Scuba junkies komodo

[Pearlman]

Yes. Shorter/shallower dives and 3+ dives a day on regular air makes me totally exhausted. I always dive Nitrox when I can and I haven't been anywhere that doesn't offer it yet.

A quick Google does show Nitrox advertised in Flores/Komodo. Agreed even I feel fresh and energetic after diving with Nitrox. But I seldom find Nitrox when I ask about it.

The downcurrents explanation may just be a lame excuse dive shops give but it is the line I hear more often than not.

 

[also_anon_dc]

I have been to many places in SE Asia and it has nothing to do with down current. Availability of medicinal graded O2, finance and logistic.

Good to know! Will make sure to ask if it's available whenever I make it over there.

 

[Luca Brasi]

Spending a day on a small boat to do 3 dives sounds uncomfortable

 

[dirtfarmer]

Spending a day on a small boat to do 3 dives sounds uncomfortable

The SJ boats aren't that small, they have plenty of room to lounge around in between dives

 

[drk5036]

Spending a day on a small boat to do 3 dives sounds uncomfortable

as @dirtfarmer said, the boats aren't small. Lots of lounging around room. And because they're not fast boats, it is more comfortable. But it also is a relatively long day on the boats. However, given what's around in the area, it's not like there's much else to do anyway.

For what it's worth, I enjoyed my trip to SJK. I thought the food was just OK (I am pretty well versed in SE asia cooking, and for me the food was meh and got repetitive quickly), but the air conditioned rooms were nice and I had fun. I thought the diving was excellent. I also will choose nitrox if it's available, but the diving we did honestly didn't require it. I did 4 days of diving, and at no point did I ever dip within 10 minutes of my NDL.

If you think nitrox makes you feel "more refreshed" you either need to 1) ascend more slowly from your safety stop, or 2) enjoy the fact that you're benefiting from the placebo effect.

 

[matts1w]

Voodoo gas good! (If that makes you happy.) Air, Nitrox and Fatigue - Divers Alert Network.

 

[matts1w]

So my day looks like this...

1. Wake up and roll onto a slow boat through the Komodo Park. Drink some coffee. Eat some fried noodles.
2. Do an awesome dive.
3. Climb into a beanbag and chill in the sun while slowly cruising to the next dive site. Perhaps a book?
4. Do awesome dive #2.
5. Eat some lunch. Back to beanbag, cruising through the park, and book.
6. Nap.
7. Do awesome dive #3.
8. Drink a beer or two while cruising through the Komodo Park back to base to enjoy a great dinner and my AC room.

Sounds awful.

 

[Centrals]

enjoy the fact that you're benefiting from the placebo effect.

Good enough for some divers.

 

[Centrals]

So my day looks like this...

.........

Sounds awful.

Extremely awful to some. LOL
Have a nice trip.

 

[Pearlman]

So my day looks like this...

1. Wake up and roll onto a slow boat through the Komodo Park. Drink some coffee. Eat some fried noodles.
2. Do an awesome dive.
3. Climb into a beanbag and chill in the sun while slowly cruising to the next dive site. Perhaps a book?
4. Do awesome dive #2.
5. Eat some lunch. Back to beanbag, cruising through the park, and book.
6. Nap.
7. Do awesome dive #3.
8. Drink a beer or two while cruising through the Komodo Park back to base to enjoy a great dinner and my AC room.

Sounds awful.

It’s a vacation and that’s how I have preferred to live it in the past and will repeat in the future… As long as the boat has a good sun deck! Hard to find better alternatives or ways to spend time tbh…