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10/7/2012 at 5:11pm
Location: Dorset
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Can anyone recommend a decent electric coolbox or reasonable priced camping fridge?
Since last summer I've been diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and have to inject myself with beta-interferon once a week. I have to keep the injections stored below 25 degrees or they have to be thrown away. Since I work for the NHS and I know they cost £180 each I want to make sure this doesn't happen!
Last winter we bought a bigger tent with the plan for going on a 2 week holiday for the first time ever. But the injection thing has me worried. Our electric coolbox is a very cheap one and I doubt it would be guaranteed to stay below 25 degrees. So either we need to get a better one or maybe a site would be able to store the injections for me? They are in a sealed box. We're not planning a trip this year for various reasons but hopefully next year will be going for two weeks.
Thanks, Lynne
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10/7/2012 at 5:20pm
Location: Glasgow
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we got an electric fridge for hubby's insulin as the performance is far more even. It cools to a certain temp rather than 17 deg below ambient. We also have an electric coolbox and I don't feel that's really up to the job in very warm weather (it can also freeze contents if there is a drop in ambient temp)
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10/7/2012 at 5:22pm
Location: Rural Peterborough!
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Hi Lynne,
If you only need to inject once a week, can you find somewhere local-ish to keep them for you.
For example, if you were on the North Norfolk coast, I know my mum (a nurse who works from home) would keep them in her fridge for you.
She belongs to a network of nurses all over the country, mmm perhaps she could go into business! - only joking, let me know where you're going and I'll ask her!
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Yes, the car is bigger than the 'van.
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10/7/2012 at 5:36pm
Location: Dorset
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I could ask a local gp surgery I suppose? I didn't think of that. I have my injections delivered to work as we have a vaccine fridge to keep them in until I go home.
I'm worried enough about losing my mobility etc in the future and plan to keep camping as long as possible. I don't intend to give up over a small thing like keeping injections cool!
Where there's a will, there's a way!
Lynne
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10/7/2012 at 6:25pm
Location: Atherton Manchester
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Lynne, if you are booking a site prior to going, you could ask the owner/warden if they could keep it in their fridge for you explaining the importance of keeping it cool
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11/7/2012 at 12:27pm
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We keep insulin cool in a normal wide mouth vacuum flask. Cool it with ice or even cold tap water in the morning and it keeps cool all day. A small coke bottle in the campsite freezer overnight will cool the flask to near zero. You can get a few cubes of ice from any bar/restaurant if you are on the road. This works even in the heat of the south of France.
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11/7/2012 at 4:53pm
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Aldi had electric cool boxes in a couple of weeks ago and my local one still has them. I think they were under £30. We bought one 3 years ago from Aldi and it's been brilliant.
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