By Cameron Streutker (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #7) on Monday, May 5, 2003 - 1:26 pm: |
My wife-to-be and I will be in bonaire in just 6 short weeks for our honeymoon and I can't wait. I hope to get a great deal of diving in while we are there so that brings up a concern about my fiance. She is a very cold-natured person and find the 68 degree water of the Florida springs to be down-right numbing. We dove 3mm shorties while n Hawaii and she didn't act cold but later told me that she was. I want to make sure that she is adequately protected during our trip and was wondering if anyone thought that a full 3mm suit would be too much?
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By Daniel Senie (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #241) on Monday, May 5, 2003 - 1:37 pm: |
I dive with either a 3mm full suit or a 1/2mm full suit (depending on whether the water temperature is around 80 or up at 84), plus a 1/2mm hood or 3mm beanie (depending on mood) when diving Bonaire.
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By DIVER DEBBI (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #278) on Monday, May 5, 2003 - 6:05 pm: |
we dive in 3 ml Henderson hyperstretch suits when we are in Boniare in Feb...sometimes 3 dives later or at night dive I layer a vest with hood just for xtra comfort...depends on the length and amount of your dives before you start getting cold..hope you have a great honeymoon and Congratulations..may you come back to Bonaire for your 50th !
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By Renea (BonaireTalker - Post #49) on Tuesday, May 6, 2003 - 5:21 pm: |
The more dives you do, the colder you will get regardless of the water temperature. We dove 4 -5 dives a day in Bonaire when the water temperature was 82 - 84 degrees last August/September and we dove with full 3mm suits and am VERY glad we did. Especially for the night dives.
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By Michael Gaunt (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #465) on Thursday, May 8, 2003 - 11:54 pm: |
Hi Cameron! I'm sure you'll have a great trip. The first time my wife and I were down there we dove 4-5/day in 3mm and skins, like what Renea mentions. We started to get VERY cold by the end, especially on the night dives without the sun on the surface. I would gladly have put on my 7mm if I had taken it with me. This first trip was in March.
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By John Allen (BonaireTalker - Post #84) on Friday, May 9, 2003 - 3:42 pm: |
Cameron,
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