Looking for Handy Travel Tips

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone, I could use what ever handy travel tips you might have.

Jerry and I will be taking a couple road trips in the the next few

weeks. Our big trip will be (July 8)Arizona to NJ to NC and back to

AZ on Aug 17. It will be just the two of us, so one driver, and tons

of equipment. We have an Oxygen Concentrator, C-Pap Unit (with car

adapter), wheelchair, slide board and probably a dozen things I will

forget and regret. We have maps and lots of decisions to make about

routes but I am most concerned about me moving everything in and out

of hotels and forgeting something that should be along. I know those

of you with MSA probably have tips on things like length of time in

vehicle before stopping for rest vs. stopping for the night.

Caregivers that have traveled probably have handy dandy tips on

moving people and equipment into hotel, etc. It is nice to know that

where ever I go I am probably only a short distance from one of you

on this list. The laptop computer goes!

Happy Trails,

Jan

[Guest guest]

Jan,

Have him drink lots of liquids!!!!!!! That is an awfully big trip for a MSA

patient, hope he can help you greatly with transfers. Try to get w/c roll in

showers where you can in motels.

Take care, Bill Werre

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janburg88 wrote:

> Hi Everyone, I could use what ever handy travel tips you might have.

> Jerry and I will be taking a couple road trips in the the next few

> weeks. Our big trip will be (July 8)Arizona to NJ to NC and back to

> AZ on Aug 17. It will be just the two of us, so one driver, and tons

> of equipment. We have an Oxygen Concentrator, C-Pap Unit (with car

> adapter), wheelchair, slide board and probably a dozen things I will

> forget and regret. We have maps and lots of decisions to make about

> routes but I am most concerned about me moving everything in and out

> of hotels and forgeting something that should be along. I know those

> of you with MSA probably have tips on things like length of time in

> vehicle before stopping for rest vs. stopping for the night.

> Caregivers that have traveled probably have handy dandy tips on

> moving people and equipment into hotel, etc. It is nice to know that

> where ever I go I am probably only a short distance from one of you

> on this list. The laptop computer goes!

> Happy Trails,

> Jan

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[Guest guest]

One thing that Ido is splurge and use bell hops or other assistance at the

hotel/motels.

Marilyn in TN

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> Reply-To: shydrager

> Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 14:38:57 -0000

> To: shydrager

> Subject: Looking for Handy Travel Tips

>

> Hi Everyone, I could use what ever handy travel tips you might have.

> Jerry and I will be taking a couple road trips in the the next few

> weeks. Our big trip will be (July 8)Arizona to NJ to NC and back to

> AZ on Aug 17. It will be just the two of us, so one driver, and tons

> of equipment. We have an Oxygen Concentrator, C-Pap Unit (with car

> adapter), wheelchair, slide board and probably a dozen things I will

> forget and regret. We have maps and lots of decisions to make about

> routes but I am most concerned about me moving everything in and out

> of hotels and forgeting something that should be along. I know those

> of you with MSA probably have tips on things like length of time in

> vehicle before stopping for rest vs. stopping for the night.

> Caregivers that have traveled probably have handy dandy tips on

> moving people and equipment into hotel, etc. It is nice to know that

> where ever I go I am probably only a short distance from one of you

> on this list. The laptop computer goes!

> Happy Trails,

> Jan

>

>

> If you do not wish to belong to shydrager, you may

> unsubscribe by sending a blank email to

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> shydrager-unsubscribe

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[Guest guest]

One of those "horseshoe" shaped pilllows filed with some kind of seeds (buckwheat, I think) is handy for the neck. We found them in Cracker Barrel for under $10.

Speaking of Cracker Barrel, they are located just off the interstates, have plenty of H/C parking right in front, and are easy to get in and out of. If there is a wait, those rocking chairs are great and it's fun to browse. The food is good, too.

Barbara Pond Blacksburg VA

[Guest guest]

Jan,

Looking forward to having you here in NC. As far as the passenger side of

the trip goes.... I found 3 things of vital importance.

1. Lots of extra pillows and blankets. I used these to position myself into

temporary comfortable positions where not much pressure was on any one spot

for any length of time. I also used pillows for head support. I find I

tire much quicker when I have to support my own head for more than an hour

or so. And to date, I know of no car that has a head rest that is really

comfortable.

2. I needed to get out and " take a break " about every 2 hours regardless of

the speed traveled. 10-15 minutes was all I needed to stretch enough to be

able to spend another 2 hours in the car.

3. (This may or may not apply). For me, I told that any daily trip

over 6 hours was just plain cruel! I found that I could last this long and

any longer just made me grumpy and sore and tired and dreading the next day.

Also, FYI: When you need to use the restroom while on the trip, stop at a

Motel or Hotel and use theirs. They are much cleaner and more easily

accessible than those in gas stations, restaurants and truck stops. We use

those whether or not they have a snack shop or not. If anyone says

anything, just ask the person what the price of the rooms are and then say

you'll think about it. We have never had a problem with this one.

Happy Trails Back At Ya'

Deborah aka Tenacity

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[Guest guest]

Hi,

in regards to your laptop.. if you're going to be connecting to the

internet from your hotel room, your results will vary by hotel...

we stayed at a Best Western hotel in Houston that per the Best

Western web site has " two-line phones with dataports... " in actual

fact only one line was hooked up to the phones, and the " dataports "

were there for decorative purposes only.. they weren't actually

functional. We were however able to connect to the internet via the

one line that the room did have... at 2400 BPS.. which is not

incredibly fast...

also, when making reservations, call the hotel directly, they

somtimes offer rates over the phone that are quite a bit different

than the rates offered on their web site..

and if you are reserving a handicap-accessible room, do so as far in

advance as possible.

--

Elliot

elliot01@...

www.xenopink.com/elliot/

[Guest guest]

Hi,

in regards to your laptop.. if you're going to be connecting to the

internet from your hotel room, your results will vary by hotel...

we stayed at a Best Western hotel in Houston that per the Best

Western web site has " two-line phones with dataports... " in actual

fact only one line was hooked up to the phones, and the " dataports "

were there for decorative purposes only.. they weren't actually

functional. We were however able to connect to the internet via the

one line that the room did have... at 2400 BPS.. which is not

incredibly fast...

also, when making reservations, call the hotel directly, they

somtimes offer rates over the phone that are quite a bit different

than the rates offered on their web site..

and if you are reserving a handicap-accessible room, do so as far in

advance as possible.

--

Elliot

elliot01@...

www.xenopink.com/elliot/