance...

I reckon I'll be diving wet again starting end of may until early october, with some exceptions (two dives per day off a boat and etc).

 

[Ber Rabbit]

I go back to wet as soon as the water gets warm enough but my cold water tolerance while wet has definitely changed. The water has to hit the high 60's-low 70's to get me out of my drysuit. Sometimes I start the day wet and switch to dry once I start to chill a little on the surface. I've also done the first dive dry then switched to the wetsuit
Ber :lilbunny:

 

[texdiveguy]

SURE...as in early cool season dives or when your waiting for a dry suit part or repair.

 

[JeffG]

or when your waiting for a dry suit part or repair.

Just own more than 1 drysuit.

 

[Divin'Papaw]

Very, very rarely. Since getting my drysuit this past Feb, I've done 54 dry dives and 8 wet dives. Of the 8 wet dives, 5 were for rescue class and it was because I didn't want to risking tearing a seal. Two were in Florida over Spring Break and the last was in a very shallow quarry in October and the min temp was 74.

 

[ghostrunner007]

Diving wet??? what and go back to the dark ages .

I dive Dry only , maybe the fact that even in the summer the water here only gets to about 60 F at the best of times may have something to

 

[dave4868]

I only dive wet when water temps are greater than 80F.

Unfortunately, I rarely see those temps here in the NE.

Sold my wetsuit years ago.

Aside from the drysuit's better thermal protection, I like the comfortable fit of my drysuit much better than a 7mm wetsuit.

Hated that feeling of being wrapped in rubber bands!

Dave C

 

[rodrico]

I will still dive with a wet suite if conditons are rough and I'm doing a surf entry. Neoprene bounces off rocks and grinds into sand alot better than a dry suite.

For everyday diving I prefer to use my dry suite.

R.