coldwater diver
Well-Known Member
Let me start by wishing all of you out there in this hobby (or obsession) of bottle collecting a Happy Healthy New Year! I will follow with I know its cold and I'm not crazy. So for the past twenty or so years I start the year off by diving. I usually dont mind the cold however it was 3 degree out pushing 4-5 by the time I got to York River Me. I wanted to be close because of the severe cold and possible equipment issues. I suited up at home drove there in dive suit. Well my reg started to free flow also known as dive killer. I got that settled down and continued dive. As I got underway the water temp being 32 degree my dive mask was freezing up so I had to keep flushing and clearing with fresh sea water every 3-4 min. About 16 min in I aborted the dive as my gauges were not reading properly. So I inflated and road the current topside to my exit. Although brief was the dive, the tradition continues. Kinda bummed I would have loved to finish the dive. So here is what I found. I wont be going again until we get out of this deep freeze.
