i think softy made teh best point. it would be the gauge that you dont want to get wet...i'd think.

find a way to seal it up...water tight...adn go for it!

or revert back to the ole waterbed!

Flower made a good point about the portable concentrator. You're not even supposed to take them in the rain. ( or scooters, found that out the hard way!) Deb

The portables have a heat/ humidity , cold or even altitude limit..I know if they get too hot they may stop working or set off their alarms every few minutes as experience taught me when I left mine in a hot car.
Plus to add enough extension would not make it work. They have a limit on hose length for most and the 50+ foot tubing won't work on these machines to provide you O2
Check your manufacturers info for clarity on its limitations.

O2 tanks are generally safe in the sun for the time you"d be in a pool but the risks are from regulator leaks. Your O2 company can also give you some great advice on this.
Sometimes if you just have them( O2 company) write a statement on the safety of use and protective measures need regarding the tank and have that to give to the pool folks it can help too.
And of course.. check with your Dr. cause they may ask for a Drs. statement.
jJust the hoops we sometimes have to go through but all of it is do- able.

Check out the bottom of the page...

How wonderul is that!

http://www.copd-alert.com/LynCole.pdf

We use to have a salt water pool. They are great NO nasty cemicals....and smells.
We love it / kept the pool nice too. I would do another one given a chance again.

We would just buy the salt at the grocery store / hardware store...cheaper then cemitcals too.

God Bless

PS forgot to add it is good for kids and adults alerges and the water was so soft and clear. YOU don't drink it!!! lol just swim in it. Won't make your eyes burn....so much better

they have a lighted thing speical tool that the water flows thru and it does KILL the germs, etc.

Great Holly :O) - innovation at its peak :O)

Bottom right Page 2 :-

http://www.copd-alert.com/LynCole.pdf

Excellent find Holly.
What an innovative lady she is.. the floating cooler is a great idea.
Perfect example of how to never let anyone tell you you what you can or can't do!

yea! that was great research, softy!

and beez, those salt water pools are the best...huh? sooo good for you too!

I make a container that I use almost daily and have made a few for other people....I will soon be selling these on E bay...If U want one contact me.

Hello Roe,
A few months ago one of our daily strength sisters (we are a family) had the same question. She was going to her friends, son's or somewhere that had a new swimming pool.
Someone with a better memory than mine could find it for you. Anyway....swimming is not off limits to us. We have to make different arrangements and precautions than others, for instance we can not just dive off the big diving board,but it is NOT off limits to get in a pool and float, or even do aerobics exercises.
Do you have a small portable canister that you could put on the float with you, or a small float beside you?
The concentrator by the pool is workable, just set it far enough away it does not get soaked or is sitting in water, but close enough to make sure you get correct saturation.
Be especially careful having the cord stretched out where folks, maybe kids, could stumble over it.
I agree with the advice to check with the management if in a public pool, and also be aware others will be in that pool with you, so perhaps they could find you a little corner you could float in for a while.
Please always check with your doctor first, and make sure you take a friend with you to watch over you( and the concentrator. )
It would be great if you had a friend with a pool.
Be sure to use sun screen, and make sure none of the meds you are taking prevent you from being in the sun for a while.
I hope it works out for you...I could not help but smile when you wrote that New York had been in the 90's like forever, while here in the south (texas) at least the last two days, it has been cold!!
Hugs
Brenda

Haven't really read it, no time yet.
Could be it's already been posted.
This looked interesting:
http://healthblog.dallasnews.com/2013/07/she-didnt-let-an-oxygen-tank-get-in-the-way-of-her-workout.html/?nclick_check=1

I had an older article featuring a woman in her 80's who swam with long tubing hooked up to a tank near the pool, but not floating. Can't find it, but it can be done. :o)
I would love to swim again.
Good for the body and the soul.
Take care,
Linda In CA

wow this is really an old post= 2010?
was it just brought back up to advertise Pollie00 --- or if you are new here= Welcome
we did discuss it last summer with ladylungs didn't we---that is a newer post about this.