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Every time I see the discussion of wet vs. dry in the NE US/Canada, I remember when we were buying our gear from Evie Dudas for the first time. She told us that we should buy dry suits if we were serious about diving, that it would save us money in the long run. We scoffed, thinking that she was just trying to make a buck since she makes custom dry suits. Wrongo!! We now own 3 wet suits and 3 dry suits, the wet suits make interesting wall hangings in our basement. The dry suits are used most weekends. I dove a 7 mm wet suits in conditions down to 35 F for up to an hour at a time. I survived, but was often unable to stand up with a single steel 95. In other words, you can do it, feel "OK", but be severely impaired from hypothermia. If you are going to be diving in water below 60 F for any length of time, do yourself and your potential widow a favor, either buy a dry suit, or spend the money on more life insurance. Wendell G Thomas Rasbeck wrote: > Amen to that..After 25 years of Great Lakes diving, I see more dry suits > each year...My advice to newer divers as to the wet/dry question is to > remember the possibly long, cold boat ride after the dive. This is where > being dry and warm really becomes a plus side for dry. In a small open boat > it can be nearly impossible to change into dry warm clothes. I have seen > people get a start on hypothermia by only worrying about water temp, instead > of considering the entire trip. > > Tom R. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Michael A. Graham <magraham@ne*.co*> > To: Bob Sherwood <sherwood@st*.rr*.co*>; terry michael <OEA51@go*.co*>; Bob > Hines <bhines.vwmc@us*.ne*> > Cc: <techdiver@aquanaut.com> > Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 11:42 AM > Subject: Re: Re: [Re: Re: [Dumb vs. Smart Re: Wet vs Dry in SoCal]] > > > Bob Hines' observation that "...Very few people in the Great Lakes area > wear > > Drysuits, unless they are doing Ice diving or extended deeper diving in > the > > cold..." would suggest to me that Bob does very little diving in the Great > > Lakes. I've been actively diving the Great Lakes for 12 years and it > seems > > to me, from what I've observed, the majority of divers are diving dry, > > "technical" and "sport" divers alike. It seems to me that being cold has > > nothing to do with being a wimp...but being "macho" about diving wet in > cold > > water is stupidity. > > > > Bob, provide a sound argument for diving a wetsuit in the cold waters of > the > > Great Lakes beyond "You get used to the cold after about 20 years of it.". > > > > MAG > > > > -- > > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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