I guess I do not fully understand Hogarthianism or whatever that is. Never heard of it? I have though in recent years taken up all sorts of taboo diving practices. I dive solo. I have ditched my BC. I have eliminated all but one 2nd stage, no octupus, no nothing. I have stopped using the latest high tech computer and have gone back to my Princeton Techtonics analog bottom timer and my dive watch and the Navy Tables. I don't use a weight belt in warm water with just a lycra skin or 0 bouyancy garment and if I do use weights I attach them to my harness. I never liked snorkels even for free diving so that is gone too. My small knife clips to my back pack harness and there is no crotch strap! I have taken up with full foot fins as well. I have become the antithesis of dive shops. I don't care if PADI likes it. Yes, I guess if I go to a resort and dive on the cattle boats I have to play the game but even then I use as little equipment as possible. Lately over the last few years I have taken note that others are doing this as well. Is this a real trend? No equipemnt? No tech? N