xyrandomyx
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What a bunch of warm water wussies. Here is my wetsuit and I dive in SoCal where "bottom" temperatures can hit the upper 40s at times!
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Seriously though, I understand why divers there and in cold regions such as Puget Sound need drysuits. There is something to be said for warmth and being dry upon emergence from the water. I find it especially important for videographers who want to avoid camera shake, especially when they are being still in the water and not generating much muscle heat. I used to dive a 3mm shorty in the summer here (temps of 65-72 F) but when I started taking video I noticed how much my arms were shaking and went to a full 7/5mm year round in our waters... well, maybe not exactly "full" as you can see in the picture above!
Haha! If that wetsuit tears any more, you're going to find yourself wearing nothing but boardshorts under the water. I don't know how you manage that. I can't stand the cold. It gets down to the upper 40s here in summer on the Atlantic side of the Peninsula. I can only manage 20 miserable minutes in that water with my 5+7mm wetsuit before I'm too cold to go on. There are a few guys here who seem comfortable in wetsuits all year round, just 5mm with no hoods when the temperatures are in the mid-60s and up. They're mostly all built like (and possibly related to) harbour seals.