Ice Diving with wet suit?
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JeffG
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I would consider it an amazingly stupid thing to do. But maybe, thats just me.
JeffG
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With adequate surface support, such as a heated shelter in close proximity to the hole, I would say it's doable for a single dive. I see plenty of folks diving wet in the early spring around here when the water is still in the 30's, but I personally won't dive wet in anything cooler than about 65.
We're doing a New Years dive tonight (under water at midnight) needless to say we'll all be dry.
We're doing a New Years dive tonight (under water at midnight) needless to say we'll all be dry.
JeffG
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FishOutUvH2O
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There are some people who have a tolerance to cold that would allow them to dive icy water in a wetsuit comfortably. If you're one of those people. . . knock yourself out.
For the other 99.99999999999999999999999999999999999999% of us, it's just a sure fire way to get to experience hypothermia first hand.
BTW, for all of you fact checkers out there, I made that percentage up.
For the other 99.99999999999999999999999999999999999999% of us, it's just a sure fire way to get to experience hypothermia first hand.
BTW, for all of you fact checkers out there, I made that percentage up.
David_57
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I have ice dove in 37C water with a 5mil full suit and a 7 mil over vest, dive lasted about 20 mins I was not cold when I got out jumped in the back of a truck and they drove me back to the cabin with a big fire I was never freezing maybe a little cold.
Another important fact is the out of water conditions like air temp and is there a wind, also the depth of dive if you are in neoprene. The coldest I have felt was diving with a 4 mil compressed neoprene drysuit with underwear in 40C water, when I got out the air temp was a little above freezing with a strong wind I froze my you know whats off, gave up on the second dive when we tried to pick up our tank they had actually froze to the bench.
Another important fact is the out of water conditions like air temp and is there a wind, also the depth of dive if you are in neoprene. The coldest I have felt was diving with a 4 mil compressed neoprene drysuit with underwear in 40C water, when I got out the air temp was a little above freezing with a strong wind I froze my you know whats off, gave up on the second dive when we tried to pick up our tank they had actually froze to the bench.
During a class I conducted 2 years ago (we were all dry) there was another group at the same site with three guys in wetsuits and 4 or five in drysuits. Granted it was late season, air temp was 40-50f all weekend and the ice was breaking up less than a week later, but it looked to me as if everyonoe in that group had a good time.
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