Traveling and will not have access to refrigeration so no HCG. Dosing questions.

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So I'll be traveling in a few weeks to a location with no real access to refrigeration.

I typically take Test Cyp 25ml and HCG 500ui every 3.5 days. Trough Free Test is ~650.

Two questions:
1) If I take just the test cyp, how much should I increase the dosage w/o HCG? Again E3.5D dosing.
2) When I get back, should I increase the HCG amount a few times to compensate for no HCG for 12 days?

TIL!
 
So I'll be traveling in a few weeks to a location with no real access to refrigeration.

I typically take Test Cyp 25ml and HCG 500ui every 3.5 days. Trough Free Test is ~650.

Two questions:
1) If I take just the test cyp, how much should I increase the dosage w/o HCG? Again E3.5D dosing.
2) When I get back, should I increase the HCG amount a few times to compensate for no HCG for 12 days?

TIL!
HCG can apparently go for many days w/o refrigeration (there is another thread here about that) so if you're near the end of a vial, you could just take it with you and it would probably be fine. Otherwise, I would not increase anything (that is more likely to cause issues of some sort) and just stay as you are and resume when you get back. TRT is not a well-understood science and I've never seen general data that would answer your question, let alone something that would apply to an individual. I use occasions like yours to self-experiment and usually in that short of a timeframe there is not much that is noticeable. It may even give your body a helpful break. IIRC correctly, the HCG is in your body for 4-6 days at meaningful amounts after you inject so you would only be low for a week or so. Also, if you have access to a small amount of ice, you have all the refrigeration you need. I have used this approach on cruise ships.
 
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HCG can apparently go for many days w/o refrigeration (there is another thread here about that) so if you're near the end of a vial, you could just take it with you and it would probably be fine. Otherwise, I would not increase anything (that is more likely to cause issues of some sort) and just stay as you are and resume when you get back. TRT is not a well-understood science and I've never seen general data that would answer your question, let alone something that would apply to an individual. I use occasions like yours to self-experiment and usually in that short of a timeframe there is not much that is noticeable. It may even give your body a helpful break. IIRC correctly, the HCG is in your body for 4-6 days at meaningful amounts after you inject so you would only be low for a week or so. Also, if you have access to a small amount of ice, you have all the refrigeration you need. I have used this approach on cruise ships.
Back country hiking... I'll be happy with clean water. Thanks for the feedback though.
 

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