In reply to Post #40
I'm not a sufferer but that's a great contribution 👍🏼
I'm not a sufferer but that's a great contribution 👍🏼
In reply to Post #40
I am in the same boat as yourself and have given Winter nights a miss for some years now for the same reason as you, come November I am days only until March or April.
I have recently purchased an Allpowers 288w power station refurbished by manufacturer on ebay for £94 and it lasts me for 6 nights on my Dreamstation CPAP device and I managed to inflate my barrow wheel as well with it, I purchased it primarily for overnight stops in Hotels with no available power points on my way down through France as they look at you a little strangely humping a massive leisure battery into the Hotel.
I am in the same boat as yourself and have given Winter nights a miss for some years now for the same reason as you, come November I am days only until March or April.
I have recently purchased an Allpowers 288w power station refurbished by manufacturer on ebay for £94 and it lasts me for 6 nights on my Dreamstation CPAP device and I managed to inflate my barrow wheel as well with it, I purchased it primarily for overnight stops in Hotels with no available power points on my way down through France as they look at you a little strangely humping a massive leisure battery into the Hotel.
Just thought I'd bump this back up for anyone interested, since needing a Cpap machine, I invested in a outlaw pro power pack, it's around 72000mah I get 3 nights use powering a resmed 10 with a little left over, I unplug in after use and only plug it back in before I wear the mask. These outlaw pro packs seem to be out of stock but basically the same power pack is on fish ideal for about £150, so far does exactly what its supposed to, half the price at the time of the ridge monkey although it is slightly less mah too
Glad I saw this post in the beginning as it gee'd me up to take my Cpap with me, event though it's extra weight to take etc.
Hopefully this helps someone deciding if they should take their Cpap machine, you definitely should and I was daft for thinking I should risk it like I used to. Although my sleep apnea is mild, I don't go overnight without it
Glad I saw this post in the beginning as it gee'd me up to take my Cpap with me, event though it's extra weight to take etc.
Hopefully this helps someone deciding if they should take their Cpap machine, you definitely should and I was daft for thinking I should risk it like I used to. Although my sleep apnea is mild, I don't go overnight without it
In reply to Post #43
I now use an Allpowers powerpack to run my Philips Dreamstation and can for 5 nights without solar panel but, longer with the solar panel and charge my phone from it every day.
A light lighter than lugging a 120ah leisure battery everywhere !
The Power pack cost £90 and solar panel £99 both from Ebay.
I now use an Allpowers powerpack to run my Philips Dreamstation and can for 5 nights without solar panel but, longer with the solar panel and charge my phone from it every day.
A light lighter than lugging a 120ah leisure battery everywhere !
The Power pack cost £90 and solar panel £99 both from Ebay.
In reply to Post #44
Just adding a follow-up to my earlier post about winter fishing with CPAP over winter.
I ended up getting a new CPAP machine from the hospital (Philips dreamstation 2) and with this one the hose came out the front rather than the side, which made me think - how about putting it inside the sleeping bag with me.
Huge CAVEAT here - Im no medical expert and I dont know the risks of putting the CPAP inside the sleeping bag - so get proper advice perhaps ?
But, it worked for me - I had an old Nash Frostbite wideboy bag I used instead as there was a lot more room in it than my Fortis tech lite - and the RM battery pack at the bottom of the bag by my feet. I also put an additional single duvet between the two top layers of the frostbite as it's not as warm as the tech lite - but to be honest - I was too hot with the duvet as well. But - no problem with freezing cold air being blown up my hooter.
There was however one major flaw - not a show stopper, more an unpleasant feature of my solution - but if you're wondering, even when asleep I still woke up gagging after letting rip, then proceeded to piss myself laughing at my little faux pas - so if you do decide to give it a try - avoid the beans/curry or anything else that might result in any noxious gasses being emitted from your arris.
Hopefully that gave you all a giggle
Just adding a follow-up to my earlier post about winter fishing with CPAP over winter.
I ended up getting a new CPAP machine from the hospital (Philips dreamstation 2) and with this one the hose came out the front rather than the side, which made me think - how about putting it inside the sleeping bag with me.
Huge CAVEAT here - Im no medical expert and I dont know the risks of putting the CPAP inside the sleeping bag - so get proper advice perhaps ?
But, it worked for me - I had an old Nash Frostbite wideboy bag I used instead as there was a lot more room in it than my Fortis tech lite - and the RM battery pack at the bottom of the bag by my feet. I also put an additional single duvet between the two top layers of the frostbite as it's not as warm as the tech lite - but to be honest - I was too hot with the duvet as well. But - no problem with freezing cold air being blown up my hooter.
There was however one major flaw - not a show stopper, more an unpleasant feature of my solution - but if you're wondering, even when asleep I still woke up gagging after letting rip, then proceeded to piss myself laughing at my little faux pas - so if you do decide to give it a try - avoid the beans/curry or anything else that might result in any noxious gasses being emitted from your arris.
Hopefully that gave you all a giggle
depends on what your looking to spend
https://hyundaipowerequipment.co.uk/hyundai-hps-300-portable-power-station
https://hyundaipowerequipment.co.uk/hyundai-hps-300-portable-power-station