I just got diagnosed with Sleep Apnea...now I have to learn a WHOLE bunch about the equipment and disease (syndrome?)

Was wondering how many of you guys travel with your CPAP machines and how you do it? I dry camp a lot and don't have a 12V outlet nearby the bed.

What kind of machines do you guys use? Do you have a preference on a machine that travels well?

I have been using a CPAP machine for over a year.

Mine runs on 120V ... it is a REMstarPRO Model M made by Respionics ... the sticker on the bottom says it draws 1.7 amps ...

It sets on the little night stand on my side of the bed ...

I have never dried to camp without electricity since I started using the machine ... I know that my whole house inverter would run down my batteries before the night is over so I have not tried ...

It may be possible to use a small stand-alone inverter and run it ... I have never tried ... I have managed to find at least a 15 amp circuit everyplace I have been since I started using the CPAP and plugged in to "shore power" ...

I have the same REMstar Pro and have dry camped several times. I did mount an invertor next to my bed since it was only a short distance from the battery. The couple of times I did use it I stayed up late and got up early to avoid draining my batteries.

I have a REMstar pro also, had some others before. When I use it on inverter, I make sure nothing else is plugged in or drawing off the batteries, haven't had any problems sleeping through the nite

Check out cpaptalk.com and cpap.com for much information about cpap machines. My wife and I are both on cpap and don't dry camp but I have set up places to put the machines in the trailer. The machines are available with 12 volt hookups but you can't use a heated humidifier on 12 volts. There are lots of options for machines, even self contained battery powered.

RocketDork;

I have a CPAP machine for about 2.5 years. I carry it with me on the night stand by the bed. Like others mine is a REMstar. I have not tried it dry camping yet. I also like to have 15 amps at least for power. Don't be afraid about sleeping. I sleep like a baby and dream like never before. They are not very romantic in bed it night but you will get used to it.

Don

I have the Remstar Plus M series. I use a small inverter with a 12V extension cord as my 12V outlet is on the other end of the bedroom. I know it can be used with a 12V cord that you can somewhere like Radio Shack to run it directly off 12V, but like said before you can not use the heated humidifier. When running directly off 12V you can still fill the humidifier tank, but it won't be heated. I take mine with me everytime I travel. It has made a huge improvement in my sleep and do not leave home without it.

I've been using a CPAP for going on three years. Mine lives in the overhead cabinet above the bed. I had Newmar put in an AC outlet up there for it (on the inverter). We have 8 6v AGM batteries in the coach bank (and 3 12v starting batteries in the chassis bank). I don't think the CPAP's going to run them down significantly...

joe

I just plug my CPAP into the wall outlet beside the bed and go to sleep. I have never had a problem with it when I'm dry camping.

My wife uses a CPAP. We use a 300W inverter. So far there's been no problem. I think you could use a smaller inverter. The 300 is what we had. We dry camp more than having hookups.