Short term alternatives to CPAP for back country camping

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone has used dental appliances or tongue retaining devices as short term backups to CPAP.

I like to camp in the interior and carrying a 30lb battery pack, in addition to all my other gear, on a hiking trip or on canoe portages just wont fly. I bought one last summer just to try it out and I couldn't get it to work for more than 6.5 hours, which raises the problem of how to charge the thing out in the bush. Portable solar chargers just don't generate enough juice. I also like the idea of a low tech backup for power failures.

I spent two weeks in the bush last summer and went without CPAP the whole time. It wasn't terrible but the morning headaches, sore muscles and drowsiness took some of the fun out of it.

Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

Best regards,
Kevin

There is the BreatheX portable CPAP. It runs off of a rechargeable battery only and supposedly can run for two nights on a charge. You can also get extra batteries and they can be recharged off 12V power in your car. It's a lot to spend, but it would also be a good backup CPAP for power outages, air travel, etc.

A friend uses a mandibular advancement device instead of a CPAP machine. In my view, the jury is still out on how effective it is. S/he recently used a pulse oximeter overnight and had 72 desaturations. One desaturation was 47 seconds to 79% minimum SpO2. Another was 80 sec to 88%. Another was 56 sec to 84% . But s/he says s/he is dreaming for the first time in years and feels much more awake during the day.

This may be a travel solution which would be better than going with nothing. Price is about $ 2,000 plus the office calls.

First off ... If you can't tell if S/he is a Man/Woman ...

Second ... Doesn't sound like it is working to me. S/he should have
it adjusted.

A poorly adjusted CPAP machine and mask can give those poor results
just as easily.

meister wrote:First off ... If you can't tell if S/he is a Man/Woman ...

meister, are you trying to be cute, or just a natural ?
I believe that JeepDoctor was being 'noncomittal' for privacy's sake.
Or, "shemale" - not to be confused with any sexual-orientation.