Win a Travel Friendly CO Alarm & £100 Ultimate Outdoor Voucher
As part of its Go with CO campaign, Project Shout is giving one lucky reader of my blog the chance to win a travel-friendly CO alarm + £100 outdoors voucher to help you get holiday ready this summer. It can be used at Blacks, Millets, Ultimate Outdoors, GO Outdoors, and JD Sports, so enter below!
Project Shout is a campaign group raising awareness about the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning and the importance of having a carbon monoxide alarm.
Whether you’re planning a family holiday abroad or a short staycation with friends in the UK, you should always Go with CO. An audible carbon monoxide detector is the only way to be alerted to a carbon monoxide leak, as the gas can’t be smelt, tasted or seen.
Common symptoms of CO poisoning
Key symptoms include headaches, nausea, dizziness, breathlessness, collapse and loss of consciousness. An audible CO alarm will give you time to seek medical treatment to prevent serious illness, or even death. The symptoms of carbon monoxide positioning can be subtle, and are frequently mistaken for a common illness, like the flu.
By packing a portable CO alarm in your suitcase, you will have peace of mind to enjoy your holiday with your loved ones. The prize includes a travel-friendly CO alarm featuring a digital display, cutting-edge sensing technology and BSI Kitemark approval, to help you stay safe on holiday.
More on the alarms
These alarms are certified for use both in the home and when travelling or staying in tents, caravans and boats.
The pre alarm early warnings show on a digital LCD screen with reduced-volume chirps before full-alarm mode is reached, giving you more time to respond to rising CO levels.
When not showing CO readings and warnings, temperature is displayed instead. The quiet test function also allows for low volume testing.
They can be left free standing or wall mounted. At home they’re ideal for kitchens, boiler rooms, and anywhere gas or solid fuel burning appliances are located. They monitor carbon monoxide, temperature and humidity levels.
Enter to win X 3 CO alarms + a £100 outdoor voucher
To win 3 x travel-friendly CO alarms, and a £100 Ultimate Outdoors voucher, just scroll down and answer this question in the comments box below.
Q. What is your top travel safety tip?
If you’re taking your CO alarm on a plane, you need to make sure the type you take is suitable for travel. Many CO alarms come with a pin which you simply pull out to activate the alarm – leave this pin in place before you travel, and when you reach your destination and set your CO alarm up, save the pin so you can reinsert it for the journey home. If your CO alarm has a removable battery, the batteries must be removed and taken separately when flying.
More useful tips
- Even if you’re travelling within the UK, it’s important to remember that Airbnb properties and hotels might not have adequate CO alarms to protect you from the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning.
- When booking holiday properties, it’s vital to check if they have carbon monoxide alarms particularly when regulations in other countries differ. Some booking sites include this information in their listings, but it’s always best to be prepared before you arrive.
- Gas boilers, heaters, open fires and fuel burning appliances are all common sources of carbon monoxide in a home which could potentially leak and lead to CO poisoning.
Share your tip below to be in with a chance to win the prize!
Terms and conditions
- I’ve teamed up with Project Shout to give away one prize of X 1 £100 Ultimate Gift Card and X 3 travel-friendly CO alarms.
- The winner will receive three travel-friendly, battery-powered CO alarms which are suitable for settings including driveable caravans, motor holiday homes, and boats; one to keep, and two to gift to family and friends to help keep them safe on their travels, too.
- To enter, share your top travel safety tip in the comments below this blog.
- Open to UK residents aged 18+. Winner will be chosen at random. No purchase required. No cash alternative or transfer of the prize will be offered. The winner will be informed by email within 7 days of the closing date and must respond within 28 days to claim their prize, or another winner will be randomly selected.
- Once contacted the winner will need to provide their address to receive the CO alarms, and the gift card.
- Competition begins at 7am on Monday 21st July.
- Closing date 11.59pm on Thursday 14th August 2025.
I always make sure i have the numbers of all local useful services if travelling in the uk,like doctors,dentists and vets,When im abroad i always take travel sickness tablets and rehydration sachets.I always make sure i have earplugs and an eye mask too.
Always travel with power banks fully charged and stay in groups
Keep your phone charged and have emergency contacts easily accessible
Always let someone know where your going if hiking. Estimated time back. Crap happens. Unfortunately.
In some places, tourists are easy targets for pickpockets and other criminals. Try to avoid looking like, and acting like, a tourist (cameras, maps, backpacks etc) and keep money, cards, phone and passport secure against your body in a locked bumbag, waist bag or similar.
Always have emergency contacts easy to access in your phone
Always leave itinerary and important details with a family member at home and take a power pack
be careful of street food. i tend to eat in proper restaurants to avoid a poorly tummy
Take a door alarm with you, especially if travelling solo. I have a door wedge I use at night, which would activate by setting off an alarm, if someone tried to open the room door.
When on holiday, we always make sure that we don’t completely let our guard down and forget to be safe regarding carrying cash/credit cards or very obvious jewellery. Don’t carry all your cards/cash in one purse or wallet, I have clothes with zip pockets that aren’t easily picked, and be careful about leaving valuables at the hotel safe, these often can go “missing”, and the staff claim to know nothing.
Digital copies of everything – and a back up charger to make sure you can access them!
my top tip for travelling is to keep GPS on and keep a portable charger and wires with you safe with all your medical and any documents on your phone for safety
A friend told me not to use the USB charge points in unknown places just in case (he worked in intelligence!)
Share your itinerary with someone at home, just in case.
When leaving your hotel, or cruise ship or anywhere for the first time pick up a business card with their telephone number and address….very useful if you need to take a taxi back or get lost, or worse case scenario need emergency help.
Do thorough research before you go about safety in the area you are visiting – and never, ever, try to save money on insurance just in case!
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Use a high SPF with a Superior star rating to protect your skin.
i always take a mini first aid kit everywhere, its always came in so useful
Take your own Cushion when flying Long Haul.