Coldest anyone dives in 7mm farmer john?

[rjenbody]

I'm in Michigan and the water will start cooling down soon. Just curious what's the coldest anyone dives in a 7mm Farmer John? I'm gonna stretch it out as far as I can go. Can't afford a dry suit yet, bought the whole rig this summer.

[rubberduck]

I have a two piece bare wetsuit which is basically a sleeveless hooded jacket over a one piece suit. I dive in it fro April to November in New England. The coldest I can recall has been 42 degrees.

The suit keeps me fairly warm it's getting out of it afterwards that's the problem.

[subsur]

the coldest I dove in one piece 7 mm + 3 mm hodded vest (hood 7 mm) was +7 C. i was freezing. i feel great in 12C and above. when it is below 10 C i start to dislike my dive. i attribute it largely to a bad hood. in farmer john - i did not dive long enough.

[Griff]

I did my OW checkouts in a 7mm FJ with hood and gloves. Temps were down to 42 degrees and the warmest we felt was 47. I'm pretty warm-blooded and was actually fine for all 6 dives, but a lot of the more 'slender' guys and almost all the ladies were miserably cold. Several of the ladies actually didn't come back for the second day of diving.

[MtnDiver]

We dove South of San Diego in May wearing brand new 7MM Pinnacle suits, hoods and gloves. Water was 54-56. I froze. I would not do it again unless I was in a dry suit....it was just not as enjoyable. We were limited by our ability to stay warm not by the amount of air we consumed. BUT, I get a bit chilled after doing a lot of diving, even in the Caribbean with a FJ 3mm.

[Souvy]

The coldest I've dived is 44 with a 7mm and a 3mm hooded vest. My hands got cold after about 30 minutes, but I think that was in part due to the gloves I was wearing. I typically dive in the low to mid 50's and am extremely comfortable in the 7mm with the hooded vest.

[NitroWill]

It all depends on the person...Personally..I wouldnt take a 7mm less then a mid/hi 60's Florida Spring - but that is just me Otheres will take it down a lot colder as you can see above

[rjenbody]

I dove in 49 degrees in May and was comfortable. We'll see if I can push it to 39. I've got plenty of seal blubber for insulation. I bought a reusable lower back heating pad with a neoprene waistband. It stays hot 30-60 minutes, keeping the kidneys toasty. That should buy me another 5 degrees. I guess I'll be more worried about my reg freezing and free flowing than being toasty, though.

[Cheddarchick]

41* with hooded vest, gloves, ect....froze my hoo hoo.

[skdvr]

48* in May with a hooded vest and 5mm gloves. The only part of me that was uncomfortable way my face. When my buddy and I surfaced we could hardly talk to each other becuause our faces were frozen. Which then of course led to silly sounding giggles...

Phil