AfterDark
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Benefits? Who said benefits? Oh you did northen diver. What benefits?
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Benefits? Who said benefits? Oh you did northen diver. What benefits?
My 2cents. Before you start your dive remove your mask, get the sensation of the cold water rushing into your mask and hitting your face. Also make sure your teeth are in good shape, if they are cold sensitive you'll know it real quick!
Okay, I'll rephrase it. Why would you want to remove your mask to have the cold water hit your face?
Bring your warm water with you ... I always bring along 2 gallons in a cooler to dump over my head after the dive. It warms you up right away and makes surface interval so much more pleasant.
If you're in a wetsuit, dumping some down the inside of the suit from your neck feels real good. If in a drysuit, take off your hood and dump it over your head while wearing the suit.
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
Oh man! Have been there! I am not an instructor, so I don't get any reimbursement to dive with students. On our last 2 ice dives I was the "partner" for a student getting certified with an instructor getting certified for this specialty. That put the student and me together with an instructor to be watching us and an instructor watching him! Man on that 2nd dive, I was counting the minutes to get out!!Sometimes the cold gives you tunnel vision and you start thinking - ok only another 5 minutes and we can turn around.