Yet another wetsuit question

[mcdiver]

There are several schools of thoughts on which suit to purchase.

You will find that a 2-piece suit is typically cheaper, will double the insulation value around your core, it will also allow water to circulate through the suit, which can be both good and bad. You are however constantly reheating that water to body temperature. With the double insulation value also comes the added weight needed to keep you submerged, there is also a problem of staying horizontal in the water when compared to a 1-piece.

A 1-piece semidry will cost you more, but the advantage is that you have minimized the water that cirulates through the suit, thus staying warmer. With the 1-piece is also the added benefit of having to wear less weight to keep you submerged because of the constant thickness across the entire body, it is much easier to stay horizontal in the water.