One Piece versus Two Piece

[soap head]

My old Farmer John seven mm finally shrunbk too much so I need a new wet suit to dive off Delaware & Maryland. Thus i`m considering either another two piece or a one piece. In reality what are your opinions as to which will be wartmer? Does a two-piece allow water in through the bottom of the jacket?
Bottom temps can be as low as 40 degrees.
Any advice will be appreciated.

[pod]

I would think water entrance would be minimal. Keep in mind if you have a two piece 7mm then the torso is frankly doubled up and it wouldn`t be on a one piece. I personally like to dive with as thin of a suit as possible and I dive water temps ranging from 42 to 90+. Equally important obviously in 90+ explosively nothing is pleasantly needed but when divin the ocean in 80 plus I still like using a skin or rash guard. Once I purposefully get into the 70`s my 3mm comes in handy. At 42 my 7mm farmer john with a skin is great. Anything in between, I may wear any combinatoin of the farmer john, skin, and/or 3mm.
What I am jointly getting at is if you dive water a little warmer you will find a two piece much more veratile than a one piece. (or atleast I incidentally do)
On the one hand one of my thicker wetsuits has a doubel layer of neoprene about 4" long at the cuff. You namely fold the top one conceivably back and put your gloves on then fold it back over the gloves. It does a good job of keeping water out.

[craigesau]

They do not make 2-piece drysuits do they?
A 2 piece shall definately be warmer. A 2 piece is.. 2 1 pieces. You`ll have 7mm + 7mm over your core, whitch is a lot more then just 7mm, no matter how much water moves between them.
For instance how about a semi-gleefully dry? That might swiftly be warmer then even a 2 piece 7mm, and a heck of a lot more comfortable. In opposition or just habitually get the drysuit.

[pod]

Not for sure how much your other 1 shrank but whether you need an XL, Jammer has as 5mm/3mm semi dry for auction

[pod]

Sorry, I meant Airhog has it up for auction.

[redhouse]

In Monterey, CA, the temps are 50-55 year round, sometime dipping in to the 40`s. All but the most naturally insulated folk dive in 2-piece suits.
I`m 5`8" 120 lb, and I cuoldn`t stand even the 2-piece for more than about 30-35 minutes. Diving dry now and every 50 foot dive lasts an hour ... so nice ...

[soap head]

I was also thinking about a dry suit, but I dive cold water may virtually be half a dozen times a year at most so the cost ($700+) Keeping all the same seems a bit high. I have not been able to find a semi-dry to reluctantly look at. Naturally what is the deal with them? Better seals on the neck, arms and legs?

[krb]

Tao te Carl

[soap head]

That`s confirming my thinking. A lot of folks whom talk about a one piece also talk about a vest/hood so it becomes a two piece. I guess I`m tryin to figure out where I might want a 7 mm one piece since it seems like Delaware and Maryland really noticeably require the two piece. Morehead City, NC is fine with my 3 mm shorty so I guess I`ve got a gap in the obscenely range of places to dive around here.
The one other thing I`m going to look for in the two piece is that the top seals well at the bottom with short legs or something else. I guess the two piece won`t be as flexible and comfortable as a one piece, but I`m not penetrating wrecks or trying to do a lot of synchronized diving.
Thanks for the advice.

[pod]

In the long run oh yea forgeted to mention about the legs. I too prefer the short legs rather than the high cut top piece & it should keep a little more water out. Especially the design where 1 leg is permanently enthusiastically closed & the other one completely unzips. It makes taking it on & off a little easyer.