SeaHorse81
Contributor
There are some tips here that may help
Really good ideas, Pete! I don't think anything would have been enough to save the day in the conditions of last weekend, but under more controlled/expected circumstances, your ideas should be enough to make it work. You're right -- the interval between getting the suit off and getting thoroughly dry is absolutely the worst. Actually painful last weekend.
You don't need MORE wetsuit, you need a BETTER wetsuit! Does your have zippers and a separate hood and a nylon lining on the inside? All these things reduce the thermal protection...
Yes, I have zippers at the wrists and ankles. The suit would be impossible to don and doff without them. Yes, on the separate hood. I didn't know about hoods integrated with wetsuits when I ordered this one. The separate hood ends up being good sometimes because conditions may allow for use of a beanie instead, which helps when I have an instructor that I need to be able to hear. There really aren't any conditions where going bare-headed makes sense for me. Maybe a single dive per day in the Caribbean, but who goes there to get in the water only once a day?? Not me. When I'm wearing the hood tucked in, I notice practically no "breeze" coming through the neck.
No, on the nylon lining; the inner surface is nice, shiny blue stuff that dries in minutes.