diving in long island sound, atlantic ocean

[CRAZYBOBC]

new to diving getting certified in aruba
to dive in long island 60ft what type of wetsuit would i need?
i.e. thickness, type, hood, gloves
is one piece better than 2 piece i was told i would need at least 7mm is that correct would mainly dive in the summer and cant afford dry suit

 

[ScubaSarus]

Minimum may be a 7mm F/J w/7mm hood and 3mm gloves and 5-7mm booties for the summer 72 F water. If you can find a good fitting 7mm One-piece semi-dry or good quality full suit, you may like that better. Once you pile on the neoprene, comfort can be an important factor in a dive. Too tight you feel constricted and miserable, too loose you get the flushing down the back . I recommend a Bare wetsuit as they are contoured to the body if you have a normal shaped body and are not very overweight and out of proportion.

 

[ScottyK]

BobC- Welcome to the sport! Check down in the Wreck Valley section, and you'll meet a lot of local Long Island and tri state area divers....

After eight years of diving off of LI, I've found the best configuration to be a 7mil one piece fullsuit. As Scubasaurus stated, you'll be better off buying a one piece over a farmer john. The newer, high quality suits are actually warmer than a two piece, more streamlined and will allow you to carry less lead. I'm not sure why they're still selling two piece wetsuits these days.

I recently swithced from a standard neoprene to the Hyperstretch, and absolutely love it. If you hop a train to the city (so you can try everything on) you could pick up a HS 7/5 mil suit, a HS 5/3 hood and some gloves for about $300 at Leisure Pro. You only need the thicker gloves at the beginning and end of the season. Pick up a pair of cheap reef gloves for the summer. They're much more comfortable.

If you're on a tight budget, I just recently upgraded a lot of my gear, and still have the old stuff. PM me if you're interested and let me know what you're looking for.

Scott