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Wendell, Your right in my opinion. I think it's safe to say any wetsuit over 5 mil is the wrong suit for the job. But the students also are not provided with a timing device so have to rely on their instructor. Is it also possible to justifie that? -----Original Message----- From: "gott"<wgrogan@dc*.ne*> To: "Thomas Rasbeck"<trasbeck@dr*.co*> Cc: techdiver@aquanaut.com Date: Sat Jun 16 18:48:22 PDT 2001 Subject: Re: [Re: Re: [Dumb vs. Smart Re: Wet vs Dry in SoCal]] >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'. ___________________________________________________ GO.com Mail Get Your Free, Private E-mail at http://mail.go.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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