DIY CPAP Tube Holder Idea

[FERGIE]

Hi,
I am new to using a CPAP machine. When preparing for the big day (the day that I received my machine), I learned about the benefits of CPAP tube holders... and about how expensive some are.

After doing a bit of brainstorming, I came up with my own CPAP tube holder idea that I want to share with the community, particularly those on a budget. It's basically my version of the Hoze Boss, which cost me less than $5 to make. (I take pride in my frugality.) Feel free to check out my creation and the step-by-step tutorial on my blog.

Here's a picture of it:

[Zomby Woof]

Hi,
After doing a bit of brainstorming, I came up with my own CPAP tube holder idea that I want to share with the community, particularly those on a budget. It's basically my version of the Hoze Boss, which cost me less than $5 to make. (I take pride in my frugality.) Feel free to check out my creation and the step-by-step tutorial on my blog.

Welcome!

+1 point for creative recycling of useless convention swag,

and,

+1 point for surreptitiously building a link to your blog!

[herefishy]

Mine's just like it, except a small bungie cord in place of the badge holders.

[Zomby Woof]

Mine's just like it, except a small bungie cord in place of the badge holders.

+1 'cause you seem to need it

[FERGIE]

Welcome!

Thanks! (And, thanks for the points.) When coming up with this idea, I actually looked around my house for badge holders that I received from past conventions. They all went to the thrift shop. For some reason, though, I have a ton of lanyards.

[FERGIE]

Mine's just like it, except a small bungie cord in place of the badge holders.

That's a good idea.

[SewTired]

Welcome!

Thanks! (And, thanks for the points.) When coming up with this idea, I actually looked around my house for badge holders that I received from past conventions. They all went to the thrift shop. For some reason, though, I have a ton of lanyards.

Cool. Just wanted to add that one use for the lanyards is to attach to all those little flash drives. It's so easy to lose those suckers behind the crap on your desk or in your drawers.

[ChicagoGranny]

Do what you need to be successful with CPAP.

But think about how you are going to manage when you travel.

For me it was better to keep things simple and it was fairly easy to learn to sleep with the hose lying in the bed.

[FERGIE]

...Just wanted to add that one use for the lanyards is to attach to all those little flash drives. It's so easy to lose those suckers behind the crap on your desk or in your drawers.

That's exactly what I end up doing with them.

[FERGIE]

Do what you need to be successful with CPAP.

But think about how you are going to manage when you travel.

For me it was better to keep things simple and it was fairly easy to learn to sleep with the hose lying in the bed.

Thanks for the advice! I'm traveling soon, so this has been on my mind.

[LSAT]

Do what you need to be successful with CPAP.

But think about how you are going to manage when you travel.

For me it was better to keep things simple and it was fairly easy to learn to sleep with the hose lying in the bed.

I agree

[library lady]

Hi,
I am new to using a CPAP machine. When preparing for the big day (the day that I received my machine), I learned about the benefits of CPAP tube holders... and about how expensive some are.

Have you tried not using a hose buddy of any kind? That's what I did when started CPAP. No one told me about them, and I hadn't done any research ahead of time. Once I learned about them, I considered getting one, but then realized I didn't need one as I wasn't getting rainout, and my headboard is an antique wrought iron thing that is easy to hang the tube on. I actually do hang the tube on the headboard during the day.

If your machine is low enough that the hose will dip down toward the floor before it comes up to the mask, you won't get rainout. In the sixteen months I've been on CPAP, I've only replaced one hose (and it's still going strong) so I don't think there's an advantage to a hose buddy unless it's needed to prevent rainout. I do love your idea... my father was a do-it-yourselfer, always finding ways to use extra doo-dads around the house, and I do it now. If I ever need one, I'll probably rig up my own by tying it to my headboard with binder clips or carabiners.

[FERGIE]

Have you tried not using a hose buddy of any kind?

Thanks for your comment and for sharing your experiences. I did consider not using a holder. However, my machine is on the top of my headboard, on the built-in shelf. I don't have a side table because we pushed the bed up against the wall (the room is small). With the CPAP above my head, I imagined the consequences of condensation and gravity and decided to create a hose buddy. I managed to mount it in such a way that I never get tangled in the hose at night, which is good because I sometimes roll around as if I were wresting a crocodile.

[avi123]

I don't think you can beat this one but Amazon is out of them:



for travel the hollow metal post folds down telescopically and held together by an inside springy cord, an ingenious design!

It's here now for $21. Amazon used to sell it for less than $10.

http://www.rakuten.com/prod/cpap-hose-h ... AvGp8P8HAQ

[ChicagoGranny]

I don't think you can beat this one but Amazon is out of them:



for travel the hollow metal post folds down telescopically and held together by an inside springy cord, an ingenious design!

It's here now for $21. Amazon used to sell it for less than $10.

http://www.rakuten.com/prod/cpap-hose-h ... AvGp8P8HAQ

Shrrrrrrr! That gives me the creeps.

Sometimes I use a mask that looks like that one and it is so easy just to let the hose run from the nightstand across the mattress to the mask.

But do what you have to do to get a good CPAP therapy.