tubing for travel?

[TravelQuestion]

Hi,
I travel quite a bit and was just diagnosed with sleep apnea. I'll be purchasing a Z1 or Transcend unit as they seem compact enough that I can put them in my carry on. I'll also purchase a Swift FX as that seems fairly packing friendly as well. Tubing seems to be the biggest problem as it's incredibly inefficient in its use of space. Given that these devices require the use of compressed air I'm a bit confused by the fact that everything I've seen is a rigid body tube. Are there any flat tubing options out there anywhere? Think fire hose, lays flat but expands when in use. I don't care if it's insurance friendly, I'm paying out of pocket for a second unit of everything for travel anyway. For that matter I don't care if it's something approved for medical use, I'm willing to take my own liability and see very little risk.
Thanks.

[BlackSpinner]

The pressure of the air at 20 cm H2O (max pressure) won't inflate a balloon so yes it needs a semi rigid hose.

[chunkyfrog]

My thought: a shorter hose (3 feet instead of 6) would pack easier and reach from nightstand to my face easily.
I wish . . .

[TravelQuestion]

My thought: a shorter hose (3 feet instead of 6) would pack easier and reach from nightstand to my face easily.
I wish . . .

Not a bad idea. There are four foot tubes, right?

[Pinhead]

I use to travel a lot before I retired. I would try carrying your normal machine for a while before spending the money for the travel. As you say the hose seems to take up more room then anything. i did not carry my humidifier with me and everything fit in case and i was able to carry a few carry on things also. My kindle etc.

I would never put my cpap things in my carry on. To often your bag gets gate checked. Then who knows how its treated. Also if you want to make a shorter hose for travel try tha t blue a airway hose they use in the hospital it is the same size, i needed to use it one time when i forgot my hose on a trip it worked.

[herefishy]

You might get a slimline hose, too, they take up less space.

[DRONE]

Don't underestimate the power of duct tape! Probably want to keep the end pieces intact, so just hack out a section from the middle of your hose then duct tape the two ends back together. You might have to replace the duct tape every once in a while but that's no big deal.