Originally Posted by Fubarski
Was listenin to an ad on the radio that said there was a portable oxygen concentrator that was the size of a coke can and weighed a pound.

Thinkin that the weight would be worth it hikin at 7-10,000 feet.

Save this flatlander a day of gettin acclimated, and could cover more ground with more O2.

Could this work?


Fubarski:

10,000' is not high altitude for the Rockies. During the early seasons you can expect to find elk and deer at or near timberline. That's about +/-11,400' in Colorado and a little lower in Wyoming and Montana.

I don't know if an oxegen concentrator would be useful. Depends on battery time I guess. Smokepole makes a good point in that it might be counterproductive but you probably won't be there long enough for it to matter. .

Employing the "rest step" is the best way for a flatlander to achieve short term performance at altitude.

KC


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