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>From: ddrake01
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> In one of his recent postings, George suggested going to the source for
> the right information and suggested if you wanna know about keeping warm
> in cold water, ask the Canadians. I think he says this just to
> underscore how damn crazy we are to dive in water cold enough to put a
> chill on a beer. But the point is this George...I've asked lots of
> Canadians how to stay warm and nobody's got it down pat yet. My hands
> still get cold even with dry gloves and argon...go figure. Of course on

>Well, this American uses dry-five gloves with liner inserts.  These are the
>Micheal Jackson gloves, i.e. they are silvery with aluminum metal flakes in
>the fabric.  They really improve the glove's warmth, especially when they
>flood. You can find them in dive/hunting/mountainering stores.
>
>I do stops at forty feet, below the thermocline for a little while.
>If you're cold on the wreck and you're dry, look into more/better insulation
>such as polypro/capalien (sp?) underwear.  My trimix buds use it on their
>240 ft dives on the Lady Duf. wall up in Tobe, Canada. I use it all the time.
>
Hi all,

Just thought that I would toss in my penny as a Canadian who does 'it' all 
year round and still manages to stay warm. I use plain sloth (three 
fingered) dry gloves w/the smooth neoprene seal. They rarely flood and keep 
my falanges fairly warm in 32degree (or upon occasion less) water. I swear 
by Viking underwear and booties. For the really cold days I will don 
cappellan long johns. This combination I wear under a Moby's. They (the 
manufacturer) say it has a special IR reflecting coating on the inside that 
retains body heat. It would appear that they have something, 'cause I have 
outlasted almost everyother suit in the water except for the Poisiden suits 
which seem to have excellent heat characteristics also. I personally have 
not used one but two of my friends I dive with own them and can last as long 
as I. Personally I find the key to staying warm is making sure that you are 
toasty and 'DRY' before you enter the water. The couple of uncomfortable 
dives that I have had in cold water were due to overexertion prior to 
getting in. I have never tried argon simply cause I never felt the need to.

Donald Mackay

(I'd rather swim with the fishes than eat them)

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