Comments on: Nitrox Now! A Review of the PADI Enriched Air Diver Course

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 14:43:04 +0000

That’s really interesting Scotty — and I actually didn’t know it! You’ve intrigued me, I’m off to do some reading now!

By: Scotty Chaco

Scotty Chaco — Sun, 06 Oct 2019 23:40:26 +0000

Hi Alex,
I’ve enjoyed your blog for about 2 years now and follow a lot of your diving adventures. So I was pleasantly surprised to see one of my favorites (you) pop up in my google search of “is nitrox hard to learn”. Love your writing style and enthusiasm in this article. I’m gonna do it!
BUT….it may be worth mentioning that DAN has a few articles stating there is no scientific findings to support or confirm people actually experience anything more than a psychological boost in post dive energy levels. However, 100’s of thousands of people report higher post nitrox dive energy levels. So with that being said, you have never let me down before so I’m going with “Alex said she feels more energy after, I’m gonna believe her”! 🙂
Keep up the great job and keep the blogs coming 🙂

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 18:03:51 +0000

In reply to Eleanor. I'm so glad you do, Eleanor :) I loooove diving nitrox!

By: Eleanor

Eleanor — Wed, 12 Sep 2018 04:39:19 +0000

Ha ha, I guess I now know when you two
got to dive together and now I have my enriched air cert too, yay!

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 09:01:21 +0000

In reply to Rika | Cubicle Throwdown. That is such a good point and one I totally didn't even think of because (NOT TO BRAG BUT OKAY I'M BRAGGING) I just so happen to be great on air. And yes, I'm super excited to have my Nitrox cert ready to rock for my next liveaboard! By the way, when are we diving together... have you booked your ticket out here or what.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 07:57:21 +0000

In reply to Randal. I guess the science stays the same, even as technology changes :) Here's to twelve years of diving!

By: Rika | Cubicle Throwdown

Rika | Cubicle Throwdown — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 03:05:54 +0000

Ah, Nitrox. The most annoying of all dive courses…to explain to divers that NO, you won’t get a longer bottom time with a Nitrox tank if you’re an air hog. It’s THEORETICAL extra bottom time, but air consumption comes first. Trying to get it across to divers looking for a quick air-hog fix that if you blow through an air tank in 30 mins, you will also blow through a Nitrox tank in 30 mins used to make me crazy 🙂

I’m glad you had such a great experience and your instructor sounds fantastic. Having a Nitrox certificate is awesome for liveaboards if you’re doing a lot of dives per day, and also for places like Bonaire with shore diving – you can definitely get in a much longer dive and not be constrained by the dive shop boat schedule!

By: Randal

Randal — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 23:04:39 +0000

Great review! I did my Nitrox cert with SSI over 12 years ago and I’m glad to read it doesn’t seem to have changed much.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 10:37:30 +0000

In reply to Dominic. Thanks Dominic! I love that dive site too. Since I shoot with only natural light, sometimes for deep dives black and white or sepia editing is the only way to save a shot :)

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 10:27:01 +0000

In reply to Sharon. Ha, that's pretty much the same question I kept pushing in the course (I guess I'm a skeptic at heart!) I'm so glad I left with a clearer understanding.