Recommendations for a travel CPAP

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SleepyInIndy
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Recommendations for a travel CPAP

Post by SleepyInIndy » Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:10 pm

O.K., the auto went to Alaska with me this summer, and on a couple of weekend trips. But I think I would like a second machine that would be more travel-friendly. So what do you-all recommend? At this point I am undecided as to a humidifier, I could probably do without for a weekend trip.

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Re: Recommendations for a travel CPAP

Post by NeurosurgeryNP » Mon Dec 22, 2008 2:02 pm

If you have electricity - I just got the Resmed S8 ELite II - very tiny machine. Love it. May be to expensive as a back up machine only.
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Re: Recommendations for a travel CPAP

Post by RipVW » Mon Dec 22, 2008 3:21 pm

Here's the one I'd want for traveling if I traveled a lot--

https://www.cpap.com/cpap-machine/proba ... chine.html


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Re: Recommendations for a travel CPAP

Post by plr66 » Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:12 pm

SleepyInIndy wrote: At this point I am undecided as to a humidifier, I could probably do without for a weekend trip.
Well my thought on this is that you need to try using your machine at home without a humidifier for a few nights, close to the same time that you will be traveling. I did that, and quickly made the decision that I would not ever want to risk the experience by banking on "probably being able to do without for a weekend trip." It was Rough. What's another pound and a foot or so of space in your carryon?
DeVilbiss IntelliPap Std Plus with Smartflex; Transcend miniCPAP & Everest2 w/humidifier & batt for travel. UltraMirage FFM; PadACheeks; PaPillow. Using straight CPAP at 13.0/passover humidifier. AHI consistently < 1.5. Began CPAP 9/4/08.

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Re: Recommendations for a travel CPAP

Post by Birddog » Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:22 pm

I agree i coun't go anywhere without a humidifier

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