Semreka, I thank you for your well laid out explanation of travelling with your CPAP and how you have taken steps to ensure the safety of your machine. I can fully appreciate how one must do this in light of customs officials in various countries. I am curious about the label on the front of your bag. It looks like a medical label and I am curious if this was something you created yourself on a computer or was it aquired.semreka wrote:It was a combo-bag for short trips. First side is for your computer and the second side is for a couple of shirts and underwear .It is a little deeper than the normal laptop bag. That dimension supplies sufficient condition for the cpap machine due to its thickness.Bearcat42 wrote:I really like your set-up in the photos. Is this a computer bag? The pockets look really well laid-out for the machine and accessories.semreka wrote:I solved this problem by modifying the simple travel bag to a cpap bag.
It is durable and easy to carry and safe.
I prepare the photos .
You can find the photos in the link below.
I hope it will help you to prepare yours.
http://foto.mail.ru/mail/tootsiege/_myphoto/8.html
regards.
Inner separation pockets are individually prepared cases you can detach them from the bag, if needed. But in normal usage they are fixed to the bag by means of Velcro tapes.
I am a professional in construction industry. Now I am in Afghanistan two months before I was in Azerbaijan and 1 year before I was in IRAQ. So, I am travelling very often, I prepared this bag.
Regarding to my experiences, I would like to apprise something more related with travelling internationally with your cpap.
I) do not forget to carry a polyester bag in your cpap bag.
2) You will use it to put your cpap in before passing through x-ray machine at passport control point. In the x-ray machine take the cpap out of the bag and put it in polyester bag. You cannot be sure about the cleanliness of the x-ray machine
and most probably they want you to take the machine out to the carrying bag before passing x-ray machine.
3) Prepare a sticker for your bag. The sticker should contain a general explanation related with Cpap machines in general and it should be kept with you as a hand luggage in the plane. This may be helpful against some conceitedly officious employees in travel agency.
4) The medical devices are free to international circulation as being your personal belonging. But in some eastern countries you have to explain this rule to the officers at the border. So, carry the invoice and sickness certificate in your bag for this purpose. If you have a trip to this kind of country.
By taking these precautions I entered even to the LIBYA which has very rude border controls.
I hope it will be helpful for all.
God Bless.
The Pelican cases are also nice in that they provide a level of protection for your CPAP machine that just cannot be found elsewhere. Maybe a tad bulky but perfectly suited for protecting your machine. You guys have given me some good ideas and have certainly pointed me in the right direction to finding what I am looking for. Thanks to everyone for sharing your insight and advice.
