Kaffphine
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Blacknet, not having any medical training on the subject I can't give you information on the physiology. However from personal expericence I can tell you it does exists. Before story-time let me first amidt to being a BIG wuz when it comes to cold. Carribean summer, if anyone else was wearing a wetsuit it was a 2 or 3 shortie... I had my 4mm farmer john, both pieces. That's what I needed to stay warm. I also spend a lot of time in the water, as my job required it. So the idea of even warm water dropping your core temp over time, at least in my expericenes, is true. There was one night dive, two tank 40-50ft, where after I just could not get warm. Another night dive, where as a joke on me always being cold at night, someone brought a jug of hot water... for the second dive, I used it!
If your intersted/concern on the subject is for a trip to warm water.... I found two things that work for me. Either keep the wet suit on for awhile after you surface, movement always helps. Or get out of as quick as possible and into pants & a shirt.
BTW, just so there isn't a lot of posts in regard to me being too much of a cold water wuz. Is the first thing I did up here get into a dry suit, YES. Am I a wuz when it comes to cold, YES. Can I shut up and take it, YES!!
If your intersted/concern on the subject is for a trip to warm water.... I found two things that work for me. Either keep the wet suit on for awhile after you surface, movement always helps. Or get out of as quick as possible and into pants & a shirt.
BTW, just so there isn't a lot of posts in regard to me being too much of a cold water wuz. Is the first thing I did up here get into a dry suit, YES. Am I a wuz when it comes to cold, YES. Can I shut up and take it, YES!!