question about Scuba dry suit hire?

my husband is a diver experienced teacher who has not been able to come out in years because of work, family and finances. For Father's Day I'd like to surprise him with a dive trip to the San Juan Islands in Washington state (we live in Wa). The only problem is that he does not own a dry suit. hes 6'6 215 pounds. We can not afford a dry suit customer at the time. So I wonder, really. Can go dive in these cold-water wet suit only regular without dying of hypothermia? Said a while back that would be nice if it was during the summer. Are there any place in the state of Washington that found a dry suit rental for someone his size? hes never been able to go diving in the Puget Sound. i already plan on getting him a gift certificate to our local dive shop, so you can get a new mask and supplies. I have no experience with diving, so I am looking for experienced divers serious answers here.

Going to be OK with a 2-piece 7mm wetsuit with hood and gloves. I am a diver in the Great Lagos once only seen the water more than 70 F. I've never had a problem with the cold, 2pc 7 mm ice diving, even when. Chances are, cooler than come through in that area is far from 45F to 38F we see regularly on the ice dives. I have two guys in suits and just choose wet or dry depending on the distance that is going somewhere warm during your dive and if I have frost or ice conditions near. If the water is warmer than 50F, I will always be of diving wet as the dry suit is extremely hot and can only soak up sweat alone. Out of the water in a wetsuit with a wind chill on a frozen lake does very cold if you have much to walk to get to heat. A dry suit is like having a parka on. Find a store that has a dry suit rental will be difficult. They are usually to order for the individual. Proper fit is essential for both the buoyancy control and maintaining warm.The only reason a store is a part that really fits her husband, so if they made one for a client that was not collected. Rare. In any case, using a dry suit actually requires training and certification so if you do not have that is better and safer in a wet suit. Screw with a dry suit and the feet are pointing to the surface, triggering a runaway train unless you have learned the skills necessary to stop it. A bad thing to do in the background. If you do not own a 7mm, which could easily rent one that fits into a store diving destination. Rentals usually run around $ 50 Canadian for a weekend. Edit: Vincent is a little wrong in his response. Dry suits are to maintain hot to the point that if you are doing extended bottom times in ice water even carry a bottle of argon gas separately pony inflation because it has better insulation properties of compressed air out of your tank. The added advantage is that yes, the clothes stay dry, but you're not wearing street clothes under all anyway, but the thermal underwear.

Rawlings, VA April 4, 2009 Dry Suit Dive