Wetsuit, How Cold?

[pickens_46929]

Sydney Australia... 5mm rental with hood and gloves.... 54 F air temp and 49 F water.... brrrrrrrr.... had a blast though on both dives... was too excited to care I guess. Kept wondering why we had hot soup and crackers after every dive and drank warm water to boot...

 

[kuldaddy]

Catalina Island - 58 degrees F with full polartec + 3mm farmer john and jacket + polartec hood.

 

[El Orans]

Oostvoornse meer - 39F/4C - 7+7mm - Air temp 34F/1C

 

[dherbman]

Did two (once a year) fresh water ice dives in a custom 7mm farmer john with attached hood. 20 minute BT +/-. Dive was thumbed by buddy in dry suit. I'd do it again if I had the same suit and the same fit.

Don't have the logs any more, so can't report exact temps, but I do remember the first year it rained on the lake and turned the 2' snow into slush and the snow mobiles couldn't retrieve us. 3/4 mile hike in the snow was more memorable than the dive that year.

 

[anth]

37 degrees F (water temp) in a 7mm farmer john. Air temp was 40 degrees.

-Anth

 

[Gidds]

About 45F at the bottom of a fricken COLD lake in VT in MAY in a 7/7mm farmer jane and hooded jacket. No idea what the air temp was and wasn't paying attention due to the fact that I turned purple and was banished to the truck for the rest of the day.

 

[Gary D.]

Above the Artic Circle.
28df water, bitter fricken cold air temp, 1/4" Farmer John. Used both a Golden Royal Aquamaster and a Jack Brown.

After those dives it was weeks before the ladies would even smile.

If someone asked me to ever do that again they would see my hands in a position like this o!oo oo!o.

Gary D.

 

[morayp]

The coldest water I eeer dove was 46F. It didn't seem that cold at the time, but I wouldn't knowingly do it again. Air temp was low 60s. Normally, my 6.5 farmer john is reasonably comfortable to about 52F.

 

[morayp]

About 45F at the bottom of a fricken COLD lake in VT in MAY in a 7/7mm farmer jane and hooded jacket. No idea what the air temp was and wasn't paying attention due to the fact that I turned purple and was banished to the truck for the rest of the day.

Where is uri?

 

[Gidds]

The University of Rhode Island (URI) is in Rhode Island. Rhode Island is so small that you may miss it if you blink on the highway