What Undies Under Drysuit in FL?

Rick Inman · Mar 17, 2008

You warm water drysuit divers: What undies do you wear?

When I come, I'll be diving a trilam suit. I'll do some dives (like the Hydro Atlantic) where, I'm told, the bottom temps will be in the sixties, and the upper temps during deco in the upper seventies. I've got lots of stuff good for temps from the 30's to the 50's. Maybe some of my under layers will do (like one layer of fleece?).

Help, please.

Deco divers, do you use a separate suit gas bottle when diving HE?

ScubaDadMiami · Mar 17, 2008

Water temps can get into the low 60's on the Hydro though not nearly all the time. I use 40 gram Thinsulate under a Trilam as my standard thermals. Don't forget to consider carrying out deco in a flooded suit should that come to pass. Also, make sure to hydrate well and stay out of the sun; over-heating out of the water is something to avoid.

PerroneFord · Mar 17, 2008

Typically, I wear fleece and some long johns or underarmour for diving in the springs. That's around 70F. For anything cooler, I wear the Underarmour cold gear and the expedition weight undies under the fleece. For water temps below 60, I'll move to the Thinsulate 300g.

Tom Winters · Mar 17, 2008

Whites Glacier MK1 John
Perfect for Florida waters and costs between $45 and $60 depending where you buy it.

Bob · Mar 17, 2008

For spring dives and water down to 60F or so, I wear my DUI Polartec 150 with my TLS 350, haven't been cold yet... Just remember that you can overheat easily down here in a drysuit, even this time of year. When on the surface stay in the shade, wet yourself down often and drink lots of water. Hope you have a great trip!

almtree: Bob

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