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Anyone travel with backup equipment?
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Anyone travel with backup equipment?
A broken CPAP machine might be a rare event, but if I'm traveling with one that breaks our vacation is ruined. I'm thinking of a river cruise, for example, where we have only one cabin. In my case, my problem was very loud snoring that prevented us from sharing a room or cabin. The CPAP machine totally stopped my snoring.

If the machine didn't break, but failed in such a way that it became noisy, that would also ruin the vacation.

So, I'm going to travel with a backup machine. (At home it's not as critical, since I could move to another room.)

Am I alone in seeing things this way? Does anyone else do this?

Has anyone experienced a failure when traveling?

If I could be guaranteed that there would be no failure, I wouldn't worry about it, but I don't think such a guarantee is possible. I've seen posts here that refer to machines that have been sent in for repair.

(Cost of a second machine and insurance issues aren't factors.)
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RE: Anyone travel with backup equipment?
This happen to another member on a cruise not to long ago and he posted about it. Hopefully he will chime in here shortly or you can search for his post. It was about 3 or 4 weeks ago I think.
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RE: Anyone travel with backup equipment?
Here it is.


https://www.apneaboard.com/forums/Thread...AP-Failure
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Totally answers my questions. Thanks!
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I'd bring one of my backups too, after seeing that thread awhile back Smile
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RE: Anyone travel with backup equipment?
I have a 9, 10 and 11. The 9 is nearly new because it broke and ResMed lost it during repair, in the meantime I got a 10. I used the 9 as a travel machine. Then I got a sweet deal on a new 11. Now the 10 is my travel machine because it's smaller.

I wouldn't take a backup travel machine because at some point then you worry they both fail due to packing them etc., and while medical equipment is not counted as carry-on, there must be some limit for people Sherpa-ing six machines. Maybe if two fit in one case, which is not a crazy idea, I could carry two in one bag.

If it works and is carry-on, the odds of it suddenly not working are slim just due to travel. I even pack it in checked luggage, hard side suitcase, in the ResMed bag, wrapped with two towels held by straps around the bag and there have been no issues.

It also depends where. Where I live there are many CPAP machines on Kijiji, and in a pinch I'd buy one used or new.

But end of the day carry as many as you want and protect them from damage. Also some countries customs might not be convinced that one is not for sale.
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