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You don;t give us a lot of information to go on. where do you normally dive? If you’re diving normally in colder water (less than 70F) then i would suggest forgetting about the wetsuit and going directly to buying a drysuit.
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Agojo - 7/05/2014 4:30 AM 
I second btw recommendation. If dry suit is what you decide look for Dry Suits Unlimited (DUI) on line for their DUI Days schedule. Annually they travel the country and set up at different location where you can try their suits out and they supply a DM or instructor to dive with you. Last time I went it was $10/day and you could get in 2-4 dives with a dry suit trying different models and under garments. Bring your own scuba equipment.
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I dove the DUI Test Day and it was a great intro into a cert I don’t have. The biggest problem is that you need to be rather aggressive in getting into the donning area and pushy about that your needs/likes are. It took us all day to test three suits.
With that said... do many cave divers use wet suits?
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I used a wetsuit when I went through cave diving training. I was comfortable in a 7mm with a vest and hood and I tend to get cold pretty easily. My reasoning: I’d owned the suit for a while and was familiar with it. I didn’t want to have to deal with a being a dry suit newbie while worrying about my lines, buoyancy, etc. Also, cave gear is hella-expensive and I wasn’t ready to invest in a drysuit since I live in Florida and would have no other use for it.
To sum up, you won’t have any issues putting off purchasing a dry suit for a while. Also, you want to make sure you leave yourself plenty of time to get happy with your drysuit (or any other gear) before taking it in a cave.
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I think I’ll get a Dive Skin for the warmer months here in Florida, than once things get cold Ill get a 7mm suit for springs/gulf (during coild months).
Also thanks for the on DUI Sry Suits, Im looking into them right now.
Rod
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