Best CPAP or autoPAP for travel
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From: kyte on 15 Sep 2005 17:59 I've started getting a hankering to travel a bit again, and have only just considered that I will need to be taking a machine with me on airplanes and to other countries... Its going to be a couple of years away yet, but one needs to prepare early (well, I do anyway) Is there a machine that has an autoswitching power supply, is small and lightweight enough to carry on planes, and robust enough to use as a regular machine at home? All suggestions gratefully received. cheers Sue
From: Howard S Shubs on 15 Sep 2005 18:56 In article <W8mWe.48280$FA3.13599(a)news-server.bigpond.net.au>, kyte <kyte(a)bluebottle.com> wrote: > Is there a machine that has an autoswitching power supply, is small and > lightweight enough to carry on planes, and robust enough to use as a > regular machine at home? I like my REMstar Plus, but I can't say I've compared it with anything being that it's my first unit. It's gone with me on several trips, most recently to Scotland. All I needed was a plug adapter, though a surge supressor for Scotland probably would have been a good idea. I use one in the USA. -- Anthony said: > A few minutes ago I attempted to give a flying fsck, but the best I > could do was to watch it skitter across the floor.
From: Andy Hall on 16 Sep 2005 19:39 On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 21:59:18 GMT, kyte <kyte(a)bluebottle.com> wrote: >I've started getting a hankering to travel a bit again, and have only >just considered that I will need to be taking a machine with me on >airplanes and to other countries... Its going to be a couple of years >away yet, but one needs to prepare early (well, I do anyway) > >Is there a machine that has an autoswitching power supply, is small and >lightweight enough to carry on planes, and robust enough to use as a >regular machine at home? > >All suggestions gratefully received. > >cheers >Sue I have a Puritan Bennett 420E which I use for travelling. It is small in size and weight and can have a humidifier that fits underneath. Both are autoranging. The package comes with a small carry bag into which I can fit everything including machine, humidifier, power cords, hose, nasal pillows or mask, an extension lead for it all and a proper fused universal power adaptor. It will fit easily into aircraft hat racks - even the ones on smaller commuter jets. -- ..andy To email, substitute .nospam with .gl
From: Tom Miller on 18 Sep 2005 22:45 On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 21:59:18 GMT, kyte <kyte(a)bluebottle.com> wrote: > | I've started getting a hankering to travel a bit again, and have only > | just considered that I will need to be taking a machine with me on > | airplanes and to other countries... Its going to be a couple of years > | away yet, but one needs to prepare early (well, I do anyway) > | > | Is there a machine that has an autoswitching power supply, is small and > | lightweight enough to carry on planes, and robust enough to use as a > | regular machine at home? > | > | All suggestions gratefully received. > | > | cheers > | Sue Sue, I recently started using an S8 Escape with attached humidifier from ResMed. It's tiny and very lightweight. Without the Humidaire 3i humidifier it weighs 2.9 lbs and (very) slightly more with the humidifier. It's 4.6" x 6.5" x 5.7. Runs on 110 - 240V AC (auto switching) and can run on 12 -24V DC with ResMed's overpriced inverter/cord system. (I bought the inverter but I'm still unclear if it can be used with a separate power pac battery or a marine battery, as all the instructions are for use in an RV or an automobile with a negative grounding system). Since 1998, I had been using a Resmed Sullivan V, about three times the size of the S8, and a large, separate humidifier from Fisher/Paykel. I finally decided that I'd had enough of dragging around a small suitcase full of CPAP gear when travelling. This new unit fills the bill nicely and came in its own padded canvas case. A nice case, too. It's also exceedingly quiet and has a very smooth return "action" when you exhale. There is a manually adjustable ramp, which I never use, and a manually adjustable altitude setting which I'll use when I visit my brother in Colorado. I also have used a Respironics Solo LX on occasion, which I purchased some years ago as a battery backup device (it runs on a 12V battery if you want). The S8 far exceeds both of these old units in convenience and in operation. I've been very satisfied with it for the last two+ months, and while I have thus far only used it at home, I can easily see how it will be very convenient for travel. Hope this is helpful.
From: stevestanley on 19 Sep 2005 09:22
I have the Puitan Bennet 420 I use only for traveling. It is light, small and I have the integrated heated humidifier that is also small. I does come with its own carry case, but I put mine in a small carry-0n that I like better. The CPAP senses the change in current, I'm not sure about the humidifier. My home machine is a RemStar and I traveled with that before I got the Puritan Bennet 420. The 420 probably takes half the room of the RemStar. As a CPAP, I like the 420 as much as I like my regular machine. Tom Miller wrote: > On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 21:59:18 GMT, kyte <kyte(a)bluebottle.com> wrote: > > > | I've started getting a hankering to travel a bit again, and have only > > | just considered that I will need to be taking a machine with me on > > | airplanes and to other countries... Its going to be a couple of years > > | away yet, but one needs to prepare early (well, I do anyway) > > | > > | Is there a machine that has an autoswitching power supply, is small and > > | lightweight enough to carry on planes, and robust enough to use as a > > | regular machine at home? > > | > > | All suggestions gratefully received. > > | > > | cheers > > | Sue > > Sue, I recently started using an S8 Escape with attached humidifier > from ResMed. It's tiny and very lightweight. > > Without the Humidaire 3i humidifier it weighs 2.9 lbs and (very) > slightly more with the humidifier. It's 4.6" x 6.5" x 5.7. > > Runs on 110 - 240V AC (auto switching) and can run on 12 -24V DC with > ResMed's overpriced inverter/cord system. (I bought the inverter but > I'm still unclear if it can be used with a separate power pac battery > or a marine battery, as all the instructions are for use in an RV or > an automobile with a negative grounding system). > > Since 1998, I had been using a Resmed Sullivan V, about three times > the size of the S8, and a large, separate humidifier from > Fisher/Paykel. I finally decided that I'd had enough of dragging > around a small suitcase full of CPAP gear when travelling. This new > unit fills the bill nicely and came in its own padded canvas case. A > nice case, too. > > It's also exceedingly quiet and has a very smooth return "action" when > you exhale. There is a manually adjustable ramp, which I never use, > and a manually adjustable altitude setting which I'll use when I visit > my brother in Colorado. > > I also have used a Respironics Solo LX on occasion, which I purchased > some years ago as a battery backup device (it runs on a 12V battery if > you want). The S8 far exceeds both of these old units in convenience > and in operation. I've been very satisfied with it for the last two+ > months, and while I have thus far only used it at home, I can easily > see how it will be very convenient for travel. > > Hope this is helpful. |