Boondocking on Oxygen Can it Be Done?

[Sonora108]

Anyone tried it? I have good back up and plan on staying within 3 hours from home. Keeping two size E bottles as reserve to get home. I've got a portable battery powered concentrator with two large batteries also a regular 10 litre concentrator which requires AC power. Two Honda 2000 watt generators and 300 watts portable solar. Last but not least a 1000 watt Jackery power station.
Lot of stuff just to be able to breath!
Bill

[pianotuna]

Sonora108 wrote:
The only thing that is a unknown is altitude, we live at 3963 feet ASL the campsite is at 7700. Think we may make a day trip up to one of our favorite areas, Sonora Pass at 10,000 ASL.

Look up "mountain sickness". Be prepared to come down to lower altitude.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/altitude-sickness/

[valhalla360]

If I'm counting correctly, you have 5 levels of backup.

I'm betting most folks in the sticks and bricks don't have that many levels of backup.

[Sophia11]

That's great backup plan I also take portable generator for me and batteries

[Sonora108]

I have used the generators many times over the years so I am hoping they won't present a problem. I will keep two full E bottles to get me home. The only thing that is a unknown is altitude, we live at 3963 feet ASL the campsite is at 7700. Think we may make a day trip up to one of our favorite areas, Sonora Pass at 10,000 ASL. If I can get around there with oxygen then I should be ok.
The Covid pneumonia is what did my lungs in but I am getting better a little bit at a time. Not being able to get up in the high country would really depress me. I am using that as my motivator.

[CA_Traveler]

dedmiston wrote:
It sounds like you're set up pretty well. Maybe you could do a test run from home a few days before you hit the road.

Good for you for pushing through your limitations and getting out there.

X2 Plus test with one option failing like the 10 liter machine or the portable and have a backup plan to get home.

[Lwiddis]

Looks good to me. Primary with backups.

[pianotuna]

The only caution may be carbon monoxide from a generator. On one occasion the ten liter unit flashed a warning light on and off. I turned on the inverter and shut down the generator. All was well, and after an hour I restarted the generator.

[dedmiston]

It sounds like you're set up pretty well. Maybe you could do a test run from home a few days before you hit the road.

Good for you for pushing through your limitations and getting out there.

[time2roll]

Should not be an issue with all that equipment. Go have some fun.

[pianotuna]

Sonora108,

I've run a 10 liter unit from a generator.