FPDocMatt
Contributor
I recently did my Advanced Open Water certification on the Costa del Sol in Spain in 57-degree Fahrenheit water. I was cold, despite wearing a 5-mm neoprene full wet suit, a 5-mm neoprene shorty on top, hood, gloves and boots.
The wet suit was a medium, and did not fit very tightly. Perhaps that was the problem. I should have had a small.
The second day, I had an additional 2-mm neoprene under-garment which covered my torso. So on my torso I had a total of 12 mm. Was still cold.
I never developed shivers, so never felt that I had to abort any of the dives. But the cold made it unpleasant.
My question is: Is it possible to dive in cold water and actually not be cold? Or should I just restrict my diving in future to warm waters?
The wet suit was a medium, and did not fit very tightly. Perhaps that was the problem. I should have had a small.
The second day, I had an additional 2-mm neoprene under-garment which covered my torso. So on my torso I had a total of 12 mm. Was still cold.
I never developed shivers, so never felt that I had to abort any of the dives. But the cold made it unpleasant.
My question is: Is it possible to dive in cold water and actually not be cold? Or should I just restrict my diving in future to warm waters?