You know you're a COLDWATER diver when....

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When you know what more than a dozen of your friends look like in their favorite long underwear. And also: if you've regularly seen them wearing said underwear during the height of summer.
 
When you see bottom temp 40 degrees and you say wetsuit...

---------- Post added December 26th, 2014 at 07:40 PM ----------

Oh... If your above the Mason-Dixon Line and have been diving in January.
 
When your open water C-Card is literally issued from a dive shop in the North Pole:

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When your "typical winter diving" kit includes a 20 pound propane tank, an 85,000 BTU heater and a bottle of Scotch:

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When the dive site looks like this and you're excited; because at least you won't be slipping on the ice:

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When you know how to identify your gear when it's covered in snow:

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When you go for a swim in a glacial lake after finishing up a 70 minute springtime dive, because you're thrilled that winter is finally over:

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Now I need to get a c card issued in Northpole AK I didnt even know that was an option.
 
"You know you're a COLDWATER diver when...."


---------your hands & feet are numb ---& your lips are blue.......
 
---------your hands & feet are numb ---& your lips are blue.......

Then you're not just a coldwater diver. You're a coldwater diver needing proper gear.


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