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<font color='#000080'>You're diving a pretty similar rig to myself, and I go solo diving when I can, I like it. Personally, I didn't really do much training to do it, I won't dive solo on a single, but less than 25m I'll do it on a pony.
The othe thing I tend to do when diving solo is double up on deco gases. If I plan to use a pony of nitrox, I take 2, if I plan to use my stage, I take 2. Just gives me more options, and I don't find it any different having 2 stages on to one. Once the extra's there, it might as well be on both sides.
You should be careful with higher mixes inflating your suit, though. Personally you wouldn't get me putting more than 50% in if I could possibly avoid it, and I'd try and keep it lower than that.
The only other thing that I find a bit difficult is the what to do if you get caught in a net, and what to do if you're trapped/caught and can't get free? Doesn't happen to me much, and I personally go onto super-cautious mode near wrecks solo diving, but there are nets you just don't see! I'd go for the emergency blob, but if you're really badly netted, that might not be possible.  |