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At what temp do you start diving wet

Posted by Giantfan <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/Modiver/info/user=giantfan' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 4/10/2012, 9:14 am

Hello everyone,

I know it varies from person to person but at what temp do you feel that it is possible to dive wet with a 7mm wetsuit? I am itching to get undwater but can't really afford a drysuit at the moment.

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Posted by Marty Dick <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/Modiver/info/user=MartinDick' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 4/22/2012, 8:57 am, in reply to "At what temp do you start diving wet"

5mm wetsuit, boots, hood and gloves, after the second weekend in June.
Drysuit, April 30.

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Posted by Kevin <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/Modiver/info/user=nitroracer1' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 4/20/2012, 12:08 pm, in reply to "At what temp do you start diving wet"

Glen, how much for henderson suit?

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Posted by Glenn <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/Modiver/info/user=Glenn' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 4/21/2012, 6:48 am, in reply to "Re: At what temp do you start diving wet"

$375

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Posted by Giantfan <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/Modiver/info/user=giantfan' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 4/20/2012, 8:16 am, in reply to "At what temp do you start diving wet"

Thanks everyone for your responses. I already have a 7mm that I am going to give a shot and see how I feel. My boat just went in the water last friday and have been fixing a few things. The weather doesn't look all that good this weekend but I am going to try to get out and give it a shot during the week next week. I don't get cold easily so I'm guessing I should be alright for at least one dive.

I plan on doing a bunch of diving this summer.... I can't wait!!!

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Posted by Angela <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/Modiver/info/user=Angela' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 4/17/2012, 7:07 pm, in reply to "At what temp do you start diving wet"

Well, I know you will not believe me but I have dived wet in the Shrewsbury River holding on to an ice flow to put my fins on. OK, its shallow. I wore a 7mm plus hooded vest. Water temp around 36.

It was a long time ago, and I dont do it any more. I still dive wet (I had a custom dry suit made and I HATED IT.) It NEVER Kept me warm. So I go semi Dry. I never got cold in high 40's at depth.

My problem is my hands. they are never warm... maybe in 60's at depth they get warm. I am comfortable in 50's at depth in a wet suit. (my semi dry is too big now). So just try it. its very individual. With the weather we have been having, topside is not a problem diving wet for me. If you want a Pinnacle semi dry, give me a shout. I will give you a very good deal.

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Posted by Glenn <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/Modiver/info/user=Glenn' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 4/10/2012, 6:06 pm, in reply to "At what temp do you start diving wet"

As you may know deeper dives neoprene compresses and looses some of it's insulating value. Boat diving you'll really appreciate a drysuit until about mid August as the bottom is usually in the low 50's until an offshore storm sends in large ground swells to mix the water column.

What size are you? I have a new Henderson 7MM XL neoprene drysuit, shoulder entry, never used, was a spare. I can make you a deal you probably can't refuse if it's your size.

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Posted by Steve <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/Modiver/info/user=divernj666' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 4/10/2012, 4:18 pm, in reply to "At what temp do you start diving wet"

I have never owned a dry suit in the twenty-five some odd years diving Jersey...Mostly beach diving... I find I can tolerate it when I'm in the 50's on the surface. That's me of course... I'm not going to empty a tank at those temps. Realistically you are talking lower 60's for comfort... if your spending time off shore then as you know it's upper 40's mid 50's at best most of the year and I do dive with a wet suit out there. Not as comfortable as the guys in the dry suits obviously but I am still kicking at the end of a dive... I bought a Scuba pro Semi dry. 6 hundred will get you one...neck,wrist, ankle seals and back entry zipper like a dry suit... check them out... nice suits ! I own one and it does make a difference.

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Posted by BOB <iframe src='https://members3.boardhost.com/Modiver/info/user=1BLACKFISH' width='330' height='300' border=0 style='border:none;'> on 4/10/2012, 3:53 pm, in reply to "At what temp do you start diving wet"

I DOVE WET LAST WEEKEND SHARK RIVER DRY SUIT..MY BUDDY DOVE IN A WET SUIT AND SAID HE WAS NOT COLD.WATER TEMP WERE 49 - 50 F.HE DOVE TODAY PT. PLEASANT AT THE END OF THE JETTY AND TOLD ME HE FELT THE TEMP DROP SINCE SATURDAY BUT WAS STILL NOT COLD..SO AS YOU WROTE EVERY ONE IS DIFFERENT..BUT IF YOUR DIVES ARE OFF SHORE BOAT DIVING I WOULD DIVE DRY SUIT.ONCE YOU GET COLD AND CHILLS ITS STAYING.TILL YOU WARM UP. AND TO MANY THINGS WILL GO WRONG DOWN THERE WHEN YOUR BODY CORE DROPS.YOUR MIND AND HANDS WILL NOT WORK.MY SELF I WILL DIVE WET AT ABOUT 60f+ IN SHORE INLET DIVING 7 MM SUIT

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