5 reasons why it's worth diving in a drysuit

It's warmer - it's simply warmer for longer in a drysuit than in a wetsuit. This is because, regardless of the type of suit, our body has to heat the insulating layer. In the case of a wetsuit, this is water, which requires more energy from us to heat than the layer of air in a drysuit. It's warmer not only underwater, but also on the surface after the dive. You never have to put on a wet wetsuit again when you want to do more dives in one day. Especially when it's raining and windy on the surface.

More diving – because it's warmer and we have less energy expenditure, we can do more dives in a day. In a drysuit, you can also spend more time underwater on a single dive. Our season also gets longer, because unfavorable conditions on the surface no longer have such an impact on us. Even if we have nowhere to change after a dive, we can just get in the car and go home in our undergarment.

Buoyancy and trim – opinions on this are varied and depend on the technique used, but most divers who have already mastered buoyancy in a drysuit find it easier to maintain a horizontal position underwater.

Versatility – one drysuit can be used in all seasons and at different water temperatures. The only thing we need to change is the undergarment we use under the drysuit. In addition, most of today's suits are equipped with pockets that allow us to store useful pieces of equipment (spare mask, wetnotes, SMB, etc.)

It's easier to put on – compared to a wetsuit, a drysuit, after proper training, is much easier to put on. It's simply not as fitted as a wetsuit, and it's always dry!

​When can we start our adventure with a drysuit?

It's becoming increasingly popular to do even the Open Water Diver course right away in a drysuit. This trend perfectly illustrates the fact that a drysuit is available for practically every diver, and regardless of our diving experience, we can start enjoying diving dry. Of course, it is worth undergoing appropriate training, because it will allow us to become familiar with diving techniques within a few dives under the supervision of an instructor and avoid a few basic mistakes. The most important thing, however, is to start as soon as possible, because many divers from our climate zone say that their real diving only began when they started diving in a drysuit.

Michał Kosut

PADI Regional Manager