OW Part of Scuba Classes

[jbichsel]

Sham_ba_la once bubbled...
I was actually thinking that since I'm like that by next year I'm going to possibly check into one of the 1 pc suits made by Excel.. I was told there different mm throughout the arms, legs and torso, but keep you much warmer due to that, only thing is their a bit pricey.

Check out Bare wetsuits. I just bought a 7mm Arctic Fullsuit (1 pc) that has 5mm in the inner elbows. Fits NICE.

$164.99 new.Diver Wholesale

 

[Sham_ba_la]

Very cool website and exc prices from what I saw, I'll have to check it out further and place some orders after I get my OW Cert.

Thanks!!!

jbichsel once bubbled...


Check out Bare wetsuits. I just bought a 7mm Arctic Fullsuit (1 pc) that has 5mm in the inner elbows. Fits NICE.

$164.99 new.Diver Wholesale

 

[jbd]

I would suggest wearing either a hood or a beanie and gloves for your cert dives. They needn't be real thick but like the wetsuit they do add to retaining body heat.

As for length of the dives, I try to get to 40 minutes to an hour for my students. We make it below the thermocline a couple of times but mostly stay just above it for their comfort.

 

[jbichsel]

with the hooded vest. A standard hood can let water come down your back right along your spine. If you don't like cold water, that's not cool.

I bought the &mm Arcti Fullsuit, 7mm Arctic hooded vest, 3/5mm hooded vest, 7mm Boots, and 5mm gloves.

I don't really mind the cold that much.

I have been in Texoma, Travis, Possum Kingdom, Whitney, Cedar Creek, Grandbury......... at all times of the year, with water temps from 90 to 38.

Only used a dry suit twice in 1993 in Travis, January, 42 degree water.


I'm sure thank next year I will get a dry suit for Colorado ice diving.

 

[Sham_ba_la]

Colorado Ice Diving... Brrrrrrrr.. that makes me cold to just think about it.

jbichsel once bubbled...
I'm sure thank next year I will get a dry suit for Colorado ice diving.

 

[CincyBengalsFan]

jbd once bubbled...
I would suggest wearing either a hood or a beanie and gloves for your cert dives. They needn't be real thick but like the wetsuit they do add to retaining body heat.

As for length of the dives, I try to get to 40 minutes to an hour for my students. We make it below the thermocline a couple of times but mostly stay just above it for their comfort.

Not a wise idea to take a student to the open water and put him in hood and gloves if they have never used them before. Make sure you get pool time with the hood and remove and replace your mask many times with both new items on.

When a student can't get that skirt of the mask to seal up properly due to the hood for the first time, it can freak them out.

Most depths on day 1 of the cetifications are about 20-30 ft. Day 2 they can in fact reach depths of 60 ft. but generally with me we reach about 40-43 ft. Times range from 20-30 minutes per dive. Depends on the water temp. and other enviromental conditionss.

Good Luck and remember to just have fun!

 

[ScubaCollin]

Hey Shambala. I am in Northern Ontario.. just started diving classes with my son (who's login I'm using). Our OW will be in NOvember.. when the water temperature is expected to be in the high 30's to mid 40's... sounds like fun huh??? We're buying 7ml suits that we will combine with 7ml jackets.. for a wonderful heat conserving total of 14ml. Our instructor has suggested that those of us who want to dive into late fall early winter buy dry suits. YUCK... I am soooooooooooooooooo looking forward to moving to Florida... where I will dive with nothing more than a 2ml suit. I hate winter.. hate snow.... LOLOL.. I'm certainly living in the wrong part of the world!!

 

[Sham_ba_la]

Wow, I really feel for you on this one, 30's to 40's in November.
I hope the 7ml suits and jackets help you out on this one.. I'm not real sure what I'm going to use as of yet for mine, however I was told the place I'm taking my classes gives us suits to use during classes so I don't have to buy anything right away.

Good luck with it and let me know how it went.

ScubaCollin once bubbled...
Our OW will be in NOvember.. when the water temperature is expected to be in the high 30's to mid 40's... sounds like fun huh??? We're buying 7ml suits that we will combine with 7ml jackets.. for a wonderful heat conserving total of 14ml.

 

[ScubaCollin]

This is her son, and i feel the same way about diving in an refrigerator.

 

[nessum]

ScubaCollin once bubbled...
Hey Shambala. I am in Northern Ontario.. just started diving classes with my son (who's login I'm using). Our OW will be in NOvember.. when the water temperature is expected to be in the high 30's to mid 40's... sounds like fun huh??? We're buying 7ml suits that we will combine with 7ml jackets.. for a wonderful heat conserving total of 14ml. Our instructor has suggested that those of us who want to dive into late fall early winter buy dry suits. YUCK... I am soooooooooooooooooo looking forward to moving to Florida... where I will dive with nothing more than a 2ml suit. I hate winter.. hate snow.... LOLOL.. I'm certainly living in the wrong part of the world!!

Just get your dry suit cert asap. It is definately the way to go if you want to enjoy cold/cool water diving.