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> Hi! The whole point of giiii's rig, his method of diving and the >success of what he does *is* reliance on his buddies at 300', 10 000' >back. I don't go anywhere near that depth, but even I am aware of the >issues involved in having more than one person there. > > giiii spends a lot of time hammering his rig down people's >throats, but not nearly enough time hammering the diving team aspect of >it. It is the teamwork, far more than the gear, which has got him where >he has been, and back again. > > I know a number of people who solo dive in 'technical' >situations (heck, most of them solo dive in any situation) because they >would most likely be the donor in any situation. Me, I'm alive because I >had a good buddy on one occasion; the same thing, at the same place, >with a different set of people, and a friend of mine wound up dead. > > If you want to be self reliant, then fine; but you will never be >as deep, or as far back; or more to the point *safe* as giiii is with >his team. You can waste $1000s on kit to make yourself safer, when a >good working relationship with the right people will get you a dive team >worth no end of extra bottles. > > All MOI, of course, and since I don't have the end of any lines, >I'm not going to crap on your cloud about it. > > Cheers, > > Jason Jason, I don't know the depth or distance my future may hold for me. What I do know is that when I get there I will be able to get my self back out. I am carfull about who I dive with. When I get into a hole in the ground I know my buddies are capable of taking care of them self. If I cant find a sutable buddie for a dive I dive solo rather than risk diving with a liability. Safty and team size are two separat isues. Risk managment is an isue that becomes personal. The amount of risk you are willing to assume my differ radicly from my risk tolarance. Or for that matter from dive to dive depending on the mission objective. Bottom line... I'd rather dive solo than with (as giiii would put it) a stroke! Bill <aquadart> Bott
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