n733lk
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My son and I will be in Cozumel in mid-August. What are you wetsuit recommendations?
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COZUMEL - Wetsuit / No Wetsuit?
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DazedAndConfuzed
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skins or 3mm is probably good enough. you should have some covering especially if you get close to the reefs given the proliferation of fire corals there.
snowdog
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Mostly it depends on the diver.
I normally wear a skin in any water >75 degrees, my wife wears a 3mm in the Caribbean, 7mm in california.
Rule of thumb; Pack for the plane, rent the rest.
I normally wear a skin in any water >75 degrees, my wife wears a 3mm in the Caribbean, 7mm in california.
Rule of thumb; Pack for the plane, rent the rest.
DeputyDan
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a 3mil should be fine.
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For me, a body suit for protection only would do for anywhere down there, any time of year. But everone's different.
Guba
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I've dived it in a 3mil jacket and a skin. I was fine in both. I wouldn't suggest just shorts or shorts/t-shirt...the temp is fine, but a little protection against "sea fleas", etc is advisable.
I like a hooded vest and board shorts. The hooded vest is generally warm enough (3mm core, 5mm hood), but if I start to get a little cold, simply pulling the hood over my head makes a noticeable difference.
If we're doing 4-6 dives a day, I'll go to a 1.5mm full suit and my hooded vest or just a 3mm full suit (if I brought it).
If we're doing 4-6 dives a day, I'll go to a 1.5mm full suit and my hooded vest or just a 3mm full suit (if I brought it).
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It really depends on your tolerance for "cold".
For me in COZ, I have used my 3/2 shortie and it works very well.
Most recently I have swicthed over to a 1mm fullsuit. Plenty warm for me.
Easy to pack, fairly fast to dry, provides protection from the stingy things.
But for those afternoon/twilight shore dives it's just a bathing suit.
For me in COZ, I have used my 3/2 shortie and it works very well.
Most recently I have swicthed over to a 1mm fullsuit. Plenty warm for me.
Easy to pack, fairly fast to dry, provides protection from the stingy things.
But for those afternoon/twilight shore dives it's just a bathing suit.
ligersandtions
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Not only does it depend on your cold tolerance, imo, but it also depends on how much you plan to dive. If you're doing four hours of diving a day for five days, a skin is probably not enough (for me, even a 7mm is not enough). But if you're doing a handful of dives and don't get cold easily, a skin is probably plenty.
It's a pretty huge bummer if you plan to do a bunch of dives and either find that you can't or you're not enjoying them because you're cold. It's a lot easier to cool yourself off if you're too hot (by flushing water through your suit), but not a lot can be done about warming yourself up if you're too cold.
It's a pretty huge bummer if you plan to do a bunch of dives and either find that you can't or you're not enjoying them because you're cold. It's a lot easier to cool yourself off if you're too hot (by flushing water through your suit), but not a lot can be done about warming yourself up if you're too cold.
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