Posted by David on December 05, 2001 at 22:04:21:
In Reply to: Dangers of Solo diving vs. buddy diving. posted by Ed on December 05, 2001 at 17:11:40:
I've dove solo twice out of desperation and just didn't enjoy it, my solo diving days are over.
I too found myself diving very conservative, stayed relatively shallow, checking my depth & pressure frequently.
The paranoia sucked all the fun out of the dive, and there was no one to share the experience with (read: drink beer & eat pizza with after the dive).
I think that executing a very conservative dive plan with a buddy who has questionable abilities is more fun & less risky than diving solo.
David