Bratface
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We dive all year but by January we will be breaking out the 5mm. Go ahead and laugh, but we're cold. Come on down and join us.
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That was my line for years. I stumbled on a used suit for a reasonable price. Until then a $76 40,000 BTU infrared heater mounted on a propane cylinder helped the SI.
gcarter, Keep your eyes open on ebay and Scubaboard also. You never know when you may score a great deal on a used drysuit. I found mine on ebay and have been diving it for going on three seasons now. Gotta love the St Lawrence in winter. 70-100' vis and not alot of surface traffic. I would however recommend a neo suit for the added warmth. You'll not regret it!!
We dive all year but by January we will be breaking out the 5mm. Go ahead and laugh, but we're cold. Come on down and join us.
All that said, right now I'd take the chance to cold dive, I slipped a disc in my back in sept rather badly - so excursions out are via wheel chair (walking limited) and my diving since then is limited to living vicariously through other peoples' experiences. No Whale Sharks or dolphins for me this year apart from other peoples pictures/videos. Christmas in Bali was cancelled a while ago. The closest I'm getting to it is looking at my dry gear and preassign to get better soon.
The moral:- Don't be too disheartened if the water is too cold/warm for you, at least (even if you rent) you could dive if you really wanted too. No matter how much I want too at the moment it's impossible
Hope you get better soon DD and have an opportunity to dive in 2014