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I'll be on a live aboard the!week of Dec-13. What are your recommendations for wetsuit thickness. Was planning on a 7mm and will have a hood if needed. Any other suggestions on things to bring greatly appreciated (reef hook?).
I would definitely take a 7mm. You spend a lot of time just sitting there at Wolf and Darwin. The southern Islands are a bit cooler. And those 4 dive days can get pretty chilly on the last dive.
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Definitely a 7mm. I wore an 8/7 semi-dry this past July. I served me well in all of the diving situations. I found my reefhook to be pretty useless due to the size of the rocks..not really much to hook onto (no one else in my group used one either).
I'll be on a live aboard the!week of Dec-13. What are your recommendations for wetsuit thickness. Was planning on a 7mm and will have a hood if needed. Any other suggestions on things to bring greatly appreciated (reef hook?).
Thanks in advance.
Russ
Just back myself. Galapagos Sky. My buddy and I dove dry. Can't see doing it any other way. If you have a drysuit, bring that.
Just back myself. Galapagos Sky. My buddy and I dove dry. Can't see doing it any other way. If you have a drysuit, bring that.
I also dove dry In Aug./ Sept. However I found the drag to be a problem at times in heavy current. I also tore a wrist seal (thank goodness I ha a back- up suit with me) & also had my neck seal roll, which caused my suit to flood in 52 degree water. Most of our group dove in Semi dry's & did great with them.
Don't listen to RJP those Jersey wreck divers are clueless, lol. I wore a O'Neil 7mm J suit and found it to be spot on with gloves. Given I had a camera in hand and really had to wedge into the barnacle covered rocks I was happy I did not bring my drysuit.
Like mjh said, you have to wedge into the rocks if you're a photographer, which means your knees will take a lot of abuse and your suit will get shredded by barnacles. If you have an old backup suit, this is the place to take it, as your new suit will never look the same. If the suit doesn't have decent knee protection built in, consider knee pads. Thick gloves are essential, and bring a backup pair in case the first pair gets shredded. Don't even think about a drysuit unless it's made of some very tough material. Personally I think they're uncomfortable to wear day in and day out on a liveaboard (I get a painful rash from the neck seal and shaving) and the water temps aren't really cold enough to warrant one, but shedding a wet wetsuit on a cold windy/rainy Galapagos morning can be a chilling experience if others are hogging the warm shower.
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