Dutch Springs exposure protection

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Kestrell

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I was hoping to get some advise as to the exposure protection requirements for Dutch Springs for a normal dive season, ie late spring through fall.
 
Temps in the 60's to 70's at the surface make it an enjoyable wetsuit dive if it is a nice warm sunny dive.Otherwise you will need midweight under your drysuit till mid fall.
 
It really depends on your own sensitivity to cold. Water can get below 45 degrees below the 2nd thermocline even late in the season. Although I recently got a drysuit I did 2 50 minute dives at Dutch on the same day about 2 months ago, the water was 42 degrees and there was no thermocline down to about 95 feet and I did it weaing a Henderson 5mil hyperstretch full suit.

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https://www.shearwater.com/products/perdix-ai/

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