On 30 Apr 2002, at 15:41, Timothy Doty wrote:

> >> water temp of 35 and only needed 14lbs with my drysuit.  Bottom time was
> 45
> >> minutes and for a good part of it I was sweating my @$$ off.
>
> >Call it a wild ass guess but your dry suit is not 7mm neoprene.
>
> Never worn a neoprene dry suit, mine is a tri-lam and in those temps I wear 3
> nice thick layers of fleece.  Now I should just keep quiet instead of showing my
> brilliance, but I must admit my mistake...  I forgot to mention I was wearing
> steel doubles.  At least I didn't try to tell anyone it was in salt water.

I much prefer a single thinnner undergarment and argon for the cold stuff.
More comfortable.


>
> So to change the subject.  Any idea how a 7mm neoprene dry suit would
> compare to a 7mm farmer jane wetsuit as far as how much weight you need?
> Just curious.

The same.