Water Temps

What's "generally" recognized as warm enough water temperature where a
wetsuit isn't required and a bathing suit is enough.

I realize that there are quite a few variables but I'd like to get a
"general" idea. Several years ago I went to about 100 ft. in the
Cayman Islands in a bathing suit and it was getting too cool but we
were fine at around 50 ft..

Thanks,

Sy

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<sytech@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> What's "generally" recognized as warm enough water temperature where a
> wetsuit isn't required and a bathing suit is enough.

There is no such general recognition.

The body can tolerate indefinite immersion in something a bit less than 98.6
F due to heat created by normal metabolism. The catch is that (1) metabolic
rates differ, and (2) insulation levels (i.e. fat) differ. The other factor
is time. At anything less than that ideal "something a bit less than 98.6
F" temperature, eventually everyone will get cold.

On Mon, 05 Apr 2004 15:49:06 GMT, <sytech@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
>What's "generally" recognized as warm enough water temperature where a
>wetsuit isn't required and a bathing suit is enough.
>
>I realize that there are quite a few variables but I'd like to get a
>"general" idea. Several years ago I went to about 100 ft. in the
>Cayman Islands in a bathing suit and it was getting too cool but we
>were fine at around 50 ft..
>


In addition to Greg's comments, there's also the experience level of
the diver. More experienced divers don't expend nearly as much energy
as newbies, so they tend to get cold faster. It's not uncommon to see
instructors wearing full wetsuits in the tropics, even with water
temperatures in the 80s..

Alan

<sytech@yahoo.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in:
:What's "generally" recognized as warm enough water temperature where a
:wetsuit isn't required and a bathing suit is enough.

Generally, about 80F.

Even so, covering your body with at least a lycra suit prevents
underwater mosquito bites and other things like that.

Dan Bracuk
If at first you don't succeed, you run the risk of failure.
The Best of rec.scuba http://www.pathcom.com/~bracuk/RecScuba/


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Dan Bracuk wrote:
> <sytech@yahoo.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in:
>> What's "generally" recognized as warm enough water temperature where
>> a wetsuit isn't required and a bathing suit is enough.
>
> Generally, about 80F.
>
> Even so, covering your body with at least a lycra suit prevents
> underwater mosquito bites and other things like that.
>
> Dan Bracuk


newbie commentary here:

I read a what seemed good to me article in SCUBA magazine ( I supposed that
may be flame bait right there?) regarding low grade hypothermia build up
with subsequent days of diving, even in warm water (80)

As I tend to run cold anyway, this was very interesting to me. I figure my
best response is to wear more in the water while diving than one might think
to wear while diving anyway. I'm not going to ask for opionions on what I
might wear, but more on the concept.

penny s

There's also the question of assorted critters and chaffing. At the
very least wear a t shirt if not a dive skin.

The Doc

sytech@yahoo.com wrote:

> What's "generally" recognized as warm enough water temperature where a
> wetsuit isn't required and a bathing suit is enough.
>
> I realize that there are quite a few variables but I'd like to get a
> "general" idea. Several years ago I went to about 100 ft. in the
> Cayman Islands in a bathing suit and it was getting too cool but we
> were fine at around 50 ft..
>
> Thanks,
>
> Sy
>

On Mon, 5 Apr 2004 17:18:02 -0700, "Penny S"
<pennysinvalid@cetinvalid.com> wrote:

>Dan Bracuk wrote:
>> <sytech@yahoo.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in:
>>> What's "generally" recognized as warm enough water temperature where
>>> a wetsuit isn't required and a bathing suit is enough.
>>
>> Generally, about 80F.
>>
>> Even so, covering your body with at least a lycra suit prevents
>> underwater mosquito bites and other things like that.
>>
>> Dan Bracuk
>
>
>newbie commentary here:
>
> I read a what seemed good to me article in SCUBA magazine ( I supposed that
>may be flame bait right there?) regarding low grade hypothermia build up
>with subsequent days of diving, even in warm water (80)
>
>As I tend to run cold anyway, this was very interesting to me. I figure my
>best response is to wear more in the water while diving than one might think
>to wear while diving anyway. I'm not going to ask for opionions on what I
>might wear, but more on the concept.
>
>penny s
>

Last big trip I went on, I wore progressively more as the week
progressed. By the end of the trip, I was wearing a fleece, 3 mm
shorty and a hood. And wishing I'd packed my farmer john.

--
dillon

Life is always short, but only you can make it sweet

"Greg Mossman" wrote ...
> And anyone who'd be crazy enough to do that when there's plenty of good
boat
> diving on the east coast is crazy enough to dive naked in such cold water.

Boat diving would have cost money... This was around 1981 and I was in the
Navy... The Navy did not pay very well back then... I probably make more in
one day now that I did in a whole month back then... Hiking a mile through
the forest / jungle with doubles didn't cost anything (except potential
heatstroke)... Going out on a boat did... Money spent on boats decreased the
money that we could spend on beer... Hey, ya' just gotta have your
priorities straight... <grin>

"Grumman-581" <grumman581-YYYY-MM@cox.net> wrote in message
news:z0pcc.12676$pM1.6865@lakeread06...
> "Greg Mossman" wrote ...
> > And anyone who'd be crazy enough to do that when there's plenty of good
> boat
> > diving on the east coast is crazy enough to dive naked in such cold
water.
>
> Boat diving would have cost money... This was around 1981 and I was in the
> Navy... The Navy did not pay very well back then... I probably make more
in
> one day now that I did in a whole month back then... Hiking a mile through
> the forest / jungle with doubles didn't cost anything (except potential
> heatstroke)... Going out on a boat did... Money spent on boats decreased
the
> money that we could spend on beer... Hey, ya' just gotta have your
> priorities straight... <grin>

And the Navy didn't have boats? Methinks a clever sailor could figure a way
to commandeer a boat for diving. At least in the middle of the night when
no one would miss it.

In article <050420041149118343%sytech@yahoo.com>, sytech@yahoo.com ()
wrote:

>
> What's "generally" recognized as warm enough water temperature where a
> wetsuit isn't required and a bathing suit is enough.

I would say 28C + .............
Me and my wife only use Lycra for protection at these temps

Dave Morgan @ Work in the UK
Take out the "goes diving" bit....
WWW.MORG.CO.UK trip photos on line.