Cpap and camping

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Perhaps I assume incorrectly...

CPaps are used in a bedroom. receptacles are common. Are DC cigarette lighter receptacles now common in RV bedrooms?

The poster claims limited knowledge. You want HIM to somehow tap into a concealed DC bedroom 12 volt source.

"SIMPLICITY INCORPORATED" stated a "simple cord purchase" would get the poster a power cord to reach all the way from an existing cigarette lighter receptacle all the way back to the bedroom.

I can only sadly shake my head.

Reminds me. I have to go into the drawer and scrap a half dozen JUNK GRADE cigarette lighter plugs. You know, it really doesn't matter if the positive breathing apparatus fails at 2AM in some remote campsite.

my 2010 trailer came with a 12V cig lighter outlet in the bedroom. going through rv shows I'd say it is pretty common now to have at least 1 cig lighter receptical in the bedrooms. Not all, but certainly reasonably common.

Now all the 12V recepticals I've seen are the pretty common cheap ones. but if there is one there, pulling it out and installing a blue sea system should be pretty straightforward.

Now there is another possible issue even if one is in the bedroom. most trailer wiring is 14ga hot and ground. if the run back to the converter is very long, AND you try to run the humidifier, the cpap may go into shutdown mode due to voltage drop. without the humidifier, drop shouldn't be a problem.

And if there isn't a 12V outlet, well, your correct. it can be pretty frustrating even to those of us with good knowledge, to chase down and figure out how to access or make a 12V connection in the trailer to something that is always hot.