What kind of temperatures are we talking about?
At least for me the biggest problem in winter diving is not the suit it self. With a good fitting 7mm open cell suit (elios), I can spend about 1 hour very comfortably diving in icy conditions, provided that the gloves and socks are suited for the purpose (at least 5mm, good fit, 3 fingered gloves...)
The problem is dressing and undressing on the ice. It's very uncomfortable even in the spring when the temperatures are close to zero, but in the winter it would be downright dangerous in extreme cold and wind. But if you can do that inside, I think just a normal, well fitting thick wetsuit should be good enough for almost any conditions.
But by all means do try that out and tell us how it worked out
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Simo K
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