Which Wetsuit should I bring?

[justleesa]

Here are some of the most frequent given answers:

Originally Posted by chepar

Water temp on this past weekend's dives was 73.

I froze my patootie off - just ordered a 5/4 wetsuit that I'll be using with my hooded vest underneath.

But if you're used to cooler water, a full 3mm should be ok.

Originally Posted by Justleesa

As for a wet suit: I wear my full, 3mm all year round. Some 4 dive days, even in the summer months, can chill you out a bit - suit is a must. Also, a suit is not only good against cold, but good protection for arms and legs. In the end what suit you wear is up to you. I have seen people swim with and others without. All depends on what you can take. Our water temps in the summer can be from the upper 70's to the mid 80's and in the winter from the upper 60’s to lower or mid 70’s

Originally Posted by Rockjock3

I dive an Xcel 4/3 full suit and it works great. I am warm in the summer sometimes, but simply snap my neck and let some water in and I am fine. In the winter I feel great. In the winter I do start to get chilled if I do two extremely long shore dives or a couple of deep dives so I think I might try to add a light hood this year for the winter months to help on those days.

Originally Posted by kidspot

Exposure protection is really personal (as you know) I can wear a 3mil full or even a shorty when the water gets up to 84 without getting cold. Once it gets below 82* I want at least a 3mil full and below 80* the 5mil+hood or drysuit comes out for me

About diving in June:

Originally Posted by Friscuba

If you are female and 100 lbs, you'll need the 5 mil. If you are male and 260 # you'll need a swimsuit. Anything in between sort of depends

Originally Posted by Tom Winters

"3-4 dives / day for 6 days" is a lot of time underwater with temps at depth of 78°. 5mm should be ok for your main squeeze, but you might start getting chilled after a while. When I was doing 4 dives/day, I wore a 3/2 without a hood - sometimes put the hood on for the 4th dive

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[justleesa]

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