Solo Diving

[DA Aquamaster]

So does my doctor......

I take a nurse practitioner along on the dive - just in case...

[CaveMD]

So does my doctor......

so does my biomedical engineer/future dentist...?

[Wizard]

My wife actually encourages solo diving. Want's me to learn to skydiving and base jumping. What a gal!

[guau]

Let me guess, Your life insurance is paid in full.

[CaveMD]

Let me guess, Your life insurance is paid in full.

[NicoH2]

Hello, i'm new here and my English not very good... I'm Belgian cave diver, solo of course.
If i 'use a third bottle, thit have the half volume of my first gas source (2 separate bottle). I dive on the 1/3 on all bottels.

[mfascuba]

Conservative thirds on back gas and carry a full stage (Buddy is "AL80") which does not get touched unless things go very wrong. AL is not there to give you more distance in the cave, he's there to get you out when you need him most. I've not had to use AL as of yet. Sidemount is different - you have two completely independent sources of gas, some folks put an "H" valve on one cylinder, makes sense, gives you an extra reg when you might need it most.

Finish your full cave, dive a bit, stay conservative.

Mark

[FW]

Conservative thirds on back gas and carry a full stage (Buddy is "AL80") which does not get touched unless things go very wrong. AL is not there to give you more distance in the cave, he's there to get you out when you need him most. I've not had to use AL as of yet. Sidemount is different - you have two completely independent sources of gas, some folks put an "H" valve on one cylinder, makes sense, gives you an extra reg when you might need it most.

Finish your full cave, dive a bit, stay conservative.

Mark

[Bob Cree]

I full cave dive solo on occasion for one reason...I could find myself alone at any time (and have), even though I entered with a buddy. I enjoy the company and believe in the redundant brain, but I think it important to know I can take care of myself and feel comfortable doing it, a non-issue if you will...and I love to drink a beer afterward (for hydration purposes only!), even if we do get separated. No issues, but plenty of critique if there were problems.

Some of my most memorable cave dives have been solo. Take every dive is a learning experience, some teach you much more than others...and I echo - stay conservative, because it actually can, save your life.

[Diverlee]

I occ dive solo. Nothing real adventurous. I don't dive to 1/3s and I dive SM. Recently I did a solo DPV dive at Ginnie. I turned at 1000' which is what I had planned on. I had plenty of gas. I had done a bubble check before I took off.
Noticed no bubbles. Wel,l when I got back to the stairs I noticed some heavy bubbling. I found my second stage/reg was almost unscrewed from the first stage! I won't go into all the would of, should of, could of's.
Point is, it made me rethink a few things. From now on, if I dive solo, "AL" will be with me.