Grand Cayman shorty or full suit

[Officer Tigger]

Next week I am making my first trip to the area. Being in the northeast I do all cold water diving, so this is a change for me.

What is a better choice for the beginning of April, a shorty or fullsuit?

[bruce-r]

I'd take a full suit for several reasons.

First is because that's what I own.

Second, I get cold easily.

Third, a full suit give better sun protection and more physical protection from "pokey" things.

[NeurosurgeryNP]

I'd take a full suit for several reasons.

First is because that's what I own.

 

Second, I get cold easily.

 

Third, a full suit give better sun protection and more physical protection from "pokey" things.

DITTO!

[Officer Tigger]

Thanks for the replies.

[Capt_BJ]

I think you may find a full cold water suit too much.

 

Being 'tropics only' divers. Spousal unit usually wears either a shorty or just a skin. I prefer to wear a set of farmer johns cuz I take the pics and sometimes kneel down. But I can count the times I even thought about wearing a top too.....and my 'full suit' is a thin warm water suit. Not one for the frigid northlands.

 

Course if the water ain't warmer than 85 I have second thoughts about even getting wet.

[Officer Tigger]

Hey Capt BJ,

I should have mentioned that I am not bringing the thick 7mm that I wear up here. I have a thinner full suit that I now plan on wearing instead of borrowing my buddies shorty.

[gmcrow]

I used to use a long sleeve shorty in the Caribbean, but found that I was always cold on the second dive. Now it's a 3/4 mil combo full length and I wear a thin hood. Have been to Cayman in December and found both air and water temps comfortable with a full suit.

[xSandman3`]

Remember that you can become hypothermic in any water cooler than body temperature if you stay in it long enough. I use a 3mm Full suit when teaching in a 90 degree pool, and after a couple of hours, I get downright cold.

 

Dale

PADI OWSI

[Middleager]

I wear a 3mm full suit for my Caribbean diving in Aug.

 

I also get cold easier, so I'm comfortable in 3mm.