what temp is too cold to dive in a wetsuit

[Curly]

I once had a boss who had a rule of thumb regarding weather and his beloved golf game. He would not golf when the outside temp was lower than his age. If I applied the same to water temp & diving wet, it would mean anything below 42 would be too cold. I can live with that.

The cool thing about this formula is that by the time I hit 70, I'll be forced to migrate south like the other old farts. I wouldn't mind spending retirement in Florida.

Retirement yeah, right. With four kids? LMAO.

I've found my 6.5mm FJ quite adequate in just about any water. So far.

 

[TCooperWFI]

Very inspiring post, I've been a WWW by not even hitting cold water.
I will expand my horizons!

 

[FreeFloat]

I once had a boss who had a rule of thumb regarding weather and his beloved golf game. He would not golf when the outside temp was lower than his age. If I applied the same to water temp & diving wet, it would mean anything below 42 would be too cold. I can live with that.

The cool thing about this formula is that by the time I hit 70, I'll be forced to migrate south like the other old farts. I wouldn't mind spending retirement in Florida.

Sheesh, they don't make water 27°F!!! Not that's still moving, anyhow.


Guess my wetsuit will be good for quite a while.......

 

[archman]

Sheesh, they don't make water 27°F!!! Not that's still moving, anyhow.

You'll have to shift your diving over to seawater. The freezing point is lower...