Excellent suggestions.
Keep them coming.
Keep them coming.
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The "you're gonna die!" syndrome, IMO, grew from a certain specific group of people who were advocating their style of gear and diving techniques. They had a strong tendency to go over the top in their arguments, greatly exaggerating the advantages of what they did and greatly exaggerating the dangers of their opposition. They learned this from their leaders, who were very much of that ilk. When I was first on ScubaBoard, I was using standard dive gear, and one of the reasons I would not consider going with a BP/W, long hose, necklace regulator was some of those outrageous exaggerations. One guy in particular stated on several occasions that ALL traditional alternate air regulators come loose, drag in the silt, and become damaged to the point that they will not work when needed; if you ever try to use one, it simply will not work.Diving without a dry suit
Diving a single tank.
Diving doubles.
Diving a single tank when everyone else in your group is diving doubles.