Quadriplegic searching for a way to drink in bed - Page 2

Scaper1 · 11-06-2009, 04:15 PM

You can also check if your area has a Tetra Society:

http://www.tetrasociety.org/community/index.php

It's a group of retired engineer-types who volunteer to build all sorts of gizmos and adaptations. They made me a nifty thermos holder for my chair and a bracket for my bed.

SCI-Nurse · 11-06-2009, 05:34 PM

A Camelbak is good, but there are also these options:

1. Put a 1 gallon jug on the floor or on a stool lower than the mattress height. Put a long piece of flexible tubing into the jug, and the other end can either be attached to your hand with your U-cuff (if you have enough biceps to get your hand to your mouth) or attached to the side rail. The trick with this is taking a drink and then pushing the water back with a breath...otherwise you can end up siphoning all the water right onto you in bed.

or this one:
2. http://www.drink-aide.com/

Another option is this one:
3. http://service.maddak.com/catalog/745820000.asp

(KLD)

forestranger52 · 11-06-2009, 06:37 PM

I have been using a backpack style hydration system on my bed for the past 6 years, it has worked great and I have recommended it many times on the forum. The only problem is all the straps that are not necessary any more.

Camelbak makes one that is called a StoAway, meant to be placed inside a pack.
Much better as it does not have unnecessary carrying or attachment devices.

It is easy to find additional tubing to extend the length of the drinking tube.

www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product_67598

rybread · 11-07-2009, 03:52 AM

I've been using a couple next to my bed on the table with a long piece of tubing, the kind of tubing to use to supply air in fish tanks, going from the cup, taped in, around my bed rail and in my lab where I can pick it up and get a drink whenever I need to. The only problem I have is drinking in too fast and running out before my caregivers come in in the morning, and if I don't blow all the fluid back into the cup it will leak out on the bed all over me. Hope that helps

marmalady · 11-07-2009, 07:29 AM

If you're using tubing, please be sure to use food grade tubing, which you can find in the plumbing section Aquarium tubing and other types of plastic tubing aren't rated for food safety.

dbassman · 11-07-2009, 10:38 AM

I think I like the Camelbak best, there are so many different kinds though does anybody have any suggestions on what model they like best and why?

Approximately how long is the CamelBak Tube Director? Is it stiff enough where it stays in place good?

forestranger52 · 11-07-2009, 04:42 PM

Read my message.
4 back.

Camelbak StoAway. Insulated

I added extra tubing so the drinking end (bite valve) lays on my blanket where I can reach it easily and I can drink from practically any position.

Campmor also carries the parts for cleaning the bladder and most importantly the drinking tube.

Camelbak cleaning kit. $17.99

www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product_67638

11-06-2009, 06:37 PM	#13
forestranger52 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: From a small cabin in the big woods of The Allegheny National Forest, PA Posts: 397	I have been using a backpack style hydration system on my bed for the past 6 years, it has worked great and I have recommended it many times on the forum. The only problem is all the straps that are not necessary any more. Camelbak makes one that is called a StoAway, meant to be placed inside a pack. Much better as it does not have unnecessary carrying or attachment devices. It is easy to find additional tubing to extend the length of the drinking tube. www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product_67598 __________________ C 5/6 Comp. No Tri's or hand function. Far better it is to try mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure. Than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much or suffer much, because they live in the grey twilight that knows neither victory or defeat. Teddy Roosevelt Last edited by forestranger52; 11-06-2009 at 09:04 PM.

11-07-2009, 03:52 AM	#14
rybread Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phoenix, Arizona Posts: 1,695	I've been using a couple next to my bed on the table with a long piece of tubing, the kind of tubing to use to supply air in fish tanks, going from the cup, taped in, around my bed rail and in my lab where I can pick it up and get a drink whenever I need to. The only problem I have is drinking in too fast and running out before my caregivers come in in the morning, and if I don't blow all the fluid back into the cup it will leak out on the bed all over me. Hope that helps __________________ C-5/6, 7-9-2000 Scottsdale, AZ Make the best out of today because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come. Nobody knows that better than those of us that have almost died from spinal cord injury.

11-07-2009, 07:29 AM	#15
marmalady Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 3,936	If you're using tubing, please be sure to use food grade tubing, which you can find in the plumbing section Aquarium tubing and other types of plastic tubing aren't rated for food safety. __________________ _____________

11-07-2009, 10:38 AM	#16
dbassman Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: South Bend, IN, United States Posts: 69	I think I like the Camelbak best, there are so many different kinds though does anybody have any suggestions on what model they like best and why? Approximately how long is the CamelBak Tube Director? Is it stiff enough where it stays in place good? __________________ ~ I'd Rather Be Fishing! ~

11-07-2009, 04:42 PM	#17
forestranger52 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: From a small cabin in the big woods of The Allegheny National Forest, PA Posts: 397	Read my message. 4 back. Camelbak StoAway. Insulated I added extra tubing so the drinking end (bite valve) lays on my blanket where I can reach it easily and I can drink from practically any position. Campmor also carries the parts for cleaning the bladder and most importantly the drinking tube. Camelbak cleaning kit. $17.99 www.campmor.com/outdoor/gear/Product_67638 __________________ C 5/6 Comp. No Tri's or hand function. Far better it is to try mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure. Than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much or suffer much, because they live in the grey twilight that knows neither victory or defeat. Teddy Roosevelt Last edited by forestranger52; 11-07-2009 at 05:02 PM.

11-06-2009, 04:15 PM	#11
Scaper1 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 111	You can also check if your area has a Tetra Society: http://www.tetrasociety.org/community/index.php It's a group of retired engineer-types who volunteer to build all sorts of gizmos and adaptations. They made me a nifty thermos holder for my chair and a bracket for my bed.

11-06-2009, 05:34 PM	#12
SCI-Nurse Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: USA Posts: 29,463	A Camelbak is good, but there are also these options: 1. Put a 1 gallon jug on the floor or on a stool lower than the mattress height. Put a long piece of flexible tubing into the jug, and the other end can either be attached to your hand with your U-cuff (if you have enough biceps to get your hand to your mouth) or attached to the side rail. The trick with this is taking a drink and then pushing the water back with a breath...otherwise you can end up siphoning all the water right onto you in bed. or this one: 2. http://www.drink-aide.com/ Another option is this one: 3. http://service.maddak.com/catalog/745820000.asp (KLD)

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