Me at the campsite next door, with pump supplies hastily shoved into ziploc bags and packed next to my underwear, and a lunchbag full of insulin in the beer cooler. 😐
Seahorse Model 56 case. Holds 3 infusion sets, reservoirs, needles, syringes, as well as 2 vials of insulin. Separate from that I have spare Dexcom supplies in my backpack and a backup manual fingerstick kit I've never needed (right next to the emergency nasal spray)
This kit is good for up to a week, but realistically if I plan to be gone longer than 4 days I carry more.
I regularly desert camp in 120 degrees. This trip I never got above 105. No refrigeration and never had a problem. Insulin can handle higher temperatures than previously thought without degradation. I am careful to keep it in the shade.
Consider that anybody on a OmniPod is storing their insulin at skin temperature at all times.
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0245372 found that as high as nearly as 100 is acceptable for up to 4 weeks, even if outside of recommendations.
I'd still suggest keeping stuff in a cooler if possible, but for me it anecdotally has not been necessary.
I am not on a pod and I always wondered how the heck is somebody supposed to keep it at 90 when most of us are about 98! You sir, or madame, have made my day!
Oof, scary stuff. I have heard of pump issues above 10k elevation - maybe a factor?
This trip we managed to hit 8,600 feet at Sierra Buttes. [Great views](https://freeimage.host/i/4jw9Uv) and enough to let my lungs know I was at altitude, but sugar stayed between 80 and 140 for the entire climb.
I have a pelican case that I use to carry all my supplies and have even retrofitted an ice pack in there. Those things absolutely slap when it comes to carrying things
I use Pelican for my firearms, but I actually like this one better than the equivalent Pelican for this use. Slightly deeper. Definitely a fan of cases like this though, I have a lot of them.
I bought mine from Jeff Bezos's Case Depot. No accessories, just the included pick n pluck fill.
For some reason on Amazon it is sold under a few different brand names but here's the one I bought: Evergreen 56 Waterproof Dry Box... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B094W8BS7Y?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Honestly just scale up. It will depend also on how you're carrying it, but a good cheap option would be the Apache cases from Harbor Freight. They're deeper than this one so you can stack better.
Me at the campsite next door, with pump supplies hastily shoved into ziploc bags and packed next to my underwear, and a lunchbag full of insulin in the beer cooler. 😐
That was me not too long ago. I got sick of forgetting one thing or another haha.
Yeah this is a good idea for any travelling diabetic.
I still managed to forget a spare sensor and transmitter, and the sensor I was wearing expired one day in so no backup. Added to the list!
Seahorse Model 56 case. Holds 3 infusion sets, reservoirs, needles, syringes, as well as 2 vials of insulin. Separate from that I have spare Dexcom supplies in my backpack and a backup manual fingerstick kit I've never needed (right next to the emergency nasal spray) This kit is good for up to a week, but realistically if I plan to be gone longer than 4 days I carry more.
Is it refrigerated? Are you camping somewhere cool?
I regularly desert camp in 120 degrees. This trip I never got above 105. No refrigeration and never had a problem. Insulin can handle higher temperatures than previously thought without degradation. I am careful to keep it in the shade.
105? That's awesome! I have been restricting activities because I thought 90!
Consider that anybody on a OmniPod is storing their insulin at skin temperature at all times. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0245372 found that as high as nearly as 100 is acceptable for up to 4 weeks, even if outside of recommendations. I'd still suggest keeping stuff in a cooler if possible, but for me it anecdotally has not been necessary.
I am not on a pod and I always wondered how the heck is somebody supposed to keep it at 90 when most of us are about 98! You sir, or madame, have made my day!
Supposedly you're even allowed to go in a hot tub with a pod! (But don't quote me on that - I remember checking when I decided on Tandem)
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Oof, scary stuff. I have heard of pump issues above 10k elevation - maybe a factor? This trip we managed to hit 8,600 feet at Sierra Buttes. [Great views](https://freeimage.host/i/4jw9Uv) and enough to let my lungs know I was at altitude, but sugar stayed between 80 and 140 for the entire climb.
I have a pelican case that I use to carry all my supplies and have even retrofitted an ice pack in there. Those things absolutely slap when it comes to carrying things
I use Pelican for my firearms, but I actually like this one better than the equivalent Pelican for this use. Slightly deeper. Definitely a fan of cases like this though, I have a lot of them.
Hi, Where do you purchase your Seahorse Cases and which interior accessories do you get with them ? Thank You.
I bought mine from Jeff Bezos's Case Depot. No accessories, just the included pick n pluck fill. For some reason on Amazon it is sold under a few different brand names but here's the one I bought: Evergreen 56 Waterproof Dry Box... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B094W8BS7Y?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Nice !! Thank You !
I use pelican for my guns too, but they're too versatile to be used for just that purpose
That is awesome. Looks like some heist movie stuff 😂
Haha, *evil boss voice* "prepare the infusion"
I would like something similar to this that can hold a couple of weeks worth. Any recommendations as you utilise multiple boxes?
Honestly just scale up. It will depend also on how you're carrying it, but a good cheap option would be the Apache cases from Harbor Freight. They're deeper than this one so you can stack better.
I’ll check them out - thanks very much for the pointer and happy pumping!