Wetsuit needed?

[KrisB]

I must be part Hawaiian then....I won't wear anything less than a 5mm full suit year around on Maui.

After our trip in April, my husband has finally agreed that he needs to have a little more warmth, so he's going with adding a vest to his 3mm full. I'm guessing he got cold for the first time since not only did we dive everyday, but we did two of Ed Robinson's 3-tank Adventure charters, and by that third dive he was feeling the 75 degree water.

I'm in the same predicament... was diving a 2/3mm shorty, but after 1.5 weeks of 2-dives a day average, I was getting chilly.

When I go back, it'll be a 3mm fullsuit, if not a 5.

 

[DiveMaven]

I have to say that I really prefer the 5mm full since it's much easier to flood your suit and cool off if you get hot than to try to warm up once cold.

 

[justleesa]

I have to say that I really prefer the 5mm full since it's much easier to flood your suit and cool off if you get hot than to try to warm up once cold.

Hey! Smart Cookie!!! never looked at it that way

 

[ProfessorAronnax]

I'd be fine with a 3mm but it really depends on you water temp tolerance

 

[skierbri10]

I go with a 3mm, but I know a girl that gets cold in even a 5mm.

 

[KrisB]

I go with a 3mm, but I know a girl that gets cold in even a 5mm.

If we're going with the "I know a girl..." one -- a girl that was in my OW class four years ago on Maui got cold with a 5mm fullsuit, with a 3mm jacket ON TOP of it.

A very skinny girl that smoked...

Oddly enough, she was planning on working towards her instructor status... I bet she's diving dry by now if she got through that! :-D