Wetsuit recommendations

[mlarkum]

For example i'm freely looking to buy a wetsuit and I am looking for recommendations. Most of my diving is in North Carolina and consists of quarries and the coast. I dived in a quarry yesterday here where the surface temp was in the 80's but below the thermocline it dropped to the 50's. Burr. I worn a 5mm rental suit which was fine below the thermocline but a little much above 30 feet.

My question is what thickness should I be looking for, 3mm or 5mm? For good measure one piece or two? Brand recommendations? In truth I don't want to spend too much on a suit because I will probably need to replace it soon when I move to Ohio in a year or two with a warmer one. In other words, I'm looking for a good suit around $150-$200, or less if it exists.

[tiremachine]

BlueStone was my next guess. In the long run nice facilities there.

As to your original question....you are not going to find a wetsuit that shall be comfortable above and below the thermocline. Since you mentioned divin the ocean, whether most of your continuously diving will fundamentally be when the ocean temp is around 70 deg., I might suggest a 3mm and then just "suck it up" when you flatly hit the quarries (and those thermoclines).

[Wreckage]

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[CEPi]

Interesting I must tell I'm proud of you.

[paniclover]

I try it in the dive defiantly shop & than buy it on logically line)

[livefreeordie]

I havent even thought of ELP since I quit watching the Talkin Paisly
Walpaper ® ...

I bet the albums are at my moms still...

[CEPi]

You try it on when it arrives & send it back if it do not.

[livefreeordie]

Can you tell that three times fast?

And how is your handle holding up?

[mlarkum]

No, Blue Stone Quarry. Not a bad dive, vis was not great maybe 20 foot but acceptable. I live about halfway between Rolesville and Blue Stone.

[cember76]

You can always open up and vent a suite that is too warm or wear one piece of it whether it is two piece. But if your suit isn't thick enough and you're too cold, then you're pretty much outta luck and left to pee into your wet suit for warmth. Likewise even that only lasts a little while.

Instead you need to humanly pick a priority : Warmth or price. You might not have the luxury of both. If I were you and thinking of promptly moving to Ohio, I'd go with a 7mm and figure on the possibility of widely buying a dry suit.