38 degrees with neoprene drysuit

[marcosdutra]

I wonder to know how is diving in a neoprene drysuit in a cold water of 38 degrees?

 

[fisheater]

Cold.

 

[KY]

frigging toasty... jeez... 38 degrees??? i'd be diving with my clackers hanging out and i'd still be sweating like i'd just spent a rather good night with Claudia Schieffer...

 

[fisheater]

frigging toasty... jeez... 38 degrees??? i'd be diving with my clackers hanging out and i'd still be sweating like i'd just spent a rather good night with Claudia Schieffer...

That's 38 U.S. degrees, not 38 N.Z. degrees.

You'd be warm in a wetsuit in 3 1/3 N.Z. degrees? Likely, not.

 

[KY]

na,,, in 3 1/3 degrees, its time to get the ugsuit out....

Presuming you' guys have heard about the ugsuits?? mate of mine is developing them at the moment. They're like the ugboots, but are undersuits.. DAMN toasty...

 

[USMCNJ]

hydrate before hand, so while you are diving you can keep your self warm by use of hot bodily fluids...... just a thought.

 

[jimdiverman]

It also depends on the depth of the dive. As soon as you start compressing that neoprene as you descend, you will get even colder. I have been to 150' in 45 degrees in an Aqualung 8/7 mil, and I was freezing, as in shivering. Ascending to 65 degrees at the deco stop felt almost like I was in bath water.

 

[Jimmer]

I wonder to know how is diving in a neoprene drysuit in a cold water of 38 degrees?

It's a drysuit, wear the right undergarments, and you'll be nice and toasty.

Jim

 

[cheeko8080]

I have a compressed neoprene drysuit (the O'Three ri2/100) and I've been in 40F water and its been fine. I was wearing the Fourth Element Arctic (which isn't even a big puffy undersuit). The compressed neoprene won't give you the thermal loss at depth either.

 

[Mark Michaud SELAUSAR]

I spent 2 1/2 hours at 44 degrees with a small undergarment in my ONeill 7 mm neoprene (pee-valve) and a full hood. I was shallow (5'-10') and working on a boat at the time. I was quite comfortable. With the right undergarments and a cover for topside (parka or coat), to keep the wind off of you, you should be ok. The deeeper you go the more the neo will compress, hence less protection from the cold. This is why a good undergarment is important.