Serge from Babka

I wish the travel CPAP was more comfortable and I didn't have to pack the larger CPAP for longer trips.

I tried using the travel CPAP for a week long trip and it was genuinely miserable.

Frustratingly, in many countries finding distilled water is hard, so it's actually easier to pack a water filter- but that is large and bulky.

#CPAP

May 3 at 1:32pmWeb
Show threadShawnT 🐀May 3
@serge for travel, I just get a bottle of filtered water from the bodega (not mineral water, of course). If there's any deposits, I just scrub them out. Resmed's plastic tanks suck anyway, so I have to get a new one every year. And absolutely no tap water; that's how you get brain-eating germs. 🙃
Show threadSerge from BabkaMay 3

@phaysis

When you say filtered water, do you just mean "bottled water"?

Show threadShawnT 🐀May 3
@serge correct, yeah. If I can't find distilled, I grab regular bottled water, as long as it's filtered at the source and isn't mineral water or from a well.
Show threadSerge from BabkaMay 3

@phaysis

I'll give it a think. Bringing a Zero Water filter is a pain, but I should think about which is a bigger pain!

Show threadSerge from BabkaMay 3

@phaysis

Turns out all the water sold in Israeli supermarkets is mineral water. We looked through online at all the water, and it all says spring water (and shows the high mineral content) or it's spring water *with extra minerals*.

Oh well. Good idea but I'll be bringing the filter.

Show threadShawnT 🐀May 3
@serge Yeah, sorry, man. I seldom go to such exotic locales. That being said, I do have a false tank for my ResMed 11 that pipes the pump directly into the port so I can use it without water (that or I can just turn off the water tank heater in settings and run a dry tank). Bon Voyage!
Show threadSerge from BabkaMay 4

@phaysis

I hear ya bud.

Israel has universal healthcare, gay marriage, abortion and trans affirming care paid for by the government, and gun control.

To a Texan that must seem really exotic!!! 😉 😂

(just a gentle ribbing)

Show threadScott 🇮🇱🇺🇦 WILL NOT COMPLYMay 3

@serge I never splurged on the travel CPAP; I guy guess now I’m glad I didn’t. It is definitely tricky finding distilled water, even in the US sometimes. I’ve used filtered water in a pinch, and even tap water once or twice —but I would never use tap outside the US. And really never should here either; that amoebic thing is nasty.

Sucks though to always have that extra carry-on, virtually guaranteeing you’ll be paying (and waiting on the other end) for a checked bag.

#travel

Show threadShawnT 🐀May 3
@escott @serge I was able to backpack around Europe for 14 days with a 25-pound backpack. The heaviest item in there was my Resmed S9, but I was able to leave the detachable tank/heater unit at home and travel with the lighter power supply, and it only hit me for maybe 3 pounds. No doubt my sinuses were miserable in the morning, but I dealt with it just for the experience. I've never traveled with the CPAP's carry case, but many airlines allow those without extra baggage charge.
Show threadפְּרִיMay 4

@serge feelz. Does it not count to your personal item count in other countries too? I've never traveled with mine internationally.

could just build a still if your staying long enough...

Show threadSerge from BabkaMay 4

@peribotsarah

At home we use Zero Water filters. The steam distiller left me with strange odors.

Zero Water makes a small-ish Brita-like filter, and so we pack that with one filter.

But it's still a lot to lug around.