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Scuba Forum / Scuba Equipment / June 2004Cold water wet suit recommendations?
I've been diving in the Bahamas but plan to take my boat further up north to New England. I'm interested in getting a 5+mm wet suit for the cold water up there (as low as 50 degrees F) - mainly for diving on my boat if something is snagged, etc. I've also seen some 7.5mm suits... Any recommendations? Brand or thickness... Any help would be appreciated! Cheers! > I've been diving in the Bahamas but plan to take my boat further up north to > New England. I'm interested in getting a 5+mm wet suit for the cold water > up there (as low as 50 degrees F) - mainly for diving on my boat if > something is snagged, etc. I've also seen some 7.5mm suits... If it's short term almost anything will work as long as it's a fairly good fit. Make sure you have a hood, (I've known a couple of warm water divers who thought they would not need one.) gloves and boots. I'd go with 7.5 in a farmer John but I get cold very easily. I'd get a drysuit. If you really want a wetsuit: 7 mm, Farmer John + hooded vest + beaver tail jacket.  SignatureChuck Tribolet triblet@garlic.com http://www.almaden.ibm.com/cs/people/triblet Silicon Valley: STILL the best day job in the world. > I've been diving in the Bahamas but plan to take my boat further up north to > New England. I'm interested in getting a 5+mm wet suit for the cold water [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Cheers! >I've been diving in the Bahamas but plan to take my boat further up north to >New England. I'm interested in getting a 5+mm wet suit for the cold water >up there (as low as 50 degrees F) - mainly for diving on my boat if >something is snagged, etc. I've also seen some 7.5mm suits... For limited use, I have to disagree with Chuck's suggestion to use a dry suit. Costs more and requires a bit more diving currency. 5mm is pretty inadequete for most at 50F - this is right at the threshold where people want to switch over to a drysuit from a double 6.5-7mm. A custom fitted suit increases your comfort temp range a lot. But if all you're doing is diving to free the anchor, maybe it doesn't matter so much as knowing how to deal with the low viz. SignatureJason O'Rourke www.jor.com >>I've been diving in the Bahamas but plan to take my boat further up north to >>New England. I'm interested in getting a 5+mm wet suit for the cold water [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > you're doing is diving to free the anchor, maybe it doesn't matter so much > as knowing how to deal with the low viz. I agree with Jason here. I dove for about 5 years in the NY/LI area with a 7mm Oneill wetsuit. It was good for 'me' to about 47degrees. But I was younger then. Now, dry suit is the only way to go. What dry suit are you using? I dive New Jersey and want to upgrade from a 7MM Henderson to dry. John > >>I've been diving in the Bahamas but plan to take my boat further up north to > >>New England. I'm interested in getting a 5+mm wet suit for the cold water [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > a 7mm Oneill wetsuit. It was good for 'me' to about 47degrees. But I was > younger then. Now, dry suit is the only way to go. You want to be as warm as possible, so get a 7mm. The water temps may support a 5mm (barely), but the combination of cooler winds and the occasional upwelling of colder water makes the 7mm the suit of choice up here. PJ left this mess on Sat, 12 Jun 2004 19:48:35 GMT for The Way to clean up: >I've been diving in the Bahamas but plan to take my boat further up north to >New England. I'm interested in getting a 5+mm wet suit for the cold water [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Cheers! Tao te Carl "It takes a village to have an idiot." - Carl (c) 2003 (Kudos to Cap'n Jim Wyatt for this link) BEFORE you ask a dumb-a.s question here...http://www.speakeasy.org/~neilco/bart.gif |
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