I'm a hybrid Solo diver

[frsdvr]

Solo diving is not for new divers. Yet many times I find that I have a "same ocean buddy" That is they wonder off, they are out bugging, or are way to far to share air in an emergency. It is always a best diving practice solo or with a buddy to be very self reliant. Yet with the expense of dive boats, it is always lousy to have to end a dive twenty to twenty five min into a dive when I commonly do hour plus dives on an 80. I just tell who ever I am diving with if they get low for them to tell me and I will wave them off on the anchor line and finish my dive. Yet this causes frowns on many So Cal dive boats.

[itsmescotty]

Biggest Problem I see is when they count the chickens at the end of the dive and one of them is missing. If every one knows you you might split from the group it's fine If not, ppl tend to worry.
The majority of my work dives have been solo and that's carried into my sport life. The only times I didn't dive solo in the two years I spent in the Red Sea were the few dozen charters I did because the other boats were over booked. I hate being a mother hen!

[BuzzGA]

I admit, that personally I am not that interested in solo diving, but if you are experienced, well equipped, and comfortable in what you are doing, okay go for it.