Wet suit recommendation for Hurghada in January?

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Richard - 24 Sep 2005 15:06 GMT

Hi Guys,

I'm off to Hurghada, Egypt in January and was wondering what thickness
wetsuit to get. I'm currently looking at the 7mm Ralf Tech R-Tech 7MF,
tried it on in my local dive store and it's a nice fit. Has anyone got
any opinions on this suit?

I tend to be a bit of a wimp when it comes to the cooler water stuff, I
don't want to have to buy more than one wet-suit, and a dry suit is out
of my price range at the moment so I guessed the 7mm would be a better
choice.

Any opinions?

Cheers

Rich

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BarryNL - 24 Sep 2005 22:49 GMT

> Hi Guys,
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> of my price range at the moment so I guessed the 7mm would be a better
> choice.

I don't know this particular suit but I'd certainly go with a 7mm and
probably a semi-dry. I guess the water will be about 17degC then which
is hardly cold but I was not particularly comfortable towards the end of
a 45min dive in my double 7mm wetsuit at that time of year there. If I
go again I'll be taking my dry suit along. Then again, I have a pretty
thin layer of "bioprene" :-)

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Gordon Mackie - 26 Sep 2005 14:12 GMT

Maybe I don't feel the cold..but I would be happy in a 3mm ... I was in
Sharm when they had a freak north wind one February.. snow storms and 5
degrees... it was chilly getting changed on deck..but that would have
been the same in any thickness of wet suit.

I was doing 60-70 minute dives quite happily in 3mm..and it was about
10 years old and probably compressed to 1.5mm.

As I say, maybe it's just me :-)

Gordon

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Simon Kay - 26 Sep 2005 18:40 GMT

>> Hi Guys,
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>go again I'll be taking my dry suit along. Then again, I have a pretty
>thin layer of "bioprene" :-)

7mm would be about right for me. Or you could try a two part suit
with a 5mm full length suit and 5mm shortie over the top - Oceanic
shadow or similar. gives you more options on future holidays when its
warmer.

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Gerard - 27 Sep 2005 21:05 GMT

Hi
5 mm minimum. Water temperature is around 21 °C.
Gerard

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> Rich

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Marc L - 28 Sep 2005 00:59 GMT

I was diving in the Red Sea at the beginning of the year.

Water temperature was around 21C and I was quite comfortable doing 4
dives a day in a 5mm one-piece.

It does tend to be a bit windy in Januray, though, so it gets a bit
chilly post dive.

Hope that helps
Marc

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