tropical diving

[SubMariner]

My fiance and I will be in Bonaire and Curacao for our honeymoon in 3 weeks and have never been to the carribean. She is a very cold natured person and will be wearing a 5mm hyperstretch suit.

Not only will she be too warm in 5mm, but quite bouyant, which means she will need a lot of weight. Trust me, this is NOT a good combination.

I too get cold quickly, but find that a full 3mm is just fine. However, I also have an Aeroskin sleevless vest that I can wear under the suit to add another layer to my core. They are especially good because they don't add any buoyancy.

~SubMariner~

 

[CuriousMe]

cstreu1026 once bubbled...
As other people have mentioned if you are doing mutiple dives over multiple days you will want some exposure protection. My fiance and I will be in Bonaire and Curacao for our honeymoon in 3 weeks and have never been to the carribean. She is a very cold natured person and will be wearing a 5mm hyperstretch suit. I figure the extra thickness will offset the compression of the material. I will probably settle for a full 3mm and probably a beanie. We hope to make 3 or 4 dives on most days and we will be gone for 2 weeks so I am sure we will really feel the cooling effect of the water.

I think you'll be very surprised by how warm it will be. I agree with SubMariner....I can't see you needing more than a 3 mil. Truthfully, I only use a 3 mil suit when I'm doing multiple dives (3-4 a day). Otherwise I go in a skin....I've only use a beanie once...and that's when the temp dropped to the low 70's (at the end of January in the Bahamas).

Just my .02

Peace,
Cathie