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Interesting name...Welcome to the SLO UW world...
1. It is acknowledged that you are in SLO county which is 240 miles from San Francisco and 230 miles from Los Angeles.
2. You are a six foot -160 pound female- nothing unusual: my daughters are 5-11, 5-10 1/2 & 5-91/2 all divers for 45 years.
3. The acknowledged most experienced and overall best female instructor in SLO is Amanda Harrison (PM me for e mail)
4. The dry suit was developed many years prior to the wet suit.
a) The dry suit is very expensive and difficult to dive with out instruction ($$$) and experience
b) The wet suit is inexpensive easy to dive: generally is more durable will require less maintenance and is more user friendly.
c) It may be necessary to purchase a custom suit - wet or dry
5. The wet suit will be adequate for the majority of CenCal & SoCal diving. As it deteriorates acquire a wet suit vest for warmth.
6) A good investment for CeCal would be a between dive parka such as Warm wind or Sports Chalet Parka.
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Dive Metical Questions?'
Son Dr. Sam IV, is a San Diego Scrips hospital trained board certified Hyperbaric Doctor who is Department Chairman of the S/M Marion hospital and is the only qualified Hyperbaric doctor between Santa Barbara and San Francisco area.
You may read about me on this board at;
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/passings/473572-art-pinder-spearfishing-legend-king-sling.html
If you embrace diving it would be advisable to attend the 6th annual SLO UW S&R DivCon
You may read about the 5th DivCon on this board at
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/tr...h-annual-slo-uw-s-r-education-conference.html
Attendance would increase your knowledge many fold over the average bubble blower diver.
Should you have questions or comments PM me and I will provide my personal e mail address and or telephone number in Pismo Beach and we can "talk diving."
Good Luck with your future adventures into the briny deep
Dr. Sam Miller, 111