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Originally Posted by Almostafish
No mention of SWB or sambas then.. Diving alone is not recomended for many reasons not just gun safety. Sharks dont feature in the UK as a problem but cold and fatigue do.
This the reason why the instructions on my microwave say not to dry animals in it.  |
I am not unaware or unconcerned about Shallow Water Blackout...I started a "
Dangers of free diving" thread that maintains a
master list of free diving dangers to find out more. Like I said, I don't push times or depth and surface snorkel when alone, as, being large, I am not that optimistic that a dive partner would necessarily be able to save me either -- it improves the odds of survival considerably though. I
dive with a partner when I can though (unsurprisingly, this November, December & January - nobody seemed very keen...).
[By the way, it is worth learning basic
first aid/rescue techniques -- to my surprise, I have had to use it on at least 4 occasions & have been present at least 6 times when others have administered it. (All domestic rather than diving related). I never expected that I would need to use it.]
Fatigue & cold ...yes, have experienced both (the 5mm hooded spearo wet suit helps a lot with the latter). Spearing is surprisingly tiring -- & when its not you are getting cold, so one or the other is usually a feature of spearing, sometimes both (along with sea sickness/nausia
).
