Cpap

[stilllife]

Has anyone had success with cpap on the trail using batteries. What’s your setup.
Thanks


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[SteveReed]

Here is my setup for backpacking:

CPAP/Battery Pak - grams / ounces

• Resmed Airmini - 294 /10.4
• Mask & Hose - 109 / 3.8
• Adapter cable (Medistrom) - 24 / 0.8
• TalentCell 24V LI Battery PB240A1 - 416 / 14.7

Total - 843 grams / 29.7 ounces

I’ve used this on several trips and usually get 3 nights use out of one battery. The Airmini is an autoset machine and I generally set it for max pressure of 6 or 7.

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[stilllife]

Thanks Steve. 3 nights is really good on the battery.

[SteveReed]

Here is a picture of my CPAP setup...

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[stilllife]

Which nasal pillows is that?

[SteveReed]

It's the "Airfit P10 for Airmini" mask set made by ResMed. It includes the air pillows and hose and is specific to the AirMini machine. However, I also have a ResMed Airfit P10 mask for my full size CPAP machine and they both use the same air pillows. The pillows come in small, medium and large.

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[Carrawa]

Steve, do you use humidification with your air-mini? If so, what machine did you use before and how do they both compare with treatment and humidification?

[SteveReed]

The air-mini has a waterless/powerless humidifying system that's built into the mask hose. It works pretty well, I haven't noticed any dryness using it on camping trips or when I'm traveling. At home I use a Resmed S9, it has a separate heated humidifier module. I really think I like the air-mini system just as good. The only drawback is that it is a little noisier than my big unit.

[Carrawa]

I also have a S9 and need humidification. I have been considering an Air-Mini and was given some humidification approximates on its equivalents to the S9, what is your humidification settings for your S9 and do you use HumidX or HumidX plus?

[Captain Blue]

SteveReed - Question about the TalentCell 24V LI Battery PB240A1. Do you use the 24V output or 12V output to power your Resmed Airmini?

[SteveReed]

I use the 24v output.

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[SteveReed]

I use the regular HumidX. I generally set my humidity on my S9 to 4.5 or 5. I actually think I get along better with the HumidX on the airmini.

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