True Minimalism

[jkennedy]

Welcome to the board Nimrod and I hope you can find a life under water..........

 

[Nemrod]

Welcome to the board Nimrod and I hope you can find a life under water..........

Well, your welcome but getting back to mimimalism. I see another thread has started explaining some of these concepts. But--what equipment do you guys use, carry to feel properly equipped for run of the mill open water dives. I mean, what would your minimlaistic approach to reducing equipment be? Since recently my dives have been from kayaks that entails a whole 'nuther relm of equipment and some of that is CG required, for example having a CG approved life preserver. In any case I imagine there are as many approaches to diving with mimimum equipment as there are people who practice minimal diving. For one I have dispensed of the snorkel a long time ago. I never liked using them anyway even for skin diving but each to his/her own. I do carry a small knife and have as I mentioned found it rarely useful so I probably will continue that practice. Do you group your dive instruments in a console or wear seperate instruments or rely upon a computer type all in one device? All valid approaches to reducing clutter on and about one's person. I do think that certain types of diving now refered to as technical diving may not be the best place to practice total minimalsim. Being in a cave with only one light is probably more than minimal is more likely stupid. Well, thanks for the tips and other assorted comments, take care. N

 

[MSilvia]

I do think that certain types of diving now refered to as technical diving may not be the best place to practice total minimalsim. Being in a cave with only one light is probably more than minimal is more likely stupid. Well, thanks for the tips and other assorted comments, take care. N

Actually, they're a great place to practice minimalism. Like others have said here though, it isn't about using as little as possible, but as little as makes sense. A minimalist cave diver would probably have a primary canister light and two backups for example.