Travis Bourbeau
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Assuming water remains in the 50's Just curious what most people are diving with 5mm or 7mm my guess is most most are using 7 but was curious to see.
Catalina diving in spring/summer 5mm or 7mm
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FM1520
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I dive 7mm year round and stay pretty comfy. Im going to San Clemente this weekend and i'll be diving my 7mm wet suit.
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I use a 7mm full suit with hood in the summer and 7mm full suit plus 5mm hooded vest in winter/spring. Booties are 5mm and plenty warm.
Gloves are 3mm and work out ok for me.
Gloves are 3mm and work out ok for me.
dwaters
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Welcome to the 'board, Travis. Most of us dive 7mm through out the year here, but every body handles cooler water differently. Begining of the summer, we are still in the mid to high 50s and late summer we can see high 60s....personally anything over 64 degrees F, my 5 mm hood comes off, but I'm still diving full body 7mm...YMMV.
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Hope to see in the water one of these days.
Please feel free to drop on down to our local forum and join in the fun here: SoCal
Hope to see in the water one of these days.
Mr Carcharodon
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Just about everyone I know dives dry in Southern California year round.
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Hatul
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Most here dive 7mm, some dive dry. On our shore dives at Laguna it's rare to see drysuits.
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LAKelpDiver
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About a month ago there was a guy diving Laguna in swim trunks and a rash guard. WTF! And he was not in and out, he did a full dive out and around the reef. WTF!!
WTF!!!
WTF!!!
Bopper
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I used to dive a 7mm but that was too cold, even in summer. Now I dive dry. 5mm is a rare bird around these parts.
Peter_C
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If the water is under about 80 degrees, I will be found in my drysuit. I skip my 7mm all together, and only use it for free diving and kayaking on the ocean.
aceupmysleeve777
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Like everyone else has said at least 7mm wetsuit, hood, gloves and booties.
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