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Hello all,
Looking for thoughts about solo diving. Is it an absolute no-no or a recommended no-no? As a newbie diver, I certainly would not want to dive alone while I am still learning (and I want all the help I can get with the learning part!), but is a point reached where, when you just want to jump in and dive a bit, you may not need a buddy?
I am not thinking about 100 Ft night dives, etc. but just 20-30 ft dives in a familiar place, and so on. Scuba is certainly not something to get complacent about, but a careful plan, and attention to detail seems to make solo diving "sound" reasonable, especially when you hear so many stories of dive buddies that don't plan anything!
Anyway, stray thoughts from a newbie...
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Looking for thoughts about solo diving. Is it an absolute no-no or a recommended no-no? As a newbie diver, I certainly would not want to dive alone while I am still learning (and I want all the help I can get with the learning part!), but is a point reached where, when you just want to jump in and dive a bit, you may not need a buddy?
I am not thinking about 100 Ft night dives, etc. but just 20-30 ft dives in a familiar place, and so on. Scuba is certainly not something to get complacent about, but a careful plan, and attention to detail seems to make solo diving "sound" reasonable, especially when you hear so many stories of dive buddies that don't plan anything!
Anyway, stray thoughts from a newbie...
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