PvtStash
Contributor
Hellohello... one of the things often mentioned in response to querries on solo diving (besides "your going to die" and "bad things will happen") is "You dont know what you dont know"...
Ok, thats reasonable enough... but not very helpful... give me Specifics. Specifics I can plan for/mitigate. Vague allusions to "bad things happening" are seen as so much Fear Mongering or jus' plain ol' Ignorance.
I would like to start making some solo dives this coming dive season... ,but only under the following conditions...
- very familiar dive site (dove dozens of times)
- 50' max depth (more commonly 35-40')
- redundant air (pony)
- bigger than usual primary backgas (LP121)
- knife & shears
I've got 51 dives (deepest being 101') , am in good health and believe I am approaching the idea of solo diving with the proper respect/mindset.
So... gimme some of the Concrete "what ifs" that would convince me I havent thought this through yet.
Ok, thats reasonable enough... but not very helpful... give me Specifics. Specifics I can plan for/mitigate. Vague allusions to "bad things happening" are seen as so much Fear Mongering or jus' plain ol' Ignorance.
I would like to start making some solo dives this coming dive season... ,but only under the following conditions...
- very familiar dive site (dove dozens of times)
- 50' max depth (more commonly 35-40')
- redundant air (pony)
- bigger than usual primary backgas (LP121)
- knife & shears
I've got 51 dives (deepest being 101') , am in good health and believe I am approaching the idea of solo diving with the proper respect/mindset.
So... gimme some of the Concrete "what ifs" that would convince me I havent thought this through yet.