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Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2000 20:15:12 +0900
To: "Frank" <fbaars@bi*.ne*.au*>
From: Jeffrey Swann <swanncruz@ta*.ne*.au*>
Subject: Re: Use a drysuit while on vacation in Oz?
Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com
I have been in the coral sea.
4 dives per day.
If i was going that time of year, I would dive two piece 3mm or 5mm.
Only ally tanks will be available.
It is nice diving.
Jeff the Darwinian.
At 07:13 3/07/00 +1000, you wrote:
>Robert,
>
>Diving in the Coral Sea is diving in very warm water and the air is very
>warm. You will be able to dive in a short 3mm wetsuit and not get cold.
>There is also the problem of putting on a dry suit 4 to 5 times a day and
>getting very hot before you get into the water. If you decide to take your
>dry suit I recommend that you take your 3mm wet suit with you as well as you
>will be using it on the second - third-.......  days.
>
>
>cheers
>
>frank
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Robert Silvers" <rsilvers@ph*.co*>
>To: <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
>Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2000 8:47 AM
>Subject: Use a drysuit while on vacation in Oz?
>
>
>
>I may go on a 7 day dive in the Coral Sea in August. The water temp will be
>72 degrees near the surface. This is purley a vacation dive. I wanted to
>bring my TLS-350 because if I do four dives in a day I would rather not get
>back into a cold/wet wetsuit. The only wetsuit I own is a 3mm two piece --
>so if I wanted to dive wet I would need to buy a 5mm. I think diving dry is
>just good for practice but diving wet has its own feeling of pleasure. Does
>anyone have any thoughts on this?
>
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