Keep CPAP in trailer?

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• Ma_Pa Member Posts: 6

  November 13

  I would not leave a CPAP in any RV -- too much chance of deterioration of the plastic and rubber parts from hot and cold temperatures.   It is tempting for me, too, since I have an extra CPAP.

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• jbajor Member Posts: 221

  November 13

  I keep my Air Mini in the trailer along with a batter for it for the times we are off the grid.  NO problems!

  Ultimate Toys Teardrop Camper
  Volvo XC-40
  SF Bay Area, California

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• Mouseketab Member Posts: 1,238

  November 21

  Hubby had an extra CPAP that we kept in the trailer in this cabinet. I trimmed the back panel corner and ran the hose and electric through a hole in the back. We did keep the cabinet door open when the CPAP was running.
  
  All we did is take his actual face mask back and forth.
  
  The camper is in an insulated garage for storage.
  
  
  

  Carol
  MOUSE-KE-T@B
  2007 Dutchmen T@B Clamshell #2741
  2022 nuCamp T@B 320 CS-S
  2021 F-150 502A Lariat SuperCrew, 3.5 EcoBoost 4x2
  Harvest, AL

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• ColleenD2 Member Posts: 546

  November 21

  My husband’s Phillips Cpap moved into the camper in 2019 and has never left. We did pay for the dc cord and we do pull that plug when we store. We’ve never had issues with anything drying out or not working. One other thing we picked up in the past couple of years for the Cpap is this power bank. This works great when we are camping without electric. And last, but not least, he does not use the humidifier side when we camp. It’s humid enough in that small space. At first, he was putting water in there and we realized that the water was going nowhere so we’ve given up on that and it works great.
  
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  2019 Custom T@B 320 U Boondock Lite-ish
  Custom Colors & Custom Interior
  We've slept in 34 states, 2 countries & counting
  

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• mx4789 Member Posts: 23

  November 26

  Thanks for everyone's feedback. 

  I've been using a full sized CPAPs (with humidifier) as my travel machine since I wound up with two of them after the Philips debacle a while back. I am going to put one of them in the Tab.

   I just picked up a Transcend travel CPAP at 50% off that I am going to keep in my overnight bag for non-camping trips (visiting relatives, etc.).  

  I figure I will have until June before it gets hot enough for me to be concerned about it, and then I will keep an eye on it to see if the plastic hose or other parts start getting brittle or sticky. I imagine that if I replace my hoses and masks as often as recommended it probably won't have time to become an issue. 

  Now, if I only actually replaced my hoses and masks on time... lol. (I change out the filters every two weeks, though.)

  2025 Tab 320 S BD

  2024 Nissan Frontier

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