Info Should you look for a Good diver or a Good-Natured diver for your next trip buddy?

[divezonescuba]

Apparently there were some serious equipment issues aboard, plus some bad weather where the dives might otherwise would been cancelled.

 

[AdivingBel]

Do you really have to choose? There are a lot of Good & Good Natured divers out there. Go diving, be nice, meet folks. By and large divers are really nice ('cause they are in their "happy place").
I dive travel with my S.O./buddy. So much easier. I am grateful. Life is good…

 

[Quicksilver II]

Lucky you. I got stuck on a 14-hour drive (one way, and then 14 hours back) with a carful of divers whose politics and mine Did Not match up, and they jabbered nonstop about nothing but politics.

Obsession with politics is a horrible personality trait.

I have my opinions but try to remind myself no one cares and I'm in no way qualified to claim they are right. I don't mind the occasional good natured debate with people I know really, really well but tend to avoid people who obsess over it, even if they share my bent. Unless you are a congressman or something, no one wants to hear it.

To answer the OP's question, good nature always wins unless we are doing something particularly dangerous lol.

 

[MB NZ]

I don't mind a bit of constructive politics chat, but adversaries don't remain civil for very long these days.

 

[RobPNW]

I don't mind a bit of constructive politics chat, but adversaries don't remain civil for very long these days.

It's pretty primal for sure now days. Social media has been a big part of the problem imo.

 

[Russjstewart]

I’ve done liveaboards and resort trips solo several times always sharing a room or cabin.

Look for someone who doesn’t snore!

On one liveaboard each of my two cabin mates handed me earplugs. Not much sleep that week.

I shared a room with a guy that had sleep apnea. I could sleep through the snoring. It was the silence when he stopped breathing that woke me up. I would lay there counting seconds waiting for him to start breathing and snoring again.

 

[CT-Rich]

I’ve done liveaboards and resort trips solo several times always sharing a room or cabin.

Look for someone who doesn’t snore!

On one liveaboard each of my two cabin mates handed me earplugs. Not much sleep that week.

I am all set as soon as I put my hearing aids in the charger. It is a little scary how little I can hear (other than the tinnitus)

 

[Wookie]

My first dive after OW certification was in PNG. It was a day trip out from Madang.

Mine as well. Blue boat with a bent prop in 1995. Australian expat running the boat. I stayed at Jais Aben and dove from the Aqua Venture.