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04-18-2010, 11:38 AM | #1 |
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3 mil temperatures
What's the coldest water temp that you could handle in a 3 mill suit?
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04-18-2010, 03:43 PM | #2 |
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Re: 3 mil temperatures
59 degrees last year in an omer 3 mil 2 piece open cell ..It was tolerable with the exception of my hands and part of my face not covered by the hood ...
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04-18-2010, 04:05 PM | #3 |
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Re: 3 mil temperatures
Nice thanks. Lake Travis is about 61 so im going to give it a shot this week.
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04-18-2010, 08:55 PM | #4 |
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Re: 3 mil temperatures
Trevor - give us a vis. report when you get back.
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04-18-2010, 10:28 PM | #5 |
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Re: 3 mil temperatures
Why don't we go next weekend, get some divers together and check it out. I have most of what I need to make the dive platform but I want to drop a light down to 90 feet and see if it's worth the effort before I go to all the trouble.
I need someone to stay with the boat while I dive down. Who wants to go? |
04-19-2010, 07:58 PM | #6 |
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Re: 3 mil temperatures
Water is still too cold for me.
If all you need is a boat driver, I may be able to assist depending on the day and time.
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04-19-2010, 10:05 PM | #7 |
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Re: 3 mil temperatures
It depends on what kind of suit u have. A two piece open cell will keep you twice as warm as a one piece closed cell surf suit. what kind of suit is it?
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04-20-2010, 08:53 AM | #8 |
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Re: 3 mil temperatures
2 piece open
I might give it a shot, vis looks pretty good from the surface but 61 is still pretty cold, maybe I'll wait a week or two... |
04-29-2010, 06:27 AM | #9 |
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Re: 3 mil temperatures
Depends on the person. Someone from up North with some body fat and acclimation to cold temps could handle really cold (to me) temps, while a thinner person from the Keys may freeze to death. LOL! I've seen guys with NO wetsuit dive on days when I had on a 5 mil and was cold. . . go figure!
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