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#61
 California
Normie - 8/08/2008 9:58 PM
Category: Buddy Wanted
Replies: 7
I am looking for someone to dive with on any weekend from September through December in California. I have never dove in cold water so I would need advice on the wetsuit I would need.
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Nesher - 8/09/2008 2:21 AM


About what parts of California will you be at or available to dive?


Nesher
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desidiver - 8/09/2008 11:54 PM
you would need 7 mm with hood and gloves to be comfortable in california waters.
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Anony - 8/10/2008 3:11 AM
I live about an hour south of sacramento, but I wouldnt mind driving a bit.
I second the suggestion of a thick wetsuit.
My buddy and I wear a full bodysuit with 5 ml gloves and boots, 7ml arms and legs, 5ml chest with a 7ml vest and hood.
Its phenomenal when you get below the thermocline.

If you dont mind a bit of cold, I see people dive in nothing but a full body 5ml, no hood.
#61
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Normie - 8/10/2008 9:45 AM
I live in Las Vegas, so I would drive over to southern California. When is the water the warmest?
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Normie - 8/10/2008 9:47 AM
Thanks for the information. Yikes! All my dives have been in a skin, a swimsuit, or a shorty.
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desidiver - 8/11/2008 3:46 PM
From Normie: I live in Las Vegas, so I would drive over to southern California. When is the water the warmest?


Right now the water is really warm, i have seen people diving without their hoods and also some without their wetsuits. Its in high 60’s at surface but at depth it can get chilly.