Jody Freitas
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So how long can I dive a 7mm Henderson Thermaxx in New England? Mid October? Late October?
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I knew divers in Maine in 7mm wetsuits diving in February. But I would guess your cold tolerance is less than that, how much less is up to you
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Dark Wolf
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I am of zero help. But I just gotta say, I dearly love the motivation. Good on ya.
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Fishyhead
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I'm good with a 1pc 7mm into the mid-50's.
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Our ocean temps. here are similar to yours, maybe a little colder. I dive all winter with my 7 mil farmer john. But after Oct. and before May that means one dive in the day only and for about 20 minutes. Since moving here from Northern Manitoba I have noticed a gradual loss of cold tolerance over the 15 years here.
Best idea may be to dive like once a week and see how far it takes you into winter before the cold outweighs the fun. As mentioned, everyone is different of course.
Best idea may be to dive like once a week and see how far it takes you into winter before the cold outweighs the fun. As mentioned, everyone is different of course.
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Its possible but could be fun or miserable!
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It all depends on how badly you want to be diving. Ex. 1/1/2019...I did a dive with the LDS at their quarry in my 5mm. The low water temperature was 45.3*...the high 48.2*.
I’m not going to lie and say that I was comfortable, but I gutted it out with the group for the full 22 minutes.
The other thing...are we talking one dive or repetitive dives? It’s one thing to do one dive that cold. It’s another to do multiple. I’ve done that too.
It absolutely is miserable. The key is embracing the misery, which can be a sort of fun.
Why do it? When you haven’t gone for a dive in a couple months and a trip to Florida isn’t in the cards anytime soon...a 48* quarry starts to look pretty good.
I’m not going to lie and say that I was comfortable, but I gutted it out with the group for the full 22 minutes.
The other thing...are we talking one dive or repetitive dives? It’s one thing to do one dive that cold. It’s another to do multiple. I’ve done that too.
It absolutely is miserable. The key is embracing the misery, which can be a sort of fun.
Why do it? When you haven’t gone for a dive in a couple months and a trip to Florida isn’t in the cards anytime soon...a 48* quarry starts to look pretty good.
wgw04024
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It's not the body for me that gets cold, it's the hands. (IN MAINE). Florida, Cozumel, Bonaire....no wetsuit what so ever, all over it.
Sometimes the greater challenge in winter diving is the logistics, not the ability to endure cold water.
Ramps and steps ice over, shoreline parking lots can get plowed in, walking back to the car dripping ice water in the wind is awful, daylight is damnably short, it's hard finding people willing to be winter shore support for ice diving, wet gear freezes solid in the trunk, etc.
Ramps and steps ice over, shoreline parking lots can get plowed in, walking back to the car dripping ice water in the wind is awful, daylight is damnably short, it's hard finding people willing to be winter shore support for ice diving, wet gear freezes solid in the trunk, etc.
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