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Thread: Twin Lakes Polar Bear diving....who's game???

 


  1. December 30th, 2003, 08:36 PM #1
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    Twin Lakes Polar Bear diving....who's game???

    Beast and I will be at the lake about noon. Coldwater and Jester have said they were coming. Who else is gonna brave the elements? haha
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  2. December 30th, 2003, 09:35 PM #2
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    Polar Bear Diving

    We will be thinking of ya'll at Lake Travis!
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  3. December 30th, 2003, 10:26 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dee
    Beast and I will be at the lake about noon. Coldwater and Jester have said they were coming. Who else is gonna brave the elements? haha
    Sorry, no can do. I've got a raging sinus infection. How cold will it be by the way?
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    You have my sympathies chrpai! I had a raging sinus infection before Christmas; the worst I have ever had.
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  5. December 31st, 2003, 02:03 AM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by chrpai
    Sorry, no can do. I've got a raging sinus infection. How cold will it be by the way?
    This past Sunday the water was 55º at 25 feet. Beast and Jose were toasty in their drysuits.

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    Tad on the chilly side for me, but..... We get to play with fire, right?

    Plan to come out mid day.
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    55 degrees, that warm water!! I just recently moved down here from S.W. Missouri and the water got a heck of a lot colder up there.

    But, I can't say anything for this year, we are going to the silo a nice warm 60 some odd degrees
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dee
    This past Sunday the water was 55º at 25 feet. Beast and Jose were toasty in their drysuits.

    Sounds like 3mil territory to me.

    Actually its funny. When I first moved here I visited a dive shop on Westheimer. A well meaning, young dive master started asking me about my diving. When he found out that I dove in a 3mil (2pc 3mil with .5mil skin, 7mil hood, 7mil gloves, 7mil boots) in 55F water he started lecturing me about how unsafe it was.

    Personally I can do 2 40minute dives and then I get cold. But I just like the feel of the bouyancy with a 3mil so much more then the 7mil.

    Maybe one day I'll be allowed to get a dry suit and then it wont matter.
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    Quote Originally Posted by chrpai
    in 55F water he started lecturing me about how unsafe it was.
    Ok... I think it boils down to personal comfort.

    I have done lots of diving in low 50's/high 40's water and been in a 5mm with a 7mm hood and 3mm gloves and was just fine, with other people there telling me I was stupid for doing it.
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  10. December 31st, 2003, 05:59 PM #10
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    Question Question

    How was the vis when beast was there last?


    Thanks in advance
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