Nitrox Advantages? Input Needed!

[ethanb]

When you go down to Florida,there are some places where Nitrox is the same price or even cheaper. Bill Rennaker's Cave Excursions banks 32-34% nitrox and sells it for $0.08/cubic foot. Air fills are $7 for a single tank and $14 for double tanks, flat rate. So, unless your tanks are near empty, a Nitrox top is generally cheaper than an air fill. For example, if my double 112 are half full (or is it half empty - either way that's fairly common after a typical cave dive), getting them topped with nitrox would be 112*0.08=$8.96, while getting them filled with air would be $14.

This last trip I did 18 dives in 9 days, with a total bottom time of over 15 hours. I definitely notice a difference with Nitrox - far less deco and my body feels much better.

Ethan