Frackingawesome
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Hey guys, I wanted to get you opinion on something i heard an instructor say at a resent OW class i was sitting in on...
The instructor said you should never be cold while diving. This struck me as odd as i regularly dive in the north east where the water temp is REARLY above 50f at depth, last dive was 45f at 35 feet, and i am never what i would call warm. By the end of most dives i am cold. hands, ears, feet are all cold.
This has never effected my dive and never kept me from diving but i am definitely not warm. I would say i am more on the cold side by the end.
I dive Dry with either a Weezle i think it is a medium weight one, but i am not sure. I hate it as i find it too bulky and i need more weight when using it. Or i dive with a whites fleece top and bottoms.
Dry gloves and either a 5mm (i like) or a 7mm (i hate) hood.
What are your opinions. Should you get cold on a dive or am i doing something wrong.
The instructor said you should never be cold while diving. This struck me as odd as i regularly dive in the north east where the water temp is REARLY above 50f at depth, last dive was 45f at 35 feet, and i am never what i would call warm. By the end of most dives i am cold. hands, ears, feet are all cold.
This has never effected my dive and never kept me from diving but i am definitely not warm. I would say i am more on the cold side by the end.
I dive Dry with either a Weezle i think it is a medium weight one, but i am not sure. I hate it as i find it too bulky and i need more weight when using it. Or i dive with a whites fleece top and bottoms.
Dry gloves and either a 5mm (i like) or a 7mm (i hate) hood.
What are your opinions. Should you get cold on a dive or am i doing something wrong.