I was just remembering my first time diving solo. It wasn't deep, just down to 25 feet tops.
I had just finished a long weekend of diving (with my dive buddy) dropped him off late that afternoon, and I had like 8 tanks in the back of my truck (all rentals), and I had to take them back the next day, but there were a couple that had a thousand pounds and a couple that had 1,500 pounds left in them.
I hate the idea of bringing back tanks unless they are down under the 500 mark, I don't like bringing them back if they have more than 200 pounds of air in them.
So, I decided to go burn off the tanks. I burned off the last bit of 4 tanks in a late afternoon right up until just after sunset. Solo. Like I said, I kept it shallow, I had only been certified for a few weeks if that, and I know I am not going to drown in 25 feet of water, I don't care if you tie cement slippers to my feet, it isn't going to happen.
I didn't have enough air in the tanks to make it worth going any deeper anyway, but I remember going out and coming back in, BY MYSELF.
I noticed the sun, and its angle, and the bottom formations and environment more, and i got a real feel for where I was in the water. I all but mastered buoyancy control, and I greatly improved my air consumption. When I dive alone I advance more, I don't have to worry about where my buddy is going or any of that stuff. I don't even mind carrying the flag when I dive alone, not like I have anyone else to pawn it off on anyway.
Anway, I thought it would be fun to hear about other people's First Time Solo.
I had just finished a long weekend of diving (with my dive buddy) dropped him off late that afternoon, and I had like 8 tanks in the back of my truck (all rentals), and I had to take them back the next day, but there were a couple that had a thousand pounds and a couple that had 1,500 pounds left in them.
I hate the idea of bringing back tanks unless they are down under the 500 mark, I don't like bringing them back if they have more than 200 pounds of air in them.
So, I decided to go burn off the tanks. I burned off the last bit of 4 tanks in a late afternoon right up until just after sunset. Solo. Like I said, I kept it shallow, I had only been certified for a few weeks if that, and I know I am not going to drown in 25 feet of water, I don't care if you tie cement slippers to my feet, it isn't going to happen.
I didn't have enough air in the tanks to make it worth going any deeper anyway, but I remember going out and coming back in, BY MYSELF.
I noticed the sun, and its angle, and the bottom formations and environment more, and i got a real feel for where I was in the water. I all but mastered buoyancy control, and I greatly improved my air consumption. When I dive alone I advance more, I don't have to worry about where my buddy is going or any of that stuff. I don't even mind carrying the flag when I dive alone, not like I have anyone else to pawn it off on anyway.
Anway, I thought it would be fun to hear about other people's First Time Solo.