If that’s the case, any dive beyond late afternoon will now be night dive, and in that case you need the necessary skills for this. Or at the very least do a number of dives with an experienced dry suit diver who can help you get used to how a dry suit works.ĭepending on where you live winter doesn’t just mean the weather gets colder it may also get darker. If you need to dive with a dry suit, and you’re not used to it, either take an actual Dry Suit Diver course. And dive places you know well, to keep the task load at a manageable level. Take a page out of the winter bathers handbook, and start early in the season gradually making you more and more used to the cold water and new kit. Read more about diving gears here Skill considerationsĭiving with additional layers of clothes does feel very different if you’re used to diving in nothing but a shorty, so ease into it if need be.
And thicker suits with thicker boots can also mean you need a larger fin. Thicker wetsuits or drysuits become relevant, and with this more weight to counter it the extra buoyancy. Needless to say, you need warmer clothes for diving in cold water. Most high quality regulators are approved for use in cold water, but check your reg before making the plunge. The flow of compressed air cools in particular the first stage, which can cause it to freeze up and start free flowing. If you decide to try the cold waters, first make sure your regulator is in fact cold water safe. Dive kit considerationsĬold water is a different setting than warm water from a dive kit perspective. Read on for considerations on kit and skills necessary to take full advantage of the “off season”. Winter diving can be every bit as amazing as summer diving. Once winter hits, these divers either flee to other warmer destinations or simply hang up their kit and hibernate, waiting for warmer weather.
– Niels Quist For many divers, diving is a definite summer thing, associated with warm water, sandy beaches, and tropical fish.
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