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CollegeGirl wrote:You know, every time this comes up, I bring up the cheapest, easiest solution and no one ever listens to me. You really wouldn't think it would work, looking at the pictures online - but it does, and beautifully. And it's perfect for travel. And it costs less than $5. And you can move it anywhere you want without damaging your walls.

I will once again post this, and folks will once again not listen and pay WAY more for something that doesn't really work any better...and the world will keep right on spinning. LOL

The 3M Cord bundler: http://www.google.com/products/catalog? ... ps-sellers

Problem for me would be that you have to replace the strips after use, and I'd forget to buy more when traveling...

dieselgal wrote:Jason has anyone every told you that you look just like Brad Pitt?

Yeah, I get that all the time but frankly I don't see it.

I second the use of the 3M hook; been working great for my setup. The hook is very strong, easy to unclip to remove the hose and when you need to you can remove the hook from the wall without damaging the paint.

As they're only a few bucks it's easy to use one while on the road too.

Here's a few pics of it hooked up with my hose.

http://i39.tinypic.com/zv5wzm.jpg
http://i40.tinypic.com/xq9oqv.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/1i0six.jpg

Great pics, sfguy! I've taken the liberty of saving them to my website, in case they ever disappear from the tinypic site. Also took the liberty of reducing the image size before putting them in this post.

Anyone who wants a closer look should go to the links you posted, where the three pics are bigger/clearer. But this will give people an idea about your hose hanger arrangement right here in this thread. Very cool looking!

I'm a few days on the Hozer. Overall I really like it. Having the hose up, out of the way AND move with me is awesome.

elader, you have a Hozer system? With a 6 ft. hose, I feel like it's almost too short with the Hozer:

1. Where do you position the Hozer: behind your head or next to it?
2. What length hose do you have? (LOL, I just re-read that!)
3. Do you use it with all three rods or just two?

Thanks!

Here is my [low technology] solution to hose management:
Overall look:


An aluminium nail that is barely visible is used to hold a string:


Here is the point where the string holds the hose:

tattooyu wrote:I'm a few days on the Hozer. Overall I really like it. Having the hose up, out of the way AND move with me is awesome.

elader, you have a Hozer system? With a 6 ft. hose, I feel like it's almost too short with the Hozer:

1. Where do you position the Hozer: behind your head or next to it?
2. What length hose do you have? (LOL, I just re-read that!)
3. Do you use it with all three rods or just two?

Thanks!

I have the machine's hose port (the back) facing the bed, sitting on on my nightstand. The Hoser is inserted between the box and mattress right next to the cpap. I only use the first and last section of the hoser as it otherwise would position the mask too far into the middle of the bed. The hose from the cpap literally goes right onto the hoser. If I used all three sections, I feel like I would need a longer hose.

One picture is worth 1000 words - notice the lens cloth covering the crazy bright blue lights on the M series cpap. Also, the pap pillow.

CollegeGirl wrote:Woohoo! I'm not invisible. Report back when you see if it works for you, will ya?

I screwed a velcro tie strap into the window sill. Took 10 seconds and it was free... I'm not sure if it can be categorized as "hose management" but it did "manage" to get the hose up out of my way and somewhat anchored so I don't drag my CPAP off the night stand in the middle of the night...

I really like Linus high tech creation with photo's and description. That second photo is fab!
Myself I just got that adjustable plant hanger and it is working great but there is no need to really spend lots of money.
I wouldn't mind having that hose hanger that Elader is using for trips. Then again I could just take a piece of yarn and a nail and hammer it into the La Quinta wall. I am sure they wouldn't mind, right?

dieselgal wrote:I really like Linus high tech creation with photo's and description. That second photo is fab!
Myself I just got that adjustable plant hanger and it is working great but there is no need to really spend lots of money.
I wouldn't mind having that hose hanger that Elader is using for trips. Then again I could just take a piece of yarn and a nail and hammer it into the La Quinta wall. I am sure they wouldn't mind, right?

not yarn, elastic. Fill the hole in the wall with toothpaste. They'll never know.

tattooyu wrote:I'm a few days on the Hozer. Overall I really like it. Having the hose up, out of the way AND move with me is awesome.

elader, you have a Hozer system? With a 6 ft. hose, I feel like it's almost too short with the Hozer:

1. Where do you position the Hozer: behind your head or next to it?
2. What length hose do you have? (LOL, I just re-read that!)
3. Do you use it with all three rods or just two?

Thanks!

Kenny,

I have the Hozer, and find that an 8 foot hose works well with it. However, I've also assembled it with only two rods, and the six foot hose worked just fine with it then.

When visiting my sister, I was in a water bed, and hence had no mattress to slide the feet under. I set the "legs" at an angle to the bed and put one of my sister's ceramic molds on it to hold it in place. Worked just great.

At home, I position mine at the head of the bed, so the pole comes up right at the bed corner.

Here is how I use the 3M Cord Bundler, Large, 17304:



I need to move the hook a little to the left, to give myself a little more room when I am sitting on the edge of the bed, or get an 8-foot hose.

After I lie down, I adjust the hose by pulling down on the hose on the far side of the hook and then push the excess behind the headboard.

This system works great with the slimline hose.

Jim

I have a homemade contraption you can see here http://maskarrayed.wordpress.com/2010/0 ... your-hose/.

I've been thinking of trying a Command removable hook on the wall instead of the lamp to hold my pulley system, but the pulley system really helps when I sit up on the edge of the bed or roll over.