CamG
Contributor
Wow one of the major drawbacks I can think of is it allows access to smaller cave / overhead environments.
Just recently I have been local quarry diving and seeing more SM rigs appear.
A big issue is in SM it is possible to access restrictions with more ease but not always the experience or training to get out safely.
I am not being accusatory or bashing anyone just making a observation.
I understand that it is common sense to not do something you are not trained for but then again OW divers are still finding their way into caves.
With the current trend and more SM divers trained and untrained out there we are undoubtably going to see some of this in the future.
Will it be any worse than BM? Probably not but SM will get you further into a tight squeeze than BM.
Lets see what happens and others think.
CamG
Just recently I have been local quarry diving and seeing more SM rigs appear.
A big issue is in SM it is possible to access restrictions with more ease but not always the experience or training to get out safely.
I am not being accusatory or bashing anyone just making a observation.
I understand that it is common sense to not do something you are not trained for but then again OW divers are still finding their way into caves.
With the current trend and more SM divers trained and untrained out there we are undoubtably going to see some of this in the future.
Will it be any worse than BM? Probably not but SM will get you further into a tight squeeze than BM.
Lets see what happens and others think.
CamG