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S?ren Reinke - 16 Feb 2004 10:58 GMT
Hi there

I am going on a 2 week diving holiday in the Red Sea from the 9 of april.

Last year in the beginning of March i was diving there with my 7mm wetsuit,
and it was sort of okay, close to becoming to warm.

What would you suggest i should take with me for this holiday in April ?

I thought about either a fullbody 3mm wetsuit with a 3mm shortie, or a 5mm
fullbody wetsuit.

Hope someone has a little experience.

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michel - 16 Feb 2004 11:17 GMT
a full exposure suit 7mm would be recommended.
2 weeks, probably multiple dives a day will get frizzy..
water would be 'round 23 degrees celcius now

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Michel

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Michael Wolf - 16 Feb 2004 11:18 GMT
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I would take a 7mm, just to be sure.

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Chris Quinn - 16 Feb 2004 15:27 GMT
Just got back from a week in Sharm and used a 3mm Oceanic with Titanium
lining for 15 dives over 6 days and only felt cold on one of them - the very
last.  Others were moaning after every dive wearing 5 & 7mm full length
suits, and one guy who was wearing a 7mm semidry.  What a bunch of wimps!
(I do have a blue whale sized blubber layer though!)

Chris
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David Walker - 16 Feb 2004 15:58 GMT
Its very very difficult to say, people are so different!  We were there in
December, someone was diving in a 3mm shortie all week and didn't feel the
cold, someone else spent most of the week in a 7+7 semidry, only a couple of
times daring to try just one of them.  Personally, I used 3 long + 3 shortie
and only started to get a bit cold on the night dives after already having
done 3 long dives during the day.

From what you've got, may be worth taking the 5mm and the 3mm shortie, then
you get the choice and can mix and match what you think you'll need.

David

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Newshound - 16 Feb 2004 21:05 GMT
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Was there last April and had a 5mm full suit and was fine. Everyone else was
wearing hoods and moaning about the cold. I'm not large either so no
insulation. Take something that fits and you should stay warm, then go sit
in the sun.
S?ren Reinke - 17 Feb 2004 08:35 GMT
> Was there last April and had a 5mm full suit and was fine. Everyone else was
> wearing hoods and moaning about the cold. I'm not large either so no
> insulation. Take something that fits and you should stay warm, then go sit
> in the sun.

Thanks everyone for your tips, now i have something to work with.

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Jammer Six - 17 Feb 2004 08:39 GMT
> Thanks everyone for your tips, now i have something to work with.

No, you don't.

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Chris Guynn - 17 Feb 2004 16:51 GMT
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> What would you suggest i should take with me for this holiday in April ?

A blonde, a brunette, and a red-head...  :-)

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> Hope someone has a little experience.
Nitespark - 17 Feb 2004 17:50 GMT
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What??? and run the risk of three mother-in-laws????

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Jammer Six - 17 Feb 2004 19:26 GMT
> A blonde, a brunette, and a red-head...  :-)

What's the red head for, excitement?

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Chris Guynn - 17 Feb 2004 19:48 GMT
> ? A blonde, a brunette, and a red-head...  :-)
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> What's the red head for, excitement?

I take a red head on all my vacations (mostly because I'm married to her)...
In my advice, it was simply for the variety... :-)
 
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