OK, as a former heart attack survivor and 40+ years as a Director of Environmental Health Safety for a global company I will warn those who want to use a paper mask/respirator or any form of these devices to seek advice from your doctor BEFORE you use a mask of any sort. Paper or negative pressure masks CAN adversely affect the cardio vascular system such that you could propagate a heart attack from their use. In industry NO ONE can use a respirator without doctor approval and you should not do so either without a doctor reviewing your health BEFORE you use any sort of a respirator paper or negative pressure. Guys this is extremely serious and don't laugh it off as some safety guy out there flexing his crap. This can kill you faster than hypoxia and you will never know what hit you.
Also from a previous post of mine:
The best recommendation in addition to all the physical training discussed in this posting is to realize you just planned for a trip of a lifetime by some so here is my recommendation.
1 - weight training to some degree.
2 - find a really good park that has miles of trails and walk 7-10 miles 3-4 times a week (after you have worked up to it). I find it much easier to walk in the woods for miles versus a treadmill. I still hunt at 10,000 and walking 10 miles has been my prep routine for years.
3 - be prepared to hydrate twice as much as you think and carry twice as much unless you can find water and have bio filter.
4 - bring powdered Gatorade, Propel or similar to insure electrolyte replenish. I add in dried banana chips as well.
5 - you have set aside certain number of days for this hunt. The best way to hit the ground running on day one is to get to altitude at least 3 days prior to hunt to acclimate normally. Adding in more time to the hunt at altitude will get you more return on your training investment and allow you to hunt hard right on first morning. You will find that first day of hunt is ready to hit the ground hunting. Once we started to add in days at altitude prior to the hunt, our quality of the hunt increased dramatically since you were not fighting altitude on first day.
Also from a previous post of mine:
The best recommendation in addition to all the physical training discussed in this posting is to realize you just planned for a trip of a lifetime by some so here is my recommendation.
1 - weight training to some degree.
2 - find a really good park that has miles of trails and walk 7-10 miles 3-4 times a week (after you have worked up to it). I find it much easier to walk in the woods for miles versus a treadmill. I still hunt at 10,000 and walking 10 miles has been my prep routine for years.
3 - be prepared to hydrate twice as much as you think and carry twice as much unless you can find water and have bio filter.
4 - bring powdered Gatorade, Propel or similar to insure electrolyte replenish. I add in dried banana chips as well.
5 - you have set aside certain number of days for this hunt. The best way to hit the ground running on day one is to get to altitude at least 3 days prior to hunt to acclimate normally. Adding in more time to the hunt at altitude will get you more return on your training investment and allow you to hunt hard right on first morning. You will find that first day of hunt is ready to hit the ground hunting. Once we started to add in days at altitude prior to the hunt, our quality of the hunt increased dramatically since you were not fighting altitude on first day.
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