Menu
What's new
Find's Treasure Forums

Welcome to Find's Treasure Forums, Guests!

You are viewing this forums as a guest which limits you to read only status.

Only registered members may post stories, questions, classifieds, reply to other posts, contact other members using built in messaging and use many other features found on these forums.

Why not register and join us today? It's free! (We don't share your email addresses with anyone.) We keep email addresses of our users to protect them and others from bad people posting things they shouldn't.

Click here to register!

Need Support Help?

Cannot log in?, click here to have new password emailed to you

Changed email? Forgot to update your account with new email address? Need assistance with something else?, click here to go to Find's Support Form and fill out the form.

Wetsuit question

U

undertoe

Member
Hey guys,I'm looking into buying a wetsuit for water hunting.
I live in Mass on the south shore.
What thickness of neoprene should I be looking for?
I'll be hunting in the summer months mostly.
Thanks for any input.
 
I live in Michigan and I have 5MM wetsuits for the colder months and 3MM shorties for the warmer months. I HATE the 7MM for diving. Way too stiff for me to swing a detector. If its too cold for the 5mm I just wait for another day or year.
 
Wet wear in Florida........they can build nice suit with different mm. For different areas of warmth.....or reg. custom suits
 
undertoe said:
Hey guys,I'm looking into buying a wetsuit for water hunting.
I live in Mass on the south shore.
What thickness of neoprene should I be looking for?
I'll be hunting in the summer months mostly.
Thanks for any input.
Click to expand...
Should have added,I'm not diving but wading in surf.
 
I notice the surfers, wind surfers, etc wearing wet suits too. Since they are more active than a diver, I have often wondered if the suits are any more durable. (I am also a diver and I try very hard not to be very active...)

As for where to get one, right now is a good time to find a sale at a dive shop, since the weather is starting to cool down a bit. You may also want to look around for a used one...

John
 
Alot depends on air temps too, but... A 2mm shorty works for me until water is down to 70, colder if air is on the warmer side, vica versa. If the air temps get down there, then the "3/2"mm full suit comes out. Its good for diving down to about 60 degree water. If its cold enough to need a 5mm suit to detect via wading, i'd rather be totally warm & dry wearing my breathable waders and gauntlet gloves, which are good to below freezing. (*unless i knew something really nice was in a deeper spot where i might need to use a mask , play in some waves or go under, then i might go in a 5mm).
 
scubadetector said:
I live in Michigan and I have 5MM wetsuits for the colder months and 3MM shorties for the warmer months. I HATE the 7MM for diving. Way too stiff for me to swing a detector. If its too cold for the 5mm I just wait for another day or year.
Click to expand...

Spent 4.0 hours wading on local sand bars out to shoulder deep to scout out where sand has shifted due to recent strong wave action. I was wearing a 7Mil suit I just purchased and stayed comfortable the whole time.

Local waters at this time of year are cold, but not unbearable wearing waders or a full wet suit (not a shorty) as long as the wind isn't too strong and the sun is out.

The 7Mil full length 2-piece suit is stiff and that's a fact, but fine for wading. I have a one piece liner to help get the suit on and off, but that is not a simple task for this Old Hunter. And once the suit was on it took all my remaining energy to pull on the knee high neoprene dive boots I used.

By the time I struggled into it I felt like I was in a girdle and had greatly reduced movement ability in arms and legs moving about kinda like a robot.

When I finally got it on I felt like I was too tired to go hunting!

The short trip to the water gave me a chance to recover enough that I managed to dig up 79 targets, mostly junk and bottle caps from boats with summer mooring rights just outside the swim area.

Oh yes, the sand had mostly covered the area I hunted with a slight thinning out in one spot that allowed me to recover a couple of dollars in clad and one broken bracelet (maybe silver).

Think I may try 5 Mil next!!

CJ
 
Lew, you are a trooper!

I recommend a survival suit/drysuit. You can pick them up on ebay, "New With/Without Tags Only" in different sections, military, immersion suit, survival suits, and drysuits. One must consider how well your body retains heat in the water and once out in the wind chill and being wet. Most suits you can get for around 200.oo+ but well worth ones safety in conditions that can over take you quick. Drysuits, I buy one size larger then needed, I'm getting old with a tight fit can make them a bear to put on, but a loose fit makes for a easy entry, and exit. MY favorite is the Mustang Survival MSD900, very comfortable, warm and has a adjustable neck seal. Used by the USCG .......One on ebay right now, search...........Mustang survival MSD 900

You know it's good if Vladimir Putin wears one for the cold and safety.

And it is a rear entry, so someone must help you pull the zipper fully closed. I would recommend a front entry if you hunt alone.
 
I have been using a dive skin for years under my wetsuit when diving. You can even get them with a little insulation, but mainly I wear it as a "lubricant" to help slide in and out of the wet suit. I could not imagine trying to don a wetsuit w/o it. They also give a little extra burn protection while topside but only limited since some synthetics do not stop a whole lot of UV... got a rather nice burn at the beach one time sitting under one of those freestanding popup shelters because the synthetic cover only stopped some of the visible light and apparently none of the UV.

John
 
OldBeechnut said:
Lew, you are a trooper!

I recommend a survival suit/drysuit. You can pick them up on ebay, "New With/Without Tags Only" in different sections, military, immersion suit, survival suits, and drysuits. One must consider how well your body retains heat in the water and once out in the wind chill and being wet. Most suits you can get for around 200.oo+ but well worth ones safety in conditions that can over take you quick. Drysuits, I buy one size larger then needed, I'm getting old with a tight fit can make them a bear to put on, but a loose fit makes for a easy entry, and exit. MY favorite is the Mustang Survival MSD900, very comfortable, warm and has a adjustable neck seal. Used by the USCG .......One on ebay right now, search...........Mustang survival MSD 900

You know it's good if Vladimir Putin wears one for the cold and safety.

And it is a rear entry, so someone must help you pull the zipper fully closed. I would recommend a front entry if you hunt alone.
Click to expand...



It says it helps you float, so it seems like a bad thing if you are in waist or chest high water. How are these while in surf?
 
Thanks for your info OBN!!

I have and wear a dry suit for really cold conditions with a full suit thermal under-suit.

I do prefer a wet suit as long as I can wear one as I don't have to worry about leaks.
 
PD

It says it helps you float, so it seems like a bad thing if you are in waist or chest high water. How are these while in surf?
Click to expand...

The 1st layer is Poly something and there is a little Buoyant to it but I'm a feather weight at 185 and have had no issues with going in neck deep. Correct donning is important and making sure all air has escaped from the suit before going to far into the water. A good divers talc power makes things easy when fitting the neck, and wrist seals.
There is a inflatable neck pillow which if you look at Putins, it is inflated and works well just to keep your head above water which I also keep inflated during the time in the water. Here is a pic of the USCG in the water at chest deep.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top