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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novasquid
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i'm in my first year of diving and didn't want to stop when it got cold. so i was of the same mindset and bought a portable propane heater to keep me warm as i continue to dive through winter. a pop-up canopy with 4 flimsy walls will serve as shelter. i wasn't sure how well my plan would work out, but i'm glad to know it has been done.
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gcarter
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I am always scanning www.kijiji.ca - that's how I picked up 2 HP100 tanks last winter, too good to pass up!
gcarter, I'm sure others have said it but keep looking through the classifieds here and elsewhere for used dry suits. I got the mother of all deals on mine- $200 for a DUI TLS350 with pee valve, kevlar knee and elbow patches, thigh pocket, and new seals. My seals didn't work out so well for me so I spent another $400 or so on zip rings with silicone seals, but even then, I still got an unbelievable deal.
So the deals are definitely out there. Keep looking every day and you'll find something.
So the deals are definitely out there. Keep looking every day and you'll find something.
Traff
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I went out on Saturday and the water was 19 degrees C (66F?) and that felt cold, especially when we got out. I'd really like to dive all year round, but I don't think that's realistic - not just because of the water temp, but the snow and winds. When the weather begins to improve (in March, I hope) we'll have about 13 deg C in the water… but that's still warmer than at home in the UK where water temps will go down to 6 deg C (44 F?) … maybe I'll have to justify a dry suit and full cold water rig!
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gcarter
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DRIS is annoying me - they have a drysuit on sale this weekend for $499, but I just bought a new BP/W so the timing sucks. 
I'll second Searcaigh above. Just looking at my log for this year, in Jan the sea temp was 23C (73f) and the highs in sept were 33C (91F) - all temps at the surface. Late year I dived a 5/7mm plus hood in the winter and this year I have a new 7mm. In the summer I never get below a 3mm. And yes I dive with people you in the winter here either don't dive as it's "too cold" or who have Dry or semi dry suits...
While all the good natured banter of who dives in the coldest (or warmest) is fun, in all seriousness it's what you are acclimatised too.
Bob (Grateful Diver's) snow diving pic send shivers (literally up me) but then again how many of you who live and dive in more normal places would come out when it's 120F in the shade and 90% humidity? That's our summer - but we're used to it. Even the boat ride out to the site is like sitting in from of a hair drier. Cooling breeze? What cooling breeze?
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
While all the good natured banter of who dives in the coldest (or warmest) is fun, in all seriousness it's what you are acclimatised too.
Bob (Grateful Diver's) snow diving pic send shivers (literally up me) but then again how many of you who live and dive in more normal places would come out when it's 120F in the shade and 90% humidity? That's our summer - but we're used to it. Even the boat ride out to the site is like sitting in from of a hair drier. Cooling breeze? What cooling breeze?
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
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
Thanks Searcraigh. got back op booked for here in Dec, so will get back in the water asap.. perhaps next very we could catch up and perhaps dive together (or as a group)
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