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Don't forget your extremities
Whilst it’s vital to protect your core through a dive, keeping your head, fingers and toes warm is just as important
Hoods
A hood helps maintain a good body temperature, even on cold-water dives. Choosing a 3mm, 5mm or 7mm hood to use with your wetsuit or drysuit will make the world of difference to your dive. Wearing a coldwater hood with a neoprene skirt means you can tuck it into your drysuit warm-neck and add an additional layer of warmth where your blood flow is more concentrated.
Gloves
Cold fingers are not only miserable but also affect your dexterity, making it challenging to adjust your kit in and out of the water. If you’ve ever tried to inflate your SMB underwater with numb hands, you’ll know what a struggle it can be. So unless you are only diving in the tropics, gloves are a must-have.
If you are diving in a wetsuit, choose 3mm or 5mm neoprene gloves. If you are diving in a drysuit, you can still opt for neoprene gloves, but for colder dives we recommend switching to a dryglove system with thermal gloves underneath. Your fingers will thank you!
Top Tip
If you are using full-foot fins, neoprene socks can not only help keep feet warm but also prevent the fins from rubbing.
Socks
Cold feet on a dive can ruin concentration and an otherwise fantastic dive can be
marred by discomfort and unease. As a general guide, choose socks that match
your thermal layers (Xerotherm socks with Xerotherm layers, Arctic Socks with
Arctic layers etc), but if you know your feet get extra cold, upgrade!
