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I think that all answers are covered with this post. Good reccomondations. Just to add.. Buy dry sealed regulators which you can servise in LDS. This will be good reg for all condition. Drysuit are expensive but there are so many different tipes on market (trilaminate, neopren, crsahed...

Looks good but it is 10 years old...

IMO solo diving is mostly about risk assesment. This should be condsider trough hazards (run of air, narcotic effect, currents, enivornemnt, equipment failure, etc) and me (skills, expirience, stress expirience, knowladge, redudancy, procedures). Solo divers should plan amd have response to all...

Answer to 2. question. Run of air is not situation caused by diver consumption. Failure of tank O-ring or bad air in tank is also lose of primary air. Six cuft tank can not cover the worse scenario- one or two minute for problem solving at depth of 40m , 10 min/m ascend speed, higer SAC due...

Max. 30 metres depth due higher risk of nitrogen narcosis (Air as a gas). Of course, depth choise depend on many things.

Well,me as a solo diver usually plan dives not deeper than 30 meters. The main reason is nitrogen narcosis which is high risk hazard for solo divers. The deep which you are going to choose depends on many things but it should allways be in your comfort diving zone..

I did around 30s solo dives till today. I have been certificated for solo since last year and I pretty enjoy in one of the most beautiful tipe of diving :). In general I do solo dives following these rules: 1. No deco, No overhead environment, No pinnacle dives. 2. Allways easy profiles inside...

"Is a spare mask an absolute requirement when diving solo?" IMO if you dive solo with respect of all solo restrains and rules (no overhead environment, diving inside NDL, diving inside comfort zone, comfort and familiar with all procedures including ascent /ascent speed/ without mask and...

Yes, I remember. It was one year ago, I could not find any buddy for diving at that time, so I decicided to go alone. It was really nice dive even I was not relax during it because I had never did it before. On the other side I did not have enough expirience and knowladge for that tipe of...

Max PO2 1.5 for ordinary dives, Max. PO2 1.4 for cold water or demanding dives. Same thing for solo or buddies diving.

I have Abyss Navy 22 extreme and it is good reg, especially for cold water (the same 1st stage). Like Lead Turn said it is good breather at all depth (Same resistance from 0-45 meters). Service in Europe is also cheap and avilable. Price sounds reasonable for me. Just, IMO, they tend to free...

Yes, it looks to me that is very good deal. Titan is good rg. Just check when was the last service. If is in service, than hurry up....

I would recommend APEX XTX 50 or XTX 100. Great reg with acceptable price. Many divers use them for tehnical and ordinary dives. Great all rounder. Just I am not sure about tehnical support and service in your LDS. Personally I use Mares Abyss Navy 22 which is also very good regulator...

I agree that solo diving is not for everyone becouse it require many things. It is not just different approach to diving and way of thinking. Solo diving require expirience (which can be crucial in stress situation), knowladge and skills. You have to be self sufficient diver if you want to go...

Usually I use EAN 32 because it is the most available mix. MOD is based on 1,4 ppO2. If you want to gets all benifits which they are coming from EAN there is not doubt - go to the best mix, specially when you will dive some wreck and you want to explore it well. This important for us which are...

I think that most important part of fitness regime for divers is cardio training. Increasing the maximum oxygen up take level (VO2max) air consumption will reduce. There is a lot of ways to do: swiming, running, cycling. I prefer slow and long runs during winter (I was long distance runner)...

I think there is no doubt about pony tank. It is addition to safety and safeness is the most important for diver. In my country is not very often in use pony tanks - we have been teached to use body system in air emergency situation, which is ok if body is trained and calm. I am planning to...

Hello, my name is Zeljko and I am from Croatia. I have been diver since 2008 and I did 100+ dives (CMAS P2). I am very interesting to grow my knowledge especially about self sustain diving. So, exploring the forum and looking for knowladge is the main reason why I am here. But, anyway, lets have...