I have copd and am on oxygen and I really want to get back to riding. Am I crazy? I have a portable machine that will charge on 12 volts and life can be pretty boring with four wheels.
Coop - You are crazy but that happened a long time ago at that vacation you took at San Diego, courtesy of the USMC!I have copd and am on oxygen and I really want to get back to riding. Am I crazy? I have a portable machine that will charge on 12 volts and life can be pretty boring with four wheels.
If you have a machine that will generate the o2 supply I'd permanently mount it to the bike. The alternator should handle it. Mine handles heated jacket, pants, gloves, socks, grip warmers, heated seat, three gps, radar, and two sets of aux lights including the big clearwaters. And my phone.I have copd and am on oxygen and I really want to get back to riding. Am I crazy? I have a portable machine that will charge on 12 volts and life can be pretty boring with four wheels.
I'm sure about laying carpet, but I'll check youtube.Carpe diem, Coop. Carpe diem!!
Where there's a will, there's a way.
My problem is that I just don't feel comfortable on a Spyder. It would be the obvious answer , but I just can't get comfortable with the steering. It scares me more than my first ex-wife's lawyer.Another issue might end up being the weight of the bike. I had another friend that we camped with years ago that ended up on 24hr oxygen. He rode a Gold Wing until it got too heavy for him and he fell over a few times. Ended up getting a Can Am until he couldn't ride any more.
There is also a thread on ADV about camping with copd. Evidently many people do it. Many good solutions here so far as well. Give it a shot!!! Nothing like riding a bike in the open air, no matter how you have to do it.
Yes, I have an Inogen G3 that runs on 12 volts. I'm not sure how much it draws and how that equates to what lighter bikes put out. I'm kind of experiencing paralysis through analysis.Do they make O2 concentrators that run on 12 volts? If not you would need an inverter. In this case you would have to figure in the inverter's efficiency as well as the current draw of the machine.
Did I see someone carrying around a portable liquid oxygen dewar? This would give you far more oxy than a high pressure bottle.
I was curious so I looked up the specs. The user manual for the Inogen One G3 has a warning that states Ensure that the automobile power socket is adequately fused for the Inogen One® G3 power requirements (minimum 15 Amp). If the power socket cannot support a 15 Amp load,the fuse may blow or the socket may be damaged.I'm not sure how much it draws and how that equates to what lighter bikes put out.