Rizzuto: CPAP?
 

Normally, I'd not address a post to just one guy, but I'm looking to get a new CPAP and I think I read that Rizzuto used the Everest 3 for traveling.

I'm wondering if you use it at home as well, or only for traveling due to the size?

I'd like to get just one good machine that is small and quiet.

Anybody else is welcome to comment as well!

Thanks, Lcuy

Hey, lcuy, what's up? You may want to meander to The Lounge as Dutyfree over there is asking a similar question....

Best wishes for a great holiday,
BC

i have a small bi pap which i use all the time.. i'll look for its name

Hi Bob- I found out i don't need the BiPAP after all, so I want the tiniest CPAP made!

Lucy...tell your equiptment co that you travel and want one about the size of 1/2 a cereal box. Also make sure it has dual volteage. Bob's old one was a c pap and it was almost as small as this one. May cost a bit more. k

Hi Lucy! Sorry for the delay in responding ... I've been en route to Tokyo, where I'm tickled to have found what appears to be a very, very good hotel bargain ... but more about that some other time, some other post.

I do have an Everest, but that's not my recommendastion for ultra-light travel CPAP. I got the Everest because it can run on a rechargeable battery, so that I can use it in places where I have no electricity in the room at night but can recharge it during the day -- specifically, at safari camps. The Everest is one of the few (maybe only?) CPAP thyat fills that bill -- unfortunately, it is neither light nor compact.

For normal travel, I use the Puritan-Bennett GoodKnight 420G. It's feather-light and does not take up much room -- the hose & mask take up more room than the machine. It's also got variable voltage, and a 2-prong plug, which simplifies things. I'm not especially noise-sensitive, but when traveling with my Former Beloved and later a potential future Former Beloved, no complaints were voiced.

Darn! I got all excited as the P-B Goodnight CPAP looks exactly like what I want, and it's been discontinued! I've searched all over the web, and no one has it.

Guess i'll go with the Everest3 or the Remstar M-plus, which are both fairly small.

lcuy: i googled "Puritan Bennett Goodknight" and came up with several vendors. First one wanted over $400! This outfit wants only $215. wonder if there's a difference?

http://www.cpapwholesale.com/goodknight-420g-cpap.htm

sorry, here's the google page

http://tinyurl.com/yc9qhah

Thanks easy! Unfortunately, all those cpap sites show the 420G, but when you get to the actual item, it will say sold out or discontinued. I checked about the first 40 google sites the other day. Even called 5 places to ask if they expected to get more, and 100% agreed it was truly discontinued.

I think they keep the product description to sell the supplies- filters, cords, humidifiers, etc..

lcuy: awww! That's too bad! I'm so sorry!