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Looking for Portable/Durable Oxygen

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Ben

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Hello!
I've been looking around the web and haven't had much luck. I'm 31 with CF and will be competing in an off-road motorcycle race in Colorado in a couple of weeks. The race is 3 days long (each day I will ride for about 7 hours) and at around 9,000 feet above sea level. I was hoping to find a portable (small) yet durable oxygen system to toss in a back-pack and bring along with me. I am aware of the need for hydration and will address that, but I am sure there will be a time or two (or one hundred) that the extra oxygen might help keep me going. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
Any suggestions/assitance would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!!
Ben
 
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Ben

Guest
Hello!
I've been looking around the web and haven't had much luck. I'm 31 with CF and will be competing in an off-road motorcycle race in Colorado in a couple of weeks. The race is 3 days long (each day I will ride for about 7 hours) and at around 9,000 feet above sea level. I was hoping to find a portable (small) yet durable oxygen system to toss in a back-pack and bring along with me. I am aware of the need for hydration and will address that, but I am sure there will be a time or two (or one hundred) that the extra oxygen might help keep me going. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
Any suggestions/assitance would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!!
Ben
 
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Ben

Guest
Hello!
I've been looking around the web and haven't had much luck. I'm 31 with CF and will be competing in an off-road motorcycle race in Colorado in a couple of weeks. The race is 3 days long (each day I will ride for about 7 hours) and at around 9,000 feet above sea level. I was hoping to find a portable (small) yet durable oxygen system to toss in a back-pack and bring along with me. I am aware of the need for hydration and will address that, but I am sure there will be a time or two (or one hundred) that the extra oxygen might help keep me going. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
Any suggestions/assitance would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!!
Ben
 
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Ben

Guest
Hello!
I've been looking around the web and haven't had much luck. I'm 31 with CF and will be competing in an off-road motorcycle race in Colorado in a couple of weeks. The race is 3 days long (each day I will ride for about 7 hours) and at around 9,000 feet above sea level. I was hoping to find a portable (small) yet durable oxygen system to toss in a back-pack and bring along with me. I am aware of the need for hydration and will address that, but I am sure there will be a time or two (or one hundred) that the extra oxygen might help keep me going. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
Any suggestions/assitance would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!!
Ben
 
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Ben

Guest
Hello!
<br />I've been looking around the web and haven't had much luck. I'm 31 with CF and will be competing in an off-road motorcycle race in Colorado in a couple of weeks. The race is 3 days long (each day I will ride for about 7 hours) and at around 9,000 feet above sea level. I was hoping to find a portable (small) yet durable oxygen system to toss in a back-pack and bring along with me. I am aware of the need for hydration and will address that, but I am sure there will be a time or two (or one hundred) that the extra oxygen might help keep me going. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
<br />Any suggestions/assitance would be greatly appreciated.
<br />Thanks!!
<br />Ben
 
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Skye

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Ben, I might be wrong....but, I don't think you can get just a portable oxygen cylinder without the need for a concentrator overnight. Of course, hikers get them somehow for higher elevation but probably pay out of their own pocket and I am not sure where you would look for that?? I know, my post was not much help, sorry<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> Hey, have a great time on your ride.
 
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Skye

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Ben, I might be wrong....but, I don't think you can get just a portable oxygen cylinder without the need for a concentrator overnight. Of course, hikers get them somehow for higher elevation but probably pay out of their own pocket and I am not sure where you would look for that?? I know, my post was not much help, sorry<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> Hey, have a great time on your ride.
 
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Skye

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Ben, I might be wrong....but, I don't think you can get just a portable oxygen cylinder without the need for a concentrator overnight. Of course, hikers get them somehow for higher elevation but probably pay out of their own pocket and I am not sure where you would look for that?? I know, my post was not much help, sorry<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> Hey, have a great time on your ride.
 
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Skye

New member
Ben, I might be wrong....but, I don't think you can get just a portable oxygen cylinder without the need for a concentrator overnight. Of course, hikers get them somehow for higher elevation but probably pay out of their own pocket and I am not sure where you would look for that?? I know, my post was not much help, sorry<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> Hey, have a great time on your ride.
 
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Skye

New member
Ben, I might be wrong....but, I don't think you can get just a portable oxygen cylinder without the need for a concentrator overnight. Of course, hikers get them somehow for higher elevation but probably pay out of their own pocket and I am not sure where you would look for that?? I know, my post was not much help, sorry<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif" border="0"> Hey, have a great time on your ride.
 
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lflatford

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You can get it without the concentrator. You just need an order from your doctor for portables and the liter flow. Have you desated below 88 percent, that is the magic number to qualify.

Chuck
 
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lflatford

New member
You can get it without the concentrator. You just need an order from your doctor for portables and the liter flow. Have you desated below 88 percent, that is the magic number to qualify.

Chuck
 
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lflatford

New member
You can get it without the concentrator. You just need an order from your doctor for portables and the liter flow. Have you desated below 88 percent, that is the magic number to qualify.

Chuck
 
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lflatford

New member
You can get it without the concentrator. You just need an order from your doctor for portables and the liter flow. Have you desated below 88 percent, that is the magic number to qualify.

Chuck
 
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lflatford

New member
You can get it without the concentrator. You just need an order from your doctor for portables and the liter flow. Have you desated below 88 percent, that is the magic number to qualify.
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<br />Chuck
 
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Ben

Guest
Thanks for the help. Yeah, I guess I am looking for something similar to what rock climbers/hikers use. I hadn't even thought of asking my doctor, I would've thought they would give me something more for household use. And "lucky" me, yes I am under 88! hehe So perhaps that will work in my benefit.
Thanks again! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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Ben

Guest
Thanks for the help. Yeah, I guess I am looking for something similar to what rock climbers/hikers use. I hadn't even thought of asking my doctor, I would've thought they would give me something more for household use. And "lucky" me, yes I am under 88! hehe So perhaps that will work in my benefit.
Thanks again! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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Ben

Guest
Thanks for the help. Yeah, I guess I am looking for something similar to what rock climbers/hikers use. I hadn't even thought of asking my doctor, I would've thought they would give me something more for household use. And "lucky" me, yes I am under 88! hehe So perhaps that will work in my benefit.
Thanks again! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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Ben

Guest
Thanks for the help. Yeah, I guess I am looking for something similar to what rock climbers/hikers use. I hadn't even thought of asking my doctor, I would've thought they would give me something more for household use. And "lucky" me, yes I am under 88! hehe So perhaps that will work in my benefit.
Thanks again! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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Ben

Guest
Thanks for the help. Yeah, I guess I am looking for something similar to what rock climbers/hikers use. I hadn't even thought of asking my doctor, I would've thought they would give me something more for household use. And "lucky" me, yes I am under 88! hehe So perhaps that will work in my benefit.
<br />Thanks again! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">
 
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