Posted by dominic |
- Re: DIving with a wet suit
Posted by Gene
on 6/17/2008, 10:55 am, in reply to "DIving with a wet suit"
138.89.69.26I wore out my DUI about 15 years ago, and have been too cheap to buy a new one all these years; so, it's wet suits all the time now. A temp of 46 degrees is pretty cool, but there won't be much diving left this year unless I give it a try this coming weekend. Once the bones get over 70 years they almost insist on 50 degrees plus, but, unless we have a good north wind for a day or two, they will have to accept the high 40s or bust. In the '70s we used 9 to 10 mil wetsuits, but hooded vests and farmer johns do a pretty good job now. 
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Posted by Angela on 6/17/2008, 8:55 am, in reply to "DIving with a wet suit"
67.85.134.103I do that all the time. I have dived my 5 ml with a 3 ml under it. Two full suits. I also have a Farmer John top 7ml over a 5ml or 3ml depending on temp.. All suits have long sleeves. Its a little "stay puff" like, but it work for me. It works for me at 50ish. I may try it high 40 ish this weekend.. I have been hesitant at 45. We shall see. Good luck...Let us know how it turns out.. - DIving with a wet suit
Posted by MikeH (nnjdiver) on 6/17/2008, 12:48 pm, in reply to "Re: DIving with a wet suit"
216.251.209.109I dive a 7 mil farmer john and shorty. I'm usually OK once the bottom temps hit 54 to 55. Sure makes you appreciate the hang at 20 ft.
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Posted by dominic
on 6/27/2008, 12:39 pm, in reply to "DIving with a wet suit"
75.222.147.18Well.....it doesn't look like the bottom temps warmed up much! From what I've read here and around the net, the bottom is still in the high 40's....47-49.
I'm heading out on the Venture III Monday for a 2 tank dive and I plan to try my 2 mil shorty under my 5 mil full wet suit......we shall see! - Re: DIving with a wet suit
Posted by dominic
on 7/1/2008, 10:37 am, in reply to "Re: DIving with a wet suit"
75.220.63.163OK....I Dived off the Venture III yesterday on two inshore wrecks (The Bannana Barge and the Ronda Joyce) in ~65-70fsw. Bottom temps were 50deg F and the hang at 18fsw was 62deg F. Vis was terrible (less than 10'...closer to 5') and there was good surge on the bottom.
I wore my 2 mil shorty over my 5 mil full wet suit. Body was toasty warm except for my hands. I only had a pair of 2 mil five finger gloves. I will be buying a pair of 5-6 mil mittens.
It's amazing how warm 62deg F water feels after 30 something minutes in 50deg F water....
Met some great folks onboard the Venture III and will be going out for another Monday dive in a few weeks from now. - Re: DIving with a wet suit
Posted by ew (Saxatilis) on 7/1/2008, 10:47 am, in reply to "Re: DIving with a wet suit"
128.175.24.34that sounds pretty much like the last time I was on the banana barge, not one of my favorite places to go... - Re: DIving with a wet suit
Posted by Dan Wright
(1963Dan) on 6/14/2008, 8:07 pm, in reply to "DIving with a wet suit"
208.120.223.145I use a DUI 50/50 year round here. We were diving in Jan and Feb with temps around 38-39 degrees, and that's from the bottom to the surface. One absolutely must have a dry suit for that stuff. I never took my drysuit off the whole day we were on the boat. The summer is another story.... maybe one can get by with a thick wetsuit for a shorter cold dive in the forties, since the deco coming up you will ascend to warmer temps while doing your hang time. A nasty part of summer diving as we know with the drysuit is that you are boiling once you put that thing on, the winter was neat because I was comfortable just wearing it all the time. The hardest part I find is pulling off the hood in winter and your head turns into a popsicle!
Best,
-Dan - Re: DIving with a wet suit
Posted by dominic
on 6/14/2008, 10:50 am, in reply to "DIving with a wet suit"
76.117.207.83 | Message modified by user dominic 6/14/2008, 10:51 amThanks for the responses....I'm planning to dive on Monday 6/30 and I'm hoping the bottom temps get up to the 50s....mid 50's would be nice. - Re: DIving with a wet suit
Posted by Mo
(mo) on 6/14/2008, 5:00 pm, in reply to "Re: DIving with a wet suit"
151.198.126.191As of today the bottom temp was a chilly 46 degrees at 80-ish feet. - Re: DIving with a wet suit
Posted by MK on 6/12/2008, 12:06 am, in reply to "DIving with a wet suit"
Message modified by board administrator 6/12/2008, 5:28 amHere's another option...
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Posted by mnydvr
on 6/13/2008, 10:03 pm, in reply to "Re: DIving with a wet suit"
72.76.180.171I would not take being called an animal as a sign of glory,the ONLY reason I hold out is because my Oniel dry suit is the most uncomfortable and hard to donn piece of junk that I own,I REALLY need a DUI self donnig to make my life better,and I would'nt even give it the honor of calling it a DRY suit cuz' it ain't,but with a baby on the way ....well we all know how that goes 
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Posted by MK on 6/12/2008, 12:04 am, in reply to "DIving with a wet suit"
69.115.43.45Wow.. mnydvr is an animal.. that's not normal for sure.
It really depends on your susceptibility to cold, but I would say that below 55 degrees or so in a wet suit it starts to get pretty cold. In the mid-40's it was even a little chilly in my dry suit after 40 minutes. Maybe there's only one way for you to find out for sure
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Posted by John B
(jbern06) on 6/11/2008, 1:45 pm, in reply to "DIving with a wet suit"
199.72.122.234I've dove wet for a long time and finally switched to dry this year.I think once you get below 45-48 degrees it starts to get dangerous,not so much on a no deco dive,because you can usually tough it out for 30-40 min.but if you incur much of a deco obligation,I think you start to compromise your ability to off-gas properly JMHO
John B - Re: DIving with a wet suit
Posted by mnydvr
on 6/11/2008, 8:03 pm, in reply to "Re: DIving with a wet suit"
72.68.52.160I dive and work in a 7mil down to about 40-45 below that its all dry ,I can go to about 65 before I go to my farmer only,after that its "tarzan" and after 80.......well...... 
your combo would seem constrictive to me but ,what gets ya' wet!! ya' know?
