Hi. A cold water Puget Sound diver here.

[scubaduber]

Hi. I'm a cold water diver from Washington state. I have never dove in warm water. And believe it or not I still use a wet suit. Any other Pacific Northwest divers on here? Let me know what's new. Paul.

 

[DiveKitty68]

hello and welcome to SB. you are a brave man....or crazy;-)

 

[H2Andy]

welcome aboard

(let's take up a collection to buy you a dry suit )

 

[Snowbear]

A cold water Puget Sound diver here

Puget Sound is WARM water diving

Welcome to the board.

 

[bertschb]

Hi Paul

I'm from Salem (50 miles south of Vancouver, WA for those of you east of the Rockies). What's new you ask? I was certified in 1978 but just got back into diving last fall. What's new is BIG steel tanks and computers. WhooHooo!

Lots of great diving in the NW but I went to Grand Cayman, Cozumel and Belize in February and now I'm spoiled. I can't think of anything else. I'm going to start going the the Caribbean twice a year now. I'm heading to Sechelt, BC Canada next weekend. Now that's great cold-water diving! 45 degrees is pretty cold water isn't it Snowbear?

 

[Snowbear]

45 degrees is pretty cold water isn't it Snowbear?

Depends on your perspective, I suppose. I'm still diving in 37-40F water. You would be surprised how warm 45F feels
2 weeks from today I should be on the road somewhere between Yukon Territory and WA State - WooHoo!!

 

[bertschb]

Actually, I dive in a mountain lake here in Oregon and it was 37 degrees when I was there last fall. I have a nice dry suit with great undergarments (and dry gloves) so 40-50 degree water doesn't bother me at all. What bothers me is having to wear all the gear to stay warm. It was really weird wearing almost nothing in the tropics. I always fealt like I was forgetting something before I jumped in the water. Then, when I got back to Oregon I forgot my dry suit inflator hose. That really ticked me off. I hate making mistakes! That taught me a great lesson though.

 

[scubaduber]

hello and welcome to SB. you are a brave man....or crazy;-)

It's really neither. I've lived in the Pacific Northwest all my life. I've never traveled to "exotic, warm" locations. So when I took my lessons in 1983, cold water is all I knew about, and I'm used to it. Now I say "cold water", but I didn't say that I was cold. It all depends on the quality of suit you wear, whether wet or dry. I do just fine in 50 degree water for two dives in one day. :dazzler1:

 

[DiveKitty68]

It's really neither. I've lived in the Pacific Northwest all my life. I've never traveled to "exotic, warm" locations. So when I took my lessons in 1983, cold water is all I knew about, and I'm used to it. Now I say "cold water", but I didn't say that I was cold. It all depends on the quality of suit you wear, whether wet or dry. I do just fine in 50 degree water for two dives in one day. :dazzler1:

just giving you a little good-natured ribbin'. I think I'm going to turn into a warm water wuss myself.

 

[DandyDon]

Hi. I'm a cold water diver from Washington state. I have never dove in warm water. And believe it or not I still use a wet suit. Any other Pacific Northwest divers on here? Let me know what's new. Paul.

Howdy!

Welcome to SB!! :happywave Put us in your computer's favorites and check in often. This is a great place to learn, compare, argue

You're a few months older than me and use a wet suit there? What is it, a 15 mil - with 40 pounds of lead?!

don