Curious as to if any of you have done Scapa Flow in 7mm. If so, what time of year was it? Was the water temp unbearable?
Scapa Flow w/ 7mm
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Eric Sedletzky
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I don't know much about Scapa Flow but from what I hear it's drysuit territory just based on depth and temps.
clownfishsydney
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I dived Scapa Flow back in August 2013. This is the warmest month of the year. I used my drysuit with lots of undergarments and was quite warm. Water was 11C every dive, top to bottom (42 metres).
Back home in Sydney I use a 5/7 mm semi-dry (thicker on body) mostly, but below 15C it is cold. I normally use my drysuit below 18C with less undergarments than I used in Scapa. I think I used a 10 mm suit when diving in Alabama in 2012, that water was 13C and I was quite warm.
Back home in Sydney I use a 5/7 mm semi-dry (thicker on body) mostly, but below 15C it is cold. I normally use my drysuit below 18C with less undergarments than I used in Scapa. I think I used a 10 mm suit when diving in Alabama in 2012, that water was 13C and I was quite warm.
San Diego Climber
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I don't see any results for the Flow at Scarpa's site, is that a new model? SCARPA | Search results for: 'flow'
Haha sorry couldn't resist. I'll show myself the door now.
Haha sorry couldn't resist. I'll show myself the door now.
Keep up dude. We changed it's name to the Scottish Gulf of Mexico
OP
lol - fixed!! autocorrect or something??
DiveLikeAMuppet
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I've seen someone dive the wrecks in a wetsuit once, pretty short dives. Old school hardcore diver.
Drysuit is the norm all year round as far as I can tell. Not sure why would anyone dive Scapa in a wetsuit unless your drysuit leaks - and Ben at Scapa Scuba can fix that overnight.
Some stats from my dive computer:
- April: 8 degrees
- September: 13 degrees
- October - November: 10 degrees
Note to self ... Scapa Flow in September.
paddydiver
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If you're going all that way to dive it you might as well enjoy it. Drysuit 100%. The wrecks are all relatively deep, so whatever thickness wetsuit you have you'll freeze your ass off during the dive.
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