I've had an oxygen condenser for like 4 weeks now and have put a lot of thought into tubing while laying insomnified. I want to be able to keep the cord above me, like IV, because I have DOOM Spaniels, and DOOMba, and am myself clumsy. I am trying to keep all the cords off the floor, but also if I pull on them, it should release; I don't want to have my head yanked if I fall or [recurring theme] am clumsy.
Anything shaped for computer cord management seems slightly too small. I only checked a few before I moved on, so there might be some that work, but I worry about the tubing getting pinched or kinked. I also tried silicone pen holders with magnets, and the shape wasn't right there either.
One thing that works *really* well is a magnetic golf cart cigar holder. One of the ones that's a silicone hook, not a closed loop. It needs a high-iron flat surface (a post won't work, it has to be flat) but it does a great job of holding the tubes until I pull on them at all.
I have tried adhesive hook-and-loop cable organizers at doorways, just put the tubing in as I go by and pull the tab open as I pass the other way. It works, but feels inconvenient. I don't like that it won't let go if the tube pulls gently; it sometimes lets go if I tug a little more. Occasionally the adhesive fails and it just comes off the wall instead.
I have tried adhesive hooks, the kind with a clear square adhesive backing. The heavy-duty ones have larger hooks. I tried hanging the tubing on those large hooks as I went by. The tubing slides off smaller shallower hooks, and I worry about this narrow hook kinking the tubing. [Note: it did kink the tubing.] It might help to get some of those silicone ear hooks they make to keep glasses on, put it at the tip of the hook to keep them from sliding out, but it's still not a good option.
I tried magnetic bookmarks, the kind that have a flap on either side of the page. Those stick to metal or magnets on the outside as well as to themselves. So I am folding them around the tubing at strategic intervals, leaving them on the tube. As I go by something metal, like a shelf or lamp, I stick the whole tube-magnet construction to it. They're weak magnets and let go sometimes just from moving around. That's better than yanking my head, but notmy favorite experience.
The golf cart cigar holders that have a secured strap might work better. I will see. Still testing. I'm trying something different in every room--and that might be better anyway.
I am really liking any solution that involves a loop around the tubing, with a soft connection--magnetic--to a wall. These may help with that: a pen magnet that loops around the shaft and the silicone is about the right size so there's no kinks (it's also an i okay kinkee tubing support), a cable management magnet, and some kind of fishing gear that's basically a glow-in-the-dark rubber band.
I'm out of images, so will reply with my current favorite tools.
