How to dry your drygloves.

"Grumman-581" <grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM.houston.rr.com> wrote:

> "Jammer Six" wrote ...
> > You have no need to know, then.
>
> Hmmm... That cold, then... Does anyone dive wet up there? If so, what
> thickness wetsuit do they need?

From what I've heard, upper 40's/low 50's F, which means that a 7mm
Farmer John will suffice for a not-too-deep, not-too-long (and
not-too-many) dives, but its not really enough to prevent you from
getting cold, which will trash your air consumption and overall dive
enjoyment.

Real men have done a ~39F dive in a wetsuit. Smart men won't do such a
thing again



-hh

"H. Huntzinger" <recscuba@huntzinger.com> wrote in message
news:recscuba-1AB308.06591418072003@east.giganews.com...

> From what I've heard, upper 40's/low 50's F, which means that a 7mm
> Farmer John will suffice for a not-too-deep, not-too-long (and
> not-too-many) dives, but its not really enough to prevent you from
> getting cold, which will trash your air consumption and overall dive
> enjoyment.

100% accurate.

> Real men have done a ~39F dive in a wetsuit. Smart men won't do such a
> thing again

I did two years here in a 7mm FJ.

After I hit 250, it was like a thick t-shirt, and never recovered.

I have been with Dinky Dave in Agamemnon at 250 on mix;

It was the biggest fucking blue Smurf you ever saw. Suit, skin, lips, all of
it.

Kane did it too (to about 80 fsw), with no hood, but he wont cop to it
anymore.

Scott

"H. Huntzinger" <recscuba@huntzinger.com> entertained us with:
:Real men have done a ~39F dive in a wetsuit. Smart men won't do such a
:thing again

I certified in 34F water in a wetsuit. Coldest dive I did was 31F, also in a
wetsuit.

Of course, I was in the Air Force at the time. Not like those Army pansies who
need drysuits and argon.


Dan Bracuk
As Big Ben said to the Leaning Tower of Pisa, I've got the time if you've got the inclinaion.
The Best of Rec.Scuba
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"Jammer Six" wrote ...
> Go ahead. Make My Minute. Ask me why I don't use it with the heat off.

You like the smell of burning rubber? <grin>

In article <Nn0Sa.91989$TJ.5259396@twister.austin.rr.com>, Grumman-581
<grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM.houston.rr.com> wrote:

€ "Jammer Six" wrote ...
€ > Go ahead. Make My Minute. Ask me why I don't use it with the heat off.
€
€ You like the smell of burning rubber? <grin>

Because when I was drying gloves, I was on a boat, and wanted to use
them the next day, not the next week.

--
"We're going to rush the hijackers."
-Jeremy Glick, aboard United Airlines flight 93, September 11, 2001

On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 04:22:47 GMT, "Grumman-581"
<grumman581@DIE-SPAMMER-SCUM.houston.rr.com> wrote:

>"Rich Lockyer" wrote ...
>> TLS350, but I can't get wrist seals to not leak since my tendons pop
>> out so far.
>
>Duct tape?
>

Nahh... that's my mix/MOD marking.




--- Rich
http://richlockyer.tripod.com/

"Rich Lockyer" wrote ...
> Even here in SoCal, it's generally always about 55 at 100ft, even if
> it's 70 at the surface.

Yeah, I remember SoCal beach water being somewhat cool... Even the surfers
were wearing wetsuits... I remember around 1981 diving in Blue Springs and
it didn't seem cool even without a wetsuit... Might have had something to do
with having to hike probably a mile through basically jungle carrying
doubles and the rest of my gear to get there... Mr. Heatstroke was coming to
visit... That 68F water felt really good... Damn, I'm glad they have that
boardwalk there now and you can park a lot closer...

Wouldn't it actually be safer than a commercial unit since you built it to
keep yourself alive?

Just a thought...

David
> BUILD a rebreather.
>
> Hell... it'd be as safe as a commercial unit.
>
>
> --- Rich
> http://richlockyer.tripod.com/
>

Abso-f'ing-lutely.


On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 21:08:43 GMT, "David M. Burnworth"
<xlh883@earthlink.net> wrote:

>
>Wouldn't it actually be safer than a commercial unit since you built it to
>keep yourself alive?
>
>Just a thought...
>
>David
>> BUILD a rebreather.
>>
>> Hell... it'd be as safe as a commercial unit.
>>
>>
>> --- Rich
>> http://richlockyer.tripod.com/
>>
>


--- Rich
http://richlockyer.tripod.com/