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I find exactly the opposite.The old-school divers I've dived with seem to be even more clueless in that respect than most of the newer divers I've known.
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
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I find exactly the opposite.The old-school divers I've dived with seem to be even more clueless in that respect than most of the newer divers I've known.
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
I find exactly the opposite.
Is it not notice or not care? Some people are fine diving by the "same day same ocean, I have a buddy somewhere" rule. Solo diving can be fun, but it should be in the plan not to reconvene after separation.If you were to swim off and leave them on their own, I don't think they'd even notice.
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
I think that's fair, as we age and experentiate we become more and more ourselves ... I become a better buddy with every dive I make ... (every breath I take?) while I have known others that traipse off in exactly the opposite direction.In hindsight, that was too broad ... one of my earliest mentors has been diving for more than four decades, and that guy had eyes everywhere. I can think of a few, though, who've been diving for nearly as long who are very much self-centric. If you were to swim off and leave them on their own, I don't think they'd even notice.
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
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If you were to swim off and leave them on their own, I don't think they'd even notice.
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
Is it not notice or not care? Some people are fine diving by the "same day same ocean, I have a buddy somewhere" rule. Solo diving can be fun, but it should be in the plan not to reconvene after separation.
If you tend to dive off commercial boats or in crowded areas, I have to agree with you. But if you dive off your own boat in areas that are not frequented by other divers or off the shore where other don't go, that's another story.I find this whole discussion amazing, even for this place. Despite assurances to the contrary, what I see is a cowboy attitude, and someone who walked into the bar looking for a fight.
No matter what you and your buddy have agreed to be comfortable with, you often aren't the only people around on a dive. OK, it isn't likely that a panicking stranger with poor skills will need your air, but it is far from impossible.
Donating an octo or using a long hose/necklace rig is an easy way to reduce the OOG diver's task loading in an emergency situation. That little bit of extra help may be the difference between a good outcome and a poor outcome.
They say, "gear is no solution for a skills problem." I think that most divers would agree with that. However, I don't think that should be construed to mean that developing an unstoppable sub-aqua face punch and reg grab technique is superior to simply donating a reg that a frightened, unskilled diver can hang on to.
one whom takes way, way, way more than the required amount of gear on every dive.
If you tend to dive off commercial boats or in crowded areas, I have to agree with you. But if you dive off your own boat in areas that are not frequented by other divers or off the shore where other don't go, that's another story.