Every dive dry with minimal undies?

[TechDeep]

Just wondering how many have used their drysuit in waters that would be considered too warm for drysuits just to stay dry. I'm talking about water above the mid to high 60's and with minimal undies such as under armour or something similar.

 

[rhwestfall]

Sure - Lake Erie - last summer. Water temp was in the 70's, and the depth was a real shallow one (35').... Shorts and a T-shirt (wicking material) only inside my CF200..... Air temp was in the mid to upper 80's....

 

[Brandon]

I've dove a compressed neoprene suit in an 82 degree pool for an hour with students, wearing shorts and a t-shirt underneath. It's miserable =p

I've also geared up for a dive in Maine in my Fusion when it was 85 degrees outside. At least the water was in the low 50s!

-B

 

[BabyDuck]

almost every dive! my most frequent dives are florida springs, 72 degrees, in a trilam with tilos undies.

 

[lowviz]

Just wondering how many have used their drysuit .....//.......with minimal undies such as under armour or something similar.

Lots of times, just remember to use something, ever been bitten by your drysuit?

 

[Ramsy]

Last year on a liveaboard in Indonesia, I did 4 dives a day for 8 consecutive days in 80 to 84 degree water. On every dive I wore my DUI TLS350. For "undergarments," I wore board shorts and a tech tshirt. I wore the drysuit vs. a wetsuit because I was doing repetitive diving every day. So, even in the warm 80 to 84 degree water, my body was losing heat. Plus, I hate getting into a wet wetsuit.

 

[TSandM]

I did ten days in the Red Sea this last summer. Water temperatures ranged from 80 to 86. In the warmer water, I wore 4th Element Dry Base under the suit; in the cooler water, I wore a set of Lands End polarfleece sweats. I was very comfortable on dives that went went 90 to 120 minutes.