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PostPosted: 24 Jun 2010, 13:23 
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Thinking of going for a short swim this afternoon to retrieve some squid jigs, done many a time when snorkeling port phillip but usually in summer, only have a 3/4 5mm thinkness spring suit that still fits (at least i got some natural insulation as well). checked water temps online and the about 14 degrees just wondering what would be a uber safe time to stay in the water at this temp, will only be swimin at a safe pace no deeper than 3 meters depth and distance likly to be less than 500 meters and have a spotter on the pier. From what I have read as long as i keep it under 30 mins should be no probs with body temp.


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PostPosted: 24 Jun 2010, 13:30 
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Your going to freeze your ass off.

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PostPosted: 24 Jun 2010, 13:38 
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Today's the day to do it mate, only thing that will get you is that N wind she 's strong and will chill you to the bone,
hands and feet cold too! i had a dive 2 weeks ago and its cold.... hood helps! max 45mins dive time. good luck
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PostPosted: 24 Jun 2010, 13:42 
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yeah cool yeah goin around beumaris pier so sheltered fro mthe northerly, know where msot the jigs are. and i mcheap so would reithe be cold then falk out the do for some jigs :) know where 4 30 buckers are lodged so worht it i think .


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PostPosted: 24 Jun 2010, 13:44 
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hehe great typos there for the i.t. man i am :)


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PostPosted: 24 Jun 2010, 14:35 
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Just remember to obey the warning signs. When you begin to shiver uncontrollably you should already be on your way in. Have a warm jacket on stand by as well as 10 - 20 litres of warm to hot water in the car. Does wonders.

Oscar, you will have to go back to your Omer suit. ( when no-one is looking of course.)


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PostPosted: 24 Jun 2010, 15:53 
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A couple of things to take note of. If you don't have some, try and get some gloves, booties and a hood. Typically when diving your extremities get quite cold, If you are thinking you are on the verge of becoming hypothermic, the worst thing you can do once you jump out is to strip your suit off and towel yourself dry as quick as possible and turn the car heater on full. All this does is stimulate blood flow to wherever you rub, increasing the flow of cold blood back to your core. I generally do a very light dry off and chuck on a t shirt and jacket (leave wetsuit legs on) and wait to warm up (I am generally warmed up by the time I've packed up gear, cleaned any fish, etc.), then get changed.

Just a note, if you have been shivering violently and then stop shivering, get out of the water IMMEDIATELY, don't bother taking off your wetsuit, just rug up with anything and everything then get somewhere out of the wind. At this point you are in serious trouble as you start losing the ability to think rationally and even move effectively. Take it from someone who has been there after a 50min scuba dive in 16 degree water and a 2mm spring suit, not fun...

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PostPosted: 24 Jun 2010, 21:22 
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holy fuck.common sense gone from some people on this forum.be real,most of this bullshit is just that.harden up or dont go.easy.of course its cold, its fukken winter.stop asking fukked up questions,do some research,you obviously have internet access.

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PostPosted: 24 Jun 2010, 21:40 
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agreed. well said fella.

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PostPosted: 25 Jun 2010, 00:31 
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these topics should be moderated.simple.dont they have websites for verbal diarrhoea, like facebook and twitter. :lol:

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aw come on... lets not get too excited, the bloke is OBVIOUSLY a green horn. this IS the freediving section. Lets lose the unfunny, and unhelpful negativity.
Helpful negativity, or as I like to call it 'covert positivity', should always be welcome ;)

its such pain to read some of this bitter bulls@%t ... uggghh! lighten up!

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