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Travel with CPAP (Guest) (Airport Security)
I’m new to CPAP and newer to this board. The information that I’ve picked up here has been an education of tremendous value. The difficulty I’ve had in adjusting to this new machine has been shortened and made easier because of the experiences shared by all of you. So, I thought I’d share something from my personal experience. I travel on the airlines every week and have to deal with the TSA, airlines, and motels. So, this is how I pack. I never check baggage and I have the standard roller bag and a “personal item” computer bag. In addition, I carry the Puritan Bennet carrying case that my CPAP came in. It’s a free carry-on and does not count toward my carry-on limit. The ADA says so. In the bag is a six outlet power sentry. Motels seem to want to use all the available outlets for their stuff. I usually unplug their clock and plug in the power sentry. Then I can power the CPAP, the humidifier, and charge my cell phone and blackberry. In the bag are bottles of distilled water. The bottles are 16 oz. brown plastic medicine bottles. Each bottle has a prescription label that says “Distilled Water – Use as directed with CPAP machine”. My family doctor called the prescription in to Wal Mart. The total cost for 8 refillable bottles was less than $3.00. Because they are prescription, the 4 oz limit does not apply to the current TSA restrictions. Hope this info is useful. Regards to all.
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Travel with CPAP (Guest) (Airport Security)

I’m new to CPAP and newer to this board. The information that I’ve picked up here has been an education of tremendous value. The difficulty I’ve had in adjusting to this new machine has been shortened and made easier because of the experiences shared by all of you. So, I thought I’d share something from my personal experience.

I travel on the airlines every week and have to deal with the TSA, airlines, and motels. So, this is how I pack.

I never check baggage and I have the standard roller bag and a “personal item” computer bag. In addition, I carry the Puritan Bennet carrying case that my CPAP came in. It’s a free carry-on and does not count toward my carry-on limit. The ADA says so.

In the bag is a six outlet power sentry. Motels seem to want to use all the available outlets for their stuff. I usually unplug their clock and plug in the power sentry. Then I can power the CPAP, the humidifier, and charge my cell phone and blackberry.

In the bag are bottles of distilled water. The bottles are 16 oz. brown plastic medicine bottles. Each bottle has a prescription label that says “Distilled Water – Use as directed with CPAP machine”. My family doctor called the prescription in to Wal Mart. The total cost for 8 refillable bottles was less than $3.00. Because they are prescription, the 4 oz limit does not apply to the current TSA restrictions.

Hope this info is useful. Regards to all.

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