SOLO Diving

[JoelW]

I personally don't dive solo. I pretty much dive at least once a week and I have always been able to find someone to go with. I just don't like the odds. But that's just me.

As far as the buddy goes, familiarity determines how closely I pay attention. There are a couple of guys here in town that I have dived, and done some training, with who I don't feel required to watch every moment. We keep track of each other, we watch our air, and if there is a problem we pretty much both know at the same time. Most of that comfort is just time in the water and diving the same way. Others I have been with I felt that I had to watch all of the time because I wasn't sure when they were going to disappear into the distance or into a mud cloud.

Having said that, in my mind there is nothing quite like diving with someone you are comfortable with. It makes the experience much more enjoyable.

JoelW