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Lucy

Posts: 87
From: North England
Registered: 09-Feb-2004

Nebuliser when camping?
Posted: 03-May-2004 16:00

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Hi!

Anyone got any advice or experince of hooking up to your neb whilst tenting? Me and my chap are planning atrip around cornwall for 2 weeks in june and i have suddenly just realised the lack of electricity implications.

Is it poss to use a car battery? What kind of extra equipment might I need? Does it run the risk of making the car battery flat?

I would guess that many sites might have plugs in communal areas - but i dont really relish the implied public observation.

Any hints? Recommended camp sites?

Cheers!!!

Luce xx

dexter

Posts: 65
From: market drayton
Registered: 10-Feb-2004

Re: Nebuliser when camping?
Posted: 03-May-2004 17:01

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Have you thought of asking your cf team to lend you a mains/car/recharge model ? I get one on loan from North Staffs when I have want to be mobile

johanna

Posts: 18
From: Brighton
Registered: 09-Feb-2004

Re: Nebuliser when camping?
Posted: 03-May-2004 17:06

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Okay, I'm rubbish at electricity terminology... but there is this adapter thing that you can plug into the 12V thing in the car. It changes the electricity to the kind of electricity you get at home. I use this all the time and my car battery has never goen flat, but if you worry about that happening, just have the engine running and it shouldn't be a problem.

The thing I was talking about can be bought at most shops that sells anything electricity.

Hope you have fun camping!

Lucy

Posts: 87
From: North England
Registered: 09-Feb-2004

Re: Nebuliser when camping?
Posted: 03-May-2004 17:26

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Brill! Many thanks. I'll see what i can get hold of.

luce

RogerRedHat

Posts: 565
From: Oxford
Registered: 09-Feb-2004

Re: Nebuliser when camping?
Posted: 03-May-2004 17:28

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Remember, when camping, always turn your light out before you start shagging.

Lucy

Posts: 87
From: North England
Registered: 09-Feb-2004

Re: Nebuliser when camping?
Posted: 03-May-2004 18:43

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..usually I'd agree. But we will be visiting specialist camp-sites, Rog.

justme

Posts: 188
Registered: 06-Feb-2004

Re: Nebuliser when camping?
Posted: 03-May-2004 19:28

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back to your question i remember my friend having a nebuliser that ran off batteries.so obviously no electricity was needed.dont know if u can still get those though.

RogerRedHat

Posts: 565
From: Oxford
Registered: 09-Feb-2004

Re: Nebuliser when camping?
Posted: 03-May-2004 20:34

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Oooooh specialists you say, ooooh batteries she says...arf arf yik yik fnarr fnarr!!

Darling

Posts: 731
From: Here
Registered: 06-Feb-2004

Re: Nebuliser when camping?
Posted: 03-May-2004 20:37

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Carry on camping!

Dave

Posts: 9
Registered: 07-Feb-2004

Re: Nebuliser when camping?
Posted: 04-May-2004 03:33

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You can get the convertor from Halfords and its about £30 just remember to watch and not run down your car battery!!

mothy

Posts: 77
From: Edinburgh
Registered: 09-Feb-2004

Re: Nebuliser when camping?
Posted: 04-May-2004 11:17

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I had to nebulise gentamycin in France last year for MRSA, wasn't the easiest as I had to use needles etc to draw it up, normally with colomycin I can just squeeze the saline/WfI from the plastic tubes. But yes I borrowed a portable nebuliser from the ward that can be charged up while driving along from the cigarette lighter. Got some strange looks washing the bits up in the toilets too

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Lucy

Posts: 87
From: North England
Registered: 09-Feb-2004

Re: Nebuliser when camping?
Posted: 04-May-2004 21:48

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Sounds like it is possible, though a little public and perhaps a bit complex. Like so many things in life that are worthwhile....

..thanks for the hints everyone! I shall investigate!

Luce xx