travelling with a cpap

[rosemary]

I am a partner in a consulting firm and travel every week. As of Aug 1, TSA now requires that you take your CPAP out of the case and place it in a bin just like you have to do with a laptop. It's a bit more of a hassle now, but typically there is no problem once it goes through the TSA scanner.

I asked a TSA person a few weeks ago how often they see CPAPs and she said 5-10 per day. TSA agents know what CPAPs are and they no longer raise eyebrows.

The only problem I have ever had was with a gate agent who didnt want to let me on the plane with my suitcase, my briefcase and my CPAP (3 items instead of 2). She hasseled me in front of a bunch of passengers, but then let me go. It was embarrassing.

Now I carry a duffle bag that accomodates both my briefcase and my CPAP in one bag. I have purchased a second CPAP (Pruitan Bennett) that's much smaller and lighter than my Remstar just for traveling convenience.

[Jeanie821]

Just don't fly Continental. Word is they're NOT xPAP-friendly.

[cmj]

Greetings
I also travvel with my machine and want to purchase a small one. Any suggestions

[drummergirl410]

Anything in the ResMed s8 line is pretty small and not terribly heavy to carry. The base machine is really not big at all! If you need a humidifier, it's still pretty reasonable size wise.

[AdmiralCougar]

I personally like my M Series, it seems pretty small and light and it came with a nice carry bag that fits it, the attached M Series humidifier, and a hose and 2 masks easily.

[drummergirl410]

As you will likely see, a lot of the responses will depend on the person's allegiance to a brand. It's funny sometimes we tend to rep our favorite brand like we would a favorite sports team! It all comes down to making comparisons and drawing your own colclusions in the end!

[luneman]

I travel weekly-worldwide and I find the 420E a great road horse; small and durable!

I have had very few problems carring it on board. It has a "medical equipment' tag and that seems to mute the resistance at the gate (so far!).

[Guest]

"Just don't fly Continental. Word is they're NOT xPAP-friendly."

Interesting comment. I have flown on Continental several times and have never had a problem taking my CPAP as a carry on. I do, however, follow the rules and not try to take over sized carry ons lon board or extra carry ons just to try to challenge them. I don;t know what the big deal is with flying, as I have never had a problem with Continental or any other airline with respect to CPAPs. This includes international flights as well as domestic. I won't bother to brag about where I fly like some others that claim to be great world travelrs.

[msheda]

This includes international flights as well as domestic. I won't bother to brag about where I fly like some others that claim to be great world travelrs.

Way OT...

but I read that and Timothy Leary Airlines comes to mind...

(ok... this joke is only for the older crowd... )

hmmm .. maybe not so OT....

Tune In, Turn On, Drop Off....

[Guest]

My comment may be OT in your opinion. I don't visit this site often, primarily because of all of the whining that goes on. My comment is triggered by the fact that there are so many world travelers on this site, some of which I suspect have never been on an airplane, but they checked other internet sites to gain the experience to put in this chat room. The nicest thing about the internet for some people is they can be whatever they want. You see, I am actually President of the United States, so I never have a problem taking my CPAP on a plane and I can use it anywhere I want, and, since I am President I will pronounce nuclear however I want - It is, bt eh way pronounced the way it is spelled "nucelar".

[RBART]

Regarding traveling with cpap in India. One of the comments was they used a surge control. I am going to Bangalore in Nov. and I am from the states with a Resmed S8 Escape that adjusts to 240 volts. Can anyone recommend a surge control to protect my machine? A previous machine fried in a surge situation in 2004. I need a unit that can be manually resettable. Thanks

[billbolton]

Regarding traveling with cpap in India. One of the comments was they used a surge control. I am going to Bangalore in Nov. and I am from the states with a Resmed S8 Escape that adjusts to 240 volts. Can anyone recommend a surge control to protect my machine? A previous machine fried in a surge situation in 2004. I need a unit that can be manually resettable. Thanks

Portable surge protectors are no the sort of things which are manually resettable. They are "one shot" devices that sacrifice themselves to protect the device on the output side.

In terms of portable one-shot devices, an APC (American Power Conversion) PNOTEPROC8 will do the job nicely.

See.... APC Notebook Surge Protector for AC, phone and network lines, 2 pin connection, 100-240V, EMEA

and.... APC SurgeArrest Notebook Pro - surge suppressor (PNOTEPROC8) at Amazon

Cheers,

Bill

[OutaSync]

OSAGUY been oxygen deprived for too long?

[plr66]

In terms of portable one-shot devices, an APC (American Power Conversion) PNOTEPROC8 will do the job nicely.

See.... APC Notebook Surge Protector for AC, phone and network lines, 2 pin connection, 100-240V, EMEA

and.... APC SurgeArrest Notebook Pro - surge suppressor (PNOTEPROC8) at Amazon

Cheers,

Bill

Bill, I'm going to need one of these...but I just can't see that this particular one (on Amazon) has a place for a regular wall plug. Looks like all the sockets are USB's and something else which is not for USA flat-prong plug. Can you clarify if not the case?