Camping with CPAP

[amateurfishing]

anyone out there take a cpap machine with for camping? if so, how do u power it up?

[Heartman]

Bring an extra tent and sleep by your self. Avoid caffeine after supper, and limit alcohol intake. No way you an bring enough power to operate a CPAP machine in the BWCA. Unless you carry several deep cycles with you, and your machine runs on 12 volts.

[Wish-I-Were-Fishn]

If you are car camping can you run a power cord from your car? Can you run them on 12 volt dc?

[Alagnak]

Yeah you can just run an inverter off of a boat/vehicle or portable battery if you're not remote. A few months ago I remember and ad in MN outdoor news that had a small battery pack/solar charger thingy for CPAPs but I don't recall if it was an add on or a whole new unit- I'm sure it's not cheap either way.

[amateurfishing]

it will be car camping with the family, would not even consider it for remote or back country situation

[huckfin]

you can purchase a 12v adapter for it, I put a outlet in permy for, works good, will not work with vaporizer though, my machine splits in 1/2 so I can run without vaporizer, will pretty much drain a deep cycle battery in 1 nite though. But it works and allows for more fishing time. good luck

[h8go4s]

Umm... Don't most car campgrounds nowadays offer sites with electricity? Pack an extension cord.

[nofishfisherman]

Umm... Don't most car campgrounds nowadays offer sites with electricity? Pack an extension cord.

+1.

Cartainly would be the simpliest solution.

[amateurfishing]

my wife has chosen 2 camping events, when she made reservations she chose non electrical sites

[upnorth]

Deep cycle battery with an inverter just large enough to power the CPAP. The bigger the inverter the more overhead and will drain the battery quicker. Test it at home to see how long it run on a charge to see if you may need more than one battery the the length of your camping trip.

[PurpleFloyd]

I get my stuff from CPAP dot com and they have models that are smaller, portable and made to run on dc current as well as AC current. I would look into that.

[LundExplorer]

This year at Many Point Scout Camp we ran 2 CPAPs off a size 27 deep cycle battery using a 750w inverter. My cpap is a Resmed S9 with a humidifier and it will run the humidifier off the inverter too. We got 2 nights with power to spare as well as charging phones durin that time. Look up your cpap model on the manufacturers web page- they likely have info on running on an inverter. Some require a pure sine wave inverter which are more $$. Luckily mine and the other guys ran just fine off a cheaper modified sine wave inverter.

[Down Deep]

My fishing buddy has a C-Pap and we camp in remote areas. He uses an inverter and 12 v 2700 deep cycle battery. Battery will last about about 2 nights. He also uses his vaporizer.

The suggested tent idea isn't a bad idea. When we are using his camper I bring my tent and cot so he can rattle the walls all he wants.

[Walleye Guy]

I have run a Cpap of a deep cycle marine battery for many years. Get a decenter inverter. Fill the humidifier reservior with water but turn off the heater. Let the air flow over the unheated water. You get some moisture but you dont kill your bateery. Doing this you will get 3-5 nights on the battery. You are a little dry in the morning but not too bad. I have portaged my deep cell into The BWCA. It is worth it in both my opinion and my tent mates opinion.

[Down Deep]

I I have portaged my deep cell into The BWCA. It is worth it in both my opinion and my tent mates opinion.

I'm sure you tent mates are grateful . After spending many sleepless nights in a tent, camper or motel room with my fishing buddy snoring, grunting and gasping for air, I finally told him to do something about his apnea before it killed him. Fortunately for him health-wise he was receptive to the idea. After he got that CPAP I could finally get some sleep. I would carry a battery into the BWCA for him if it were a choice between Cpap or no Cpap.

[sunniewally]

Should be able to run your cpap off 12 volts. They make an assry plug for them. Should not need an inverter

[Borch]

I run mine off 12 volt even if I have 120 in the camper. That way if the power goes out I can still sleep running off the batteries. I installed an extra 12 volt recepticle near the bed.