Portable CPAP machine

[MoneyGuy]

I want to buy a portable CPAP unit (battery powered?) for travel and camping. Any recommendations or advice? Cost is less important than quality and convenience. I could buy online or at a local store.

[Pap-Daddy]

I want to buy a portable CPAP unit (battery powered?) for travel and camping. Any recommendations or advice? Cost is less important than quality and convenience. I could buy online or at a local store.

Lots of topics old & new on this if you want to do a search.

Add more info if you want a discussion. I simply travel with my home cpap. If you haven't passed compliance you should be using the cpap your insurance is paying for or you will run into compliance problems from not using it.

btw - also can depend on your pressure requirements. no such thing as a portable bi-pap

[MoneyGuy]

Thanks. I've searched and found discussions. I'll read those.

Not sure what is meant about compliance. I'm a long-time user who uses it 100% of the time and it's helped me immensely.

[Guest]

Yea mostly folks sending theirs back due to excess noise but that is on the old styles and the new. So its a give n take situ
IMO you don't gain much but it does make more limitations like which mask, hose, filters, humidifier, etc.

[Cardsfan]

I just bought the Dreamstation GO with battery pack. It is the newest Phillips travel machine. If you have any questions, let me know. It is about the same size as my Resmed air sense 10
when it is set up with the battery pack attached. It is more noisy than my Resmed, I can hear the Darth Vader inhale and exhale noise. But, I got used to it pretty fast. Husband said he didn't notice the noise. The noise came more from the mask than the machine.
Without the battery attached, it is quite light to carry.
There is supposed to be a humidifer available for it in the future, but no humidifer is available now.

[CapnLoki]

I can hear the Darth Vader inhale and exhale noise. But, I got used to it pretty fast. Husband said he didn't notice the noise. The noise came more from the mask than the machine.

When I use my PR 560 without the humidifier I get the Darth Vader noise. I use a muffler which almost eliminates the sound. The lighter "bacterial filter" also works, but not as well. I'm thinking of getting a "Go" next winter when I get into tourist mode, so I'm curious about reviews.

[levman]

I can hear the Darth Vader inhale and exhale noise. But, I got used to it pretty fast. Husband said he didn't notice the noise. The noise came more from the mask than the machine.

When I use my PR 560 without the humidifier I get the Darth Vader noise. I use a muffler which almost eliminates the sound. The lighter "bacterial filter" also works, but not as well. I'm thinking of getting a "Go" next winter when I get into tourist mode, so I'm curious about reviews.

I just purchased a Dreamstation Go and took it on a business trip. Prior to this, I traveled with a Transcend. This CPAP is way better than the Transcend. Packs easier due to its shape (the Transcend has a weird shape), is significantly quieter, the micro-flex 12mm hose takes up less room, no power supply to carry (it's built in), doesn't slide around on the nightstand like the Transcend does, and has a much better user interface. Size is a key consideration for me because I travel with carry-ons only and don't want to take a separate CPAP bag.

While it is quieter, it's not quiet. Specifically, I hear significant hose noise when I exhale (but not inhale) - or it may be the other way around, I don't recall. But it's only in one direction for me, with the AirFit P10 nasal pillows, and it sounds like the noise is coming from the P10's vent. I don't have this problem with the P10 on my home CPAP. I'd like to try a Q-tube muffler with it, but I don't think it will work with the micro-flex hose due to the proprietary connector on the hose (the CPAP will still accept a standard connector) and I'm not prepared to go back to a larger hose. There is no whining motor noise like the Transcend and Z1 have, at least.

Even with the noise, overall I'm very pleased with this purchase as it still addresses a lot of problems that I had with the Transcend. While it's expensive (a little less so for me as I got a 15% discount), I am on the road 80 to 100 nights per year so the expense is worth it.

[Cardsfan]

Let me add- I noticed the noise from the Dreamstation GO. It kept me awake for about 5 minutes, then I fell asleep. I heard an inhale/exhale noise, but it was nothing that would keep me awake. And, my husband said he did not hear any noise from the machine. So I would not let that keep you from trying it, as long as you can adapt a little.
The noise I hear is different from inhale to exhale, it is not a constant noise. I compared it to pushing and pulling the vacuum cleaner. Not that loud of course, but it changes with inhale and exhale. Where the Resmed 10 Autoset makes a slight noise, but it is more constant.
I got it to use on a long haul flight, so it was my only logical choice with the battery I would need.
If I did not need the battery, I was also very interested in the Resmed Mini.
The GO is a very nice machine.
The GO's new hose is very impressive. I see that hose being a big hit in the future, and adapting to every machine. It is light as a feather and doesn't pull on the mask.