--- Carol Reid <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Things are
very quiet around here atm or else I've been
> excommunicated.........

Nope...it's quiet.
>
> I'm taking some snorkellers out in Loch Fyne in June when the
> water  temp
> will be around 12C (54F)   They will be hiring wet suits and
> in the past I
> have worn a dry suit but this is not v good for snorkelling
> and impossible
> to surface dive to 3/5m  unless weighted (and then how do I
> come back up?)
> so I thought about wearing my own 5mm wet suit.   Last year in
> California I
> was chilly in 16C - so in 12C.......  Brrrr....
> So how can I, without any huge expense, beef up the thermal
> properties of a
> wet suit?
> Wear woollies underneath?

Well....for what it's worth. You wearing a hood? Gloves? Makes a
big difference wearing a hood and gloves. You'll certainly feel
warmer and probably last a bit longer in the water until you
start to feel really cold. 12C.....Egads! We maybe get to 15-16C
here in Sydney. It's chilly but most of use stick with the 5mm.
Usually good for about 50 minutes...and a lot of grumbling
afterwards. The trade off, though, is the good viz and the
abundance of critters.

Bird



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