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TRAVELING WITH YOUR WATER?
Several recent discussions have emerged concerning traveling with you *PAP and the type of water used in your machine. Almost all *PAP user have traveled with or are going to travel with their *PAP, but what about your water supply? Traveling by auto is easy. What about by air? Has it ever leaked? What do you carry it in? Has TSA ever expressed concerns? Where can you find good storage bottles? Your tips and tricks might help your fellow hose heads.
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Permalink Reply by Mike on
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I am dealing with this now, traveling on the East Coast now to visit family. It's very important to travel without any water in the humidifier chamber, so that the water doesn't leak into the machine (potentially damaging it) during transit.
I am always scrambling for distilled water when I travel, and am often unsuccessful finding it, so i sub in bottled water and hope for the best, which is sub-optimal.
I would be interested to hear if anyone carries a storage bottle for distilled water that they don't have any problems getting through airline security and bringing on the plane with them. Anyone use that?
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Permalink Reply by Dan Lyons on
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Here is a tip I picked up that might help. Use a pharmaceutical bottle with a watertight lid (you have to specify the type of lid). A 500 ml bottle holds about 16 fluid oz of distilled water. Check with your local pharmacy to see if they can obtain them for you. You can ask your doctor (explaining to him why the need) to write a script for the bottle and a label to which will allow the pharmacy to label the bottle, the same way they would label a bottle of cough syrup, etc. This could alleviate any problem you encounter with TSA and keep your clothes dry in the process.
If you have trouble finding the bottles locally, an online search for “pharmaceutical bottle” will give you a list of distributors to which you can order the bottles and don’t forget the proper lid. The only trouble with this is you usually have to buy case lots. One way to get around this stumbling block is several users band together with fellow users -order and divide. Everyone wins.
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so just so i have this straight, if you get a pharmaceutical bottle, with a prescription, you can totally blow through the TSA size limitations that would otherwise apply to carry-on liquids?
Dan Lyons said:Here is a tip I picked up that might help. Use a pharmaceutical bottle with a watertight lid (you have to specify the type of lid). A 500 ml bottle holds about 16 fluid oz of distilled water. Check with your local pharmacy to see if they can obtain them for you. You can ask your doctor (explaining to him why the need) to write a script for the bottle and a label to which will allow the pharmacy to label the bottle, the same way they would label a bottle of cough syrup, etc. This could alleviate any problem you encounter with TSA and keep your clothes dry in the process.
If you have trouble finding the bottles locally, an online search for “pharmaceutical bottle” will give you a list of distributors to which you can order the bottles and don’t forget the proper lid. The only trouble with this is you usually have to buy case lots. One way to get around this stumbling block is several users band together with fellow users -order and divide. Everyone wins.
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I place my water bottle(s) in my checked luggage. They have always been intact when I arrive at my destination.
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Permalink Reply by PD Laire on
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has anyone done this with carry on luggage,and has it worked ?
Dan Lyons said:I place my water bottle(s) in my checked luggage. They have always been intact when I arrive at my destination.
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Permalink Reply by Dawn on
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I don't carry any water when I travel by air. I pick up a gallon as soon as I land and can get to a drug or grocery store. On a trip to Disney when I took Disney transport to the resort and there was no way to stop anywhere I had called ahead to the hotel and they had a gallon of distilled waiting for me at check in. That was my most expensive water at $5.00 for the gallon, but that much better than using tap. Disney is afflilated with some drug store in Orlando that delivered it.
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Permalink Reply by Ken Faggetter on
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Related Question: I am new to this forum. Until I read this discussion, I was unaware of distilled water requirement. I have always used tap water. Why is distilled water necessary?
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Ken, You may garner some insight into the use of distilled water by going to this discussion link.
http://www.sleepguide.com/forum/topics/distilled-water
BTW - Welcome to Sleepguide. Being new, you will have all kind of questions and you may even be able to help someone else with answers to situations you have encountered.
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Permalink Reply by sleepycarol on
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One of our own is working on a solution for this problem. sleepguy is developing a water storage device that will be acceptable for air travel. You may want to check his site out and drop him a message to see how things are going. I know he has it for sale, but was still working on design, etc.
www.pur-sleep.com
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Permalink Reply by RichM on
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Mike I have this bottle that I bought from www.pur-sleep.com and it works great, it even has a TSA label on it stating it is used for medical reasons. Worked great for me with no issues from TSA. I recommend it. Here is the link for it: http://www.pur-sleep.com/products/prodDetails.asp?pID=64&catego...
It is called a papFlask Here is the notes about it from the site:
"The papFLASK™ is the perfect distilled water solution for busy CPAP travelers. It's a special 32-ounce container with a leak-proof cap and drip-free narrow mouth spout. Made from clear, durable polypropelene, it's designed and approved for transportation of all types of liquid materials (including hazardous materials such as acids) via airplane. The container satisfies all federal DOT standards for liquids shipment via air. So, if you want to check your distilled water, the leak-proof bottle will give them extra peace of mind. If you want to carry on your distilled water, passing TSA security screening is a breeze. The papFLASK™ is specially labeled to declare the contents as medically necessary liquid, in full compliance with all TSA guidelines and rules. The papFLASK™ ships with a wrist lanyard that includes a clip for easy attachment and detachment. The wrist lanyard will easily loop through luggage straps to make it very easy to carry around and unhook for presentation to TSA. For trips longer than a day or two, place one drop of bleach into the papFLASK™ to keep your distilled water fresh. The bleach smell will dissipate if you leave the cap off of the bottle after arriving at your destination. The container ships empty. Fill with the distilled water of your choice.
Price: $19.99"
sleepycarol said:One of our own is working on a solution for this problem. Sleepguy is developing a water storage device that will be acceptable for air travel. You may want to check his site out and drop him a message to see how things are going. I know he has it for sale, but was still working on design, etc.
www.pur-sleep.com
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neat idea. about how many nights' uses do you think you can get out of one container's worth?
RichM said:Mike I have this bottle that I bought from www.pur-sleep.com and it works great, it even has a TSA label on it stating it is used for medical reasons. Worked great for me with no issues from TSA. I recommend it. Here is the link for it: http://www.pur-sleep.com/products/prodDetails.asp?pID=64&catego...
It is called a papFlask Here is the notes about it from the site:
"The papFLASK™ is the perfect distilled water solution for busy CPAP travelers. It's a special 32-ounce container with a leak-proof cap and drip-free narrow mouth spout. Made from clear, durable polypropelene, it's designed and approved for transportation of all types of liquid materials (including hazardous materials such as acids) via airplane. The container satisfies all federal DOT standards for liquids shipment via air. So, if you want to check your distilled water, the leak-proof bottle will give them extra peace of mind. If you want to carry on your distilled water, passing TSA security screening is a breeze. The papFLASK™ is specially labeled to declare the contents as medically necessary liquid, in full compliance with all TSA guidelines and rules. The papFLASK™ ships with a wrist lanyard that includes a clip for easy attachment and detachment. The wrist lanyard will easily loop through luggage straps to make it very easy to carry around and unhook for presentation to TSA. For trips longer than a day or two, place one drop of bleach into the papFLASK™ to keep your distilled water fresh. The bleach smell will dissipate if you leave the cap off of the bottle after arriving at your destination. The container ships empty. Fill with the distilled water of your choice.
Price: $19.99"
sleepycarol said:One of our own is working on a solution for this problem. Sleepguy is developing a water storage device that will be acceptable for air travel. You may want to check his site out and drop him a message to see how things are going. I know he has it for sale, but was still working on design, etc.
www.pur-sleep.com
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Thank You Dan Lyons,
Your response and the link makes sense. I'm off to buy some distilled water...
Ken
Dan Lyons said:Ken, You may garner some insight into the use of distilled water by going to this discussion link.
http://www.sleepguide.com/forum/topics/distilled-water
BTW - Welcome to Sleepguide. Being new, you will have all kind of questions and you may even be able to help someone else with answers to situations you have encountered.
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