Where are you putting your CPAP machine when using it out on the trail?
Where are you putting your CPAP machine when using it out on the trail?
Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong. ~George Carlin
I don't take mine. I use either a SnoreGuard mouth piece or ProVent patches over my nostrils.
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I either set it in my camp chair next to my hammock, or I have used a mesh drawstring bag attached to my ridge line down by my feet. I put a small prussik loop on the ridge line and clipped the bag to that so it wouldn't slide. I use a 3 lb Qi-Infinity Lithium Ion battery for power. I got a mesh bag large enough to hold the machine and the battery. This works ok, but just setting the machine & battery in my camp chair next to my hammock it a lot easier. I did experiment with an SLD mini hammock (usually used for boots) attached to my ridge line, but I never could get the balance right.
I have the advantage of carrying my cpap on a raft or in a kayak, so it's easy to bring it. Finding the Li Ion batteries and a compact solar panel for recharging has been a big plus.
Last edited by cataraftgirl; 08-12-2015 at 13:24.
"We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love.... and then we return home."
Australian Aboriginal Proverb
Chair next to the hammock when car camping, if the weather is clear.
Otherwise hanging from the ridgeline at either end. Foot end is easier, it's out of the way a bit more.
I have gear loops at either end of my hammocks, so I clip the mesh bag to the ridgeline as well as a gear loop and that keeps it in place.
Last edited by Ratdog; 08-12-2015 at 23:22.
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I put mine on a chair next to my head. I have a bug net and it looks pretty comical with the hose attached to my hammockWhen I'm without power I use a neoprene strap that goes around my head.
I don't take mine. I find I am so tired after a day of hiking, I could die in my sleep and not know it.
Isn't that the issue...Originally Posted by DamnYankee
Just an out of shape middle aged guy who loves doing outdoor things with his great kids...
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I figure that rafting & kayaking are the exact times that I need my cpap the most. I sure wish there were more options for light weight batteries that don't cost so much. Mine was $219, pricey, but still better that the $300 ones that the cpap websites sell. I can get two nights, plus more if I have enough sun for my solar panel to recharge.
I one thing I found with everything at the foot of an 11 foot hammock.....I could use a longer hose. If it's far enough away not to kick it with my feet, then the hose is at it's max.
"We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love.... and then we return home."
Australian Aboriginal Proverb
It is, just joking but in reality, I don't bring mine. It's just to big and heavy as mine is actually a BIPAP machine
Question: Does using a longer hose and routing it under the top quilt sufficiently warm the incoming air. I probably won't see temps going under 25*.
Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong. ~George Carlin
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