Portable oxygen

[Tcole75]

being an Oklahoman I know altitude messes with me for roughly 3 days till I acclimate. Ill be going from 1600 elevation to 9000 on my hunt. I originally planned to take the first 3 days easy but had a coworker that gave me this. Have any of yall used this. If so whats your thoughts he swears by it.

 

[bruceleroy]

Any positive results will be too short lived to actually make a difference. Spiking O2 will make you feel really good for a short time but jas no long term benefit.

 

[flatlanderhuffandpuff]

I don't think there is any way to make up for not letting your body acclimate in its own time.

Drink lots of water and take it easy. It's the curse of us lowlanders.

 

[Fatcamp]

That will not allow your body to acclimate on its own.

 

[jmez]

What is it?

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[*zap*]

lots of information here:

 

[Btucker1384]

I was told to start a baby aspirin regimen about two weeks out. Any truth to that?

 

[rob86jeep]

It's gimmicky. They sell disposable ones at a lot of the gas stations in the Colorado mountains. The best thing you can do is drink nothing but water (and a lot of it) for at least a few days before your trip, take it easy your first few days, try to spend a night at the truck before you hike up to to the top of a mountain, and listen to your body. If you start feeling any ill affects of the altitude, stop and rest there for a while. If it's bad, then hike down to a lower altitude for a night.

It's the altitude that can cause problems and end your hunt, not the lack of oxygen (that will just make you feel more out of breath than usual).

 

[SummitsCalling]

Be in shape, and take it easy for a couple of days, it's only 9k feet. You don't need oxygen

 

[meta_gabbro]

These canisters are all over the place in tourist towns in the Rockies, but they're super gimmicky. If all you're doing is walking around or riding a scenic train or something, then sure it might work well enough to stave off altitude sickness, but if you're going to be doing anything where you're getting your heartrate up it's basically useless. Best case scenario you get a little kick that feels great for a couple minutes, but when it wears off you wind up feeling just as bad or worse than before. You'll just wind up dragging out your acclimation period while carrying around an extra half pound of weight.

 

[gexpro]

I use Wilderness athletes altitude advantage supplements a few days before I head out. I go from sea level to 10k elevation in a 6 hour period. drink a lot of water, eat plenty of healthy food and stay on top of your vitamins. this will help immensely.

Altitude Advantage®

wildernessathlete.com

 

[Desk Jockey]

High altitude mountaineers using O2 keep a continuous flow goiNg all day/night. As others have said, a quick hit might make you feel better for a moment but it won’t really impact your acclimatization For a long hike.

 

[def90]

First off, how old are you? If you are in your 20s-30s and in relatively good shape you aren’t going to have a problem at that altitude, just take it easy the first day and drink a lot of water. Keep in mind that when hiking at altitude up the side of a mountain it’s all about moving slow and steady, don’t make it a race and get yourself winded, you should be able to breathe and talk normally, if you can’t you are moving too fast.

If you aren’t in shape you are going to want to get there a couple days early, maybe just hang around town and do some walking the first day, the second day do a short and easy hike with little altitude gain, then just slowly ramp it up from there. Drink all the water you can, stay away from booze and soda, most people don’t actually get altitude sickness they just get severely dehydrated, the air is dry out here and it’s amazing how much water you can drink in a day.

The oxygen bottles are a waste of money, plus it’s just that much more weight to carry around.