Camp cpap power

[tim tarras]

I have a traveling CPAP with a renogy 360 battery back Like this. I can get 3-4 nights and charge my phone off of it. It will go longer if you recharge it with a solar panel.

 

[Jstumbaugh]

I've gone almost 2 full nights on an 8.0 Milwaukee M18 battery with the inverter attachment.

 

[mikkel318]

This is not meant to diagnose anyone's sleep apnea, but an oral appliance like a Mandibular Advancement Device made at a dentist or other sleep center can be used for short term trips and don't require any power. Definitely would want to try one at home and have it fully adjusted before going, but it's a nice backup.

Full disclosure: I am a dentist and we make these.

 

[Eldoradotim]

1000wh+ power stations are running $220 or so right now. Be sure and get the 12v adapter for your machine ($40). The hose insulator is nice if it's going to be super cold.

That power station should last you 5-6 nights easily.

There are ecoworthy 150ah lifep04 batteries on sale for $220 right now. That's 1800wh. You could probably push that battery up to 10-14 days without a recharge.

Got a link?

I'm in this camp as well and the old battery I use (also bought from a link from an old thread here) is getting old. Plus I lost the AC charger.

 

[Titan]

Looks like most of the deals are dead…I’m guessing Black Friday stuff. There was a Segway model and some Pecron I think.

I use Slickdeals to find the deals. They started popping up when I was looking for lifepo4 deals.
Ecoworthy had a 280ah lifepo4 for $221 last week. That’s crazy cheap.

 

[mjh]

Resmed mini with a jackary 1000 4 to 5 nights depending upon lengths of sleeping time. Can charge multiple ways. I used my remed 11 several times but even with environmentals turned off I could only get 3 nights max. Also keeps phone charged as much as I want. Buying the travel machine was a very good choice in the equation. I did buy solar panels to charge jackery—some use but not enough to give a solid report.

 

[mthayr]

This is not meant to diagnose anyone's sleep apnea, but an oral appliance like a Mandibular Advancement Device made at a dentist or other sleep center can be used for short term trips and don't require any power. Definitely would want to try one at home and have it fully adjusted before going, but it's a nice backup.

Full disclosure: I am a dentist and we make these.

Interestingly, I tried going this route.

What I found was that dental insurance (Delta Dental Premier) would not cover the device, and any dentist that offered them (and i looked throughout the Northeast and even into New York) would not take medical insurance (Cigna - what would typically be called a "Cadillac plan"). That left me to pick up the $4,500-5,000 cost of the device out-of-pocket. I was also told that even if I could find a dentist that took health insurance, for medical insurance to cover the device, you had to have been judged "CPAP intolerant".

Don't get me wrong, I think they're a great idea, and i'd love to get one, but it seems the system is pretty stacked against it... unless someone is willing to pay for it completely out of pocket. I just don't want my fellow Rok-sliders to waste their time chasing their tails as I did. Now, if, as a dentist, you have advice on how to get one effectively, and at a reasonable cost (co-pay/co-insurance), I'm all ears (but not really, because if I were, that would be a different doctor)!