Just curious if it's common to feel safer diving solo?
Realization hit me I've nearly never had discomfort solo and wished I had buddy while anytime I'm in a group or with a buddy and something starts to go pear shaped I wish I was solo. (Full disclosure: one night dive/low viz/ highflow entanglement I had a few flickering moment's wishing I had someone to cut some line.)
I've read too many double fatalities where it would appear at least one would have survived if both dove solo. Even more poignantly if solo redundancy was built into the plan instead of misguided buddy reliance.
We all mess up to some degree at some point, and I wouldn't want my mess up to effect the health of another... and I sure don't want to be dead trying to save a buddy.
I can think of a hypothetical medical emergency situation or black outs where I'd like a buddy to get my head above water, but it seems in the majority of dives it's more likely a second brain and body simply doubles the chance of a failure.
Stating this strongly for discussion purposes. I have had the privilege of diving with some solid buddies, students, instructors and mentors and it can be lovely. But seems inherently more risky.
Regards,
Cameron
Realization hit me I've nearly never had discomfort solo and wished I had buddy while anytime I'm in a group or with a buddy and something starts to go pear shaped I wish I was solo. (Full disclosure: one night dive/low viz/ highflow entanglement I had a few flickering moment's wishing I had someone to cut some line.)
I've read too many double fatalities where it would appear at least one would have survived if both dove solo. Even more poignantly if solo redundancy was built into the plan instead of misguided buddy reliance.
We all mess up to some degree at some point, and I wouldn't want my mess up to effect the health of another... and I sure don't want to be dead trying to save a buddy.
I can think of a hypothetical medical emergency situation or black outs where I'd like a buddy to get my head above water, but it seems in the majority of dives it's more likely a second brain and body simply doubles the chance of a failure.
Stating this strongly for discussion purposes. I have had the privilege of diving with some solid buddies, students, instructors and mentors and it can be lovely. But seems inherently more risky.
Regards,
Cameron