All great ideas I’m going to try them 😃 thanks! -Danny
From: Gail Holmes [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 24, 2017 1:12 AM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Night time drinking "water or juice" with a sp cath on a c2 quad. This may not work for you Danny but the C4-5 quad I worked for has a T- shaped microphone stand with a tripod base that holds a water valve next to his mouth. It's cumbersome but it was already in place to hold his microphone which is kept about 1/2 an inch from his mouth while in bed to control his ECU for ( lights, thermostat, tv, and opening back door). We used this same mic stand to hang a Camel Bak brand water bag with the tubing running alongside the arm of the stand and attached wit narrow Velcro straps. The Bite valve is at the end of his microphone close to his mouth and secured with a rubber band. I put the bladder of the camel bak in a nylon bag that has 2 handles like a plastic grocery bag. Actually a grocery bag might work just as well. I threaded the handles of the nylon bag on the top loop of the camel Bak bag so it wouldn't just flop over or fold on itself. The nylon holder hangs by the two handles right where the top or horizontal part ( arm ) of the stand meets the vertical post ( leg ) of the stand. I put a hole at the bottom of the nylon bag and put the tube through this hole. The arm of the stand is adjusted up or down until it's at the right level each nite depending on the head of the bed. He has two of the 100 oz. Camel Bak bladders called the Antidote that Greg mentioned so one can be washed and hung to dry. If you want cleaning tablets they are cheaper at Walmart sporting good section but a tip is to use denture tablets for routine cleaning which is cheaper still unless you use dish soap. We tried the cheaper Walmart Ozark brand water bladders but the Bite valve was straight in-line with the tubing making it harder to access and it also dripped. The Camel Bak brand brand bite valve is not only drip free as Greg mentioned but it's also the only one that I knew of at the time ( it's been a few years ) that had the valve at a 90 degree angle to the tubing making it easier to access. Also the cap opening was large enough to put my whole hand into it to clean the bladder thoroughly. Of course the set up with the mic stand only works for bedtime but you can turn it around and position it to be accessible when in your chair but it's easy run into to and knock over. When in his chair he uses the portable set up Randy mentioned with the Loc Line modular hose somehow rigged with connectors and with smaller tubing that would go through the Loc line and then reconnect to the camelback somehow. It was made by someone in the Rehab Technology department at Craig Hospital and cost about $130 or so maybe $150 when he had surgery a few years ago. What I'm wondering is if the instructions for making this device could be emailed if requested by calling the free Nurse Hotline at the hospital if it's not proprietary. There are also photos of products made with what looks like this flexible Loc Line product on the Broadened Horizons website. I think the tubing that can go inside of the Loc Line is the kind used for ice-makers that you can get at the hardware store but I'm not sure. Somehow there's gotta be a way for everyone to access water at night! I'm looking forward to checking out these web sites that Joan sent like the instructables! I hope something works out for you soon. I have 2 of the inferior Walmart brand bladders never used and a cleaning set that I'll be glad to mail to anyone who needs them. Gail Sent from my iPhone On Mar 23, 2017, at 2:11 AM, Danny Espinoza <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: I get really thirsty sometimes at night and thus far have been struggling between calling my family for a drink or my window open/fan up. I’ve found a few home automation projects in the past buf I figure my quad list buddies/family would know best. So ir was 1> Able to drink something cold on my own while in upright position. 2> Ability to control my bed/window/blinds with sip’n’puff, my PC or my right arm to the wrist. -Danny ex network/security engineer
