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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6329 |
Topic: CPAP shelf Posted: 05 Dec 2015 at 9:45pm |
I use a CPAP machine. I am purchasing an R-Pod 179 (will pick up Monday, the 7th). Has anyone installed a shelf to hold a CPAP machine? If so, how? Installing a 12 volt outlet should not be too hard, but I'm not sure how to add one or more shelves. My wife is asking about one for holding her cell phone for both charging and for when she is using it as a "white noise" generator.
Hopefully, once we pick it up, we will be better able to see what can be done. |
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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Jeffpugman
Newbie Joined: 26 Mar 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 13 |
Posted: 05 Dec 2015 at 10:36pm |
I have a 179 and have been thinking about that same problem all year with no solution. I presently put the cpap on the seat by the bed and there is a plug on the bedside right there. But the wife has to crawl over me several times a night for the bathroom. Since I don't have to get up in the night yet, it would be great to sleep next to the wall with the cpap on a shelf by the window.
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6329 |
Posted: 05 Dec 2015 at 10:53pm |
Hopefully, we both will find a solution to the problem.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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shroomer
Senior Member Joined: 24 Aug 2013 Location: New Haven, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 236 |
Posted: 06 Dec 2015 at 10:24pm |
We were fortunate to have the "entertainment center" over our bed in the 177 so we didn't have to deal with the shelf problem. If you want to know how to put shelves in, check the Mods section. Some owners have done some pretty clever things with shelves and cabinets. The curved part of the roof has wooden slats in it so there is something to attach to.
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Larry and Debbie w/Rosie the mutt. Old: '13 177, '06 Silverado V6
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6329 |
Posted: 07 Dec 2015 at 7:32am |
I have been looking in the mods section and will be looking more closely. The question is going to be what kind of fasteners and how long they can be going into the ceiling without risking going through the outer fiberglass roof. It would be nice if there were a parts list specifying such things. I haven't come across one yet.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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Capt Kidd
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 18 Aug 2015 Location: Chico, CA Online Status: Offline Posts: 212 |
Posted: 07 Dec 2015 at 11:19am |
What is a CPAP machine?
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TigerPawd
Groupie Joined: 04 Feb 2015 Location: Corpus Christi Online Status: Offline Posts: 68 |
Posted: 07 Dec 2015 at 11:59am |
I don't have a CPAP machine (yet) but we have a 179 and many nights, my wife and I each have to get up. We solved the problem by fixing the dining area so that it makes a much better bed.
We junked the table, the two quirky corner cushions, the old couch back cushion and the spacer cushion and got a matching cover for the seat from FR. Then we went to a local foam store and got a piece of foam to fill the cover, which came with a zipper. That became the back of the dining area (or the seat - it makes no difference). I cut a piece of 3/4" plywood to slide out when the bed is needed. For eating, we got two folding TV-type tables from Target. They store on the floor under the couch/bed while traveling - or sleeping. It takes only a minute or two to pull an extra sleeping bag from the rear "hassock," pull out the plywood, flop the seat back down onto the plywood, and crawl into the new bed, if needed. And the little tables can go outside more easily than trying to drag that old table out. In addition, the resulting bed is much simpler and we no longer have problems with one or more cushions slipping out of place during the night. During the day, that new cushion does stick up quite a bit higher than the original, but we can still see out. Maybe not a perfect solution, but it's simple and it has worked well for us. It might even work better for a small family than the original five-cushion bed. Finally, it seems to me that the CPAP machine would fit on the floor next to the outlet and be available for either bed. There are some pictures of the conversion at another location in the Pod Mods. |
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JohnBG
Senior Member Joined: 14 Apr 2015 Location: Deltona, FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 190 |
Posted: 07 Dec 2015 at 12:58pm |
A ventilator for people with sleep apnea. Keeps positive airway pressure in the mouth and nose.
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062 |
Posted: 07 Dec 2015 at 8:27pm |
Some just use screws, some of us use Molly Bolts. I think I used 1 1/4".
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6329 |
Posted: 08 Dec 2015 at 10:58am |
Thanks. Molly bolts look to be the best option. Thanks. Not knowing for sure how thick the walls and ceiling are is the biggest reason I wanted to know. I don't want to be drilling holes all the way through. That would not be a good thing.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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