Regularly loosing buddies....

[gwilson]

have you done your weight check with empty tanks yet?

We had a similar thing tuesday night at the caves, 2 seem to stick together and one disappears (not me this time). even finning in single file with 3 torches was not much use.

Personally id rather not dive than dive as a 3, i know some agencies train as a 3, but 3 random sport, advanced etc divers who dont dive together on a regular basis, who dont know instinctivly where the others are seems to be asking for one to go missing, especially in the 1metre or less viz we are having just now.

[Paul Oliver]

Side by side works so much better for most divers, and in poor viz torches unless they are very good ones (Read also very expensive ones) are only of use for signaling when pointing at each other.

Diving as an unfamiliar trio in poor viz is just 3 solo divers waiting to happen, as soon as you notice 1 missing by the time you look around you will probably have lost the other one.

[Finless]

Side by side works so much better for most divers, and in poor viz torches unless they are very good ones (Read also very expensive ones) are only of use for signaling when pointing at each other.

Yeah but the outside diver gets to see f/all?

I still prefer solo where I can concentrate on me all the time ......... of course, any mistakes may be fatal so I don't make any ............ hmm, I might have missed an M from the beginning of one word?

[stew]

i dive as a three back & forth.
ifi do i generally lead the dive & the other 2 buddy up.
i find this works as long as they are following & working as a buddy team.
ohh hell, just reaslise im solo diving

good blog davie as ever.
every dive is an education, you learn more from these type than you do from the non eventfull ones.

[David M]

What's the point of diving with a buddy if you cant lose him occasionally

[Paul Oliver]

Yeah but the outside diver gets to see f/all?

What outside diver? we swim/rummage over and across wrecks, no swimming around the outside for us Each gets to see their fair share

[trebor]

I think torch signals are a great way of communicating with a buddy. Even in poor viz. My cheap "Dr4r HiD" dive torch has saved me lossing my buddy.. As long as both are aware what a signal means it can help a great deal..

Rob

[Jim Shaw]

Have you thought about washing your underarms a bit more often .....

Regularly loosing buddies....

[thehappychappy]

Have you thought about washing your underarms a bit more.....

coming from the bloke that sent me a txt message earlier of questionable origin I take that as a compliment.

Jim does everybody know what you've been doing today?



Davie.

[Jim Shaw]

eeerrrrrrrrr, no , and I don't want them to either


[ walks off talking quietly to himself like Dick Dastardly ]

coming from the bloke that sent me a txt message earlier of questionable origin I take that as a compliment.

Jim does everybody know what you've been doing today?



Davie.