Somebody tell me they need teachers in SOCAL!
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YMMV, but 98% of local SoCal scuba divers doing dives deeper than 30 feet or lasting longer than 30 minutes... are wearing 7mm wetsuits or drysuits year 'round.
And deeper than 100fsw, it can be 50F all year long.
The top 30 fsw can warm to high 60's during our warmest months (August - October), but the thermocline is present all year.
But, yeah, it's probably more fun than Idaho diving.
Congrats and good luck!
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Claudette
I dove Casino Point last year and after lake diving here a farmer john was quite comfy the full suit was too much. I realize the Humbolt is a very cold water current.
I am just looking for a more scuba friendly environment. I do however love the view of the Tetons from my deck!
ligersandtions
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Diving in socal is fantastic....it is a very scuba friendly environment. However, if you're wanting to do more than one dive a day and/or go fairly deep, a 7mm is pretty much the minimum exposure protection that will keep you "comfortable". I use that term loosely because some of us are really big weenies and dive 7mm's in 77F water in Hawaii (hi! :wavey
and still manage to get cold.
Most active divers dive in 7mm wetsuits or drysuits. But it's so totally worth it! So find a job down here and come diving with us
and still manage to get cold. Most active divers dive in 7mm wetsuits or drysuits. But it's so totally worth it! So find a job down here and come diving with us
You might need to move a bit farther south than Southern California if you really want warm water.
The Sea of Cortez, Mexico, is fairly nice this time of year. Our dives a month ago were all in water that was mid 80s at the bottom. I had my 3mm wetsuit along, but never wore it. I was comfortable in the lycra skin.
The Sea of Cortez, Mexico, is fairly nice this time of year. Our dives a month ago were all in water that was mid 80s at the bottom. I had my 3mm wetsuit along, but never wore it. I was comfortable in the lycra skin.
I grew up in Georgia. I might look to Florida and coastal Georgia as well. However, SWMBO and I live in the house she grew up in. Odds of a move are not good. And were else can you have bear and moose in the yard??
on_two_wheels
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Well, I'll throw in a response to the original question...teaching isn't the easiest job to get or keep in so cal. I have one friend that could not find a job after obtaining her credentials and had to go back to accounting. I also have a coworker whose wife was told her contract next year won't be renewed. The CA budget is one of the worst in the nation and education gets more cuts than most other gov't resources. Good luck, though.
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