Question Recreational Divers: What are the biggest problems you face in this sport?

[Chavodel8en]

you are the perfect candidate for solo diving ! i try it once never dove with a buddy again ! dive where and when you want. Great !

I leave home at 4 am each friday for a 2h30 drive to the dive site. Do my two dive and i am back in town around 13h00. i love it that way !

Yeah, its something I've considered. I feel pretty confident in my abilities. But, generally, I just dont to add an additional risk (and Im not sure there would be additional risk), and I dont know how my wife would feel about it.

 

[MidOH]

Solo is kinda freaky.

Even when I remind myself that 90% of my buddies are useless, and that I've pretty much always been solo diving.

 

[Boarderguy]

Solo is kinda freaky.

Even when I remind myself that 90% of my buddies are useless, and that I've pretty much always been solo diving.

Solo is freeing. Do what you want, focus on what you want to, end or prolong when you want, nobody to keep track of... freedom and relaxing.

 

[ChernoJP]

Money and a place to dive. There is diving here in the Netherlands but it is cold and not so great visibility.

That means i would need a drysuit + drysuit certification + all of my own gear including tanks. Just to do some cold lake diving.

And as a student i can’t afford that.

 

[Jake 10]

Wondering what some of the biggest pain points are for everyone. Fogged up mask? Underwater communication?

when we are young, we have time and energy but no money
when we are adults, we have energy and money but no time
when we are old, we have money and time but no energy

 

[MidOH]

Solo is freeing. Do what you want, focus on what you want to, end or prolong when you want, nobody to keep track of... freedom and relaxing.

I enjoyed it. Will do it again. Only under perfectly optimal conditions though.