Altitude tent an apartment - How much would it cost for 1500 sq. foot apartment?

It's probably cheaper to have a nice long vacation in Colorado

IF the apartment is in Seattle., it would cost a real lot.

This would be nearly impossible, and cost a ton of money.

BUT putting a tent around your bed or work desk would be real easy.

Altitude tents don't really work so I wouldn't bother with them. If you want the benefits of altitude you will need to move to a city/town that is at altitude and live there.

Why?

Sorry- rents are high in seattle, It was a joke.

They don't work? Why not? It's my understanding you need to spend a lot of time in there (like 14-15 hours a day) so doing your whole house - like Rupp did (does he still live in an altitude house?) - makes more sense.

Don't you want to depressurize it to mimic high altitude?

Boulder bro

Just move to a very humid area and train your butt off. It's the poormans altitude.

Don't underestimate the placebo effect. I covered the walls of my bedroom with posters featuring alpine scenes and my hematocrit jumped 3% and my 5K time dropped 30 seconds. Much cheaper than an altitude tent.

Dude just run more...

If you live in an apartment, you can’t afford it.

EPO is much cheaper.

Assuming that this is not a joke, it would be challenging. A blower door test would assess the air leakage of an existing structure so any/all sources could be addressed. In an older structure this could be the limiting factor as leaks would likely be prevalent.

If you were to build a new structure, air sealing could be made a priority and altitude generation/simulation equipment could be integrated into the design.

This idea would need consulting from architect, builder, subs (HVAC especially), etc. to create a super tight house envelope. Similar sealing is commonly done on structures that are built with ultra high energy efficiency in mind.

I'd guess it would cost about a quarter of a million dollars. You could probably do it for less if you were willing to risk death.

I think it would be easier to keep the overall pressure the same and inject more nitrogen into an apartment. This would lower the partial pressure of O2 in the space, which is what really counts for 'altitude tents.' You'll have the risk of suffocating to death in your sleep though, so watch out for that. There are youtube videos showing how to do this with tents. Could be upscaled for a small apartment.

Altitude tents (and Rupp's house) are not pressure vessels. As far as I know, they are kept at atmospheric pressure, but use a device that strips some oxygen from ambient air. The oxygen is vented outside the tent, while the remaining low-oxygen air is pumped into the tent, displacing the air inside.

Not sure why you'd want to do your whole apartment versus just doing a room. You'd also need a room to exhaust to unless your were going to set up to exhaust outside which can probably be done (assuming you don't have an attic). Not sure how much the technology has changed over the years but we did this to a bedroom and it certainly worked. O2 levels dropped down pretty consistently once you dial in the settings to change to for different weather. We got two gens and ran one on recirculation to help get low levels faster and maintain at lower settings, the settings were based on altitude levels you were looking to achieve. You do need 2 gens to do this as running one in recirculation can cause negative pressure in the room which you don't want, they also worried about safety issues so would not configure a machine to recirc unless you had a dual setup. I just sealed up the room as good as can be and it worked great. I think it helped that we have really good windows, but really I'd try and do it with just one room before doing any others.

The gens were retail like 4-5k I think, can't remember exactly. Had to buy some drill bits to drill holes in the wall and miscellaneous materials to seal the room. Also a couple oximeters and the O2 monitor was $500 retail, retail being the company that makes the gens. All would probably have been like 9-11k back then. Obviously if you want a professional full set up you'd have to hire someone (if they exist) and that will be pretty costly. 250k might not cover it to be honest, although I'm just guessing. I also don't think you'll be able to have AC running, especially not in an apartment. Honestly I'm not really sure how you'd get the ok to do this work on your apartment even if you own it, unless you DIY room by room, and then you are not getting your whole apartment.