ScubaFeenD
Contributor
So I am a relatively new diver, and recently I have been getting involved in communities of highly skilled divers. I am taking a lot of training, and the way to go seems to be doubles tank setups. I have talked to some mentors privately and gotten some great advice, but I want to see what the community on SB thinks about going to doubles. They seem to serve my diving quite well. Since they have larger gas volume I can do two boat dives without needing to change my rig between dives, they will give me greater stability, and in my opinion are easier to quickly set up once everything is just right. They are, however, more dangerous in my mind due to events such as a manifold failure or a "roll off" which i still cant picture in my mind. So, my questions are:
How soon is too soon? I only have 30 dives under my belt, am I missing out on learning necessary skills and comfort if I go to doubles now? If you went to doubles early and could do things over again, would you stay in a single tank for awhile?
Before anyone flames me for going to double without training please realize that I would not go into this setup without comprehensive training in valve drills and practice in controlled environments becoming solid with my skills. Ive learned alot from you all on here, and I look forward to all of your insight.
Thanks!
How soon is too soon? I only have 30 dives under my belt, am I missing out on learning necessary skills and comfort if I go to doubles now? If you went to doubles early and could do things over again, would you stay in a single tank for awhile?
Before anyone flames me for going to double without training please realize that I would not go into this setup without comprehensive training in valve drills and practice in controlled environments becoming solid with my skills. Ive learned alot from you all on here, and I look forward to all of your insight.
Thanks!