Goal zero yeti 150 & cpap

[NEOK]

Is anyone using a Goal Zero Yeti 150 to power their CPAP? If so, I would like to hear your feedback in how well it works for you.

Thank you

[gkainz]

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Not that hammer!

A framing hammer! The one with the waffle head!

The abalone forum...

Ah, abalone ... memories from my Navy days around San Diego in the 70s and 80s.

On a different tangent, I bought a cheapie inverter for my cpap and notice it is MSW ... my CPAP warns not to use a MSW inverter ... but seems to work ok.

Am I going to get busted for harvesting undersize abalone with a framing hammer?

[MEXICOWANDERER]

Not that hammer!

A framing hammer! The one with the waffle head!

The abalone forum...

[time2roll]

Nothing against YETI. Just about anything gets bashed around pretty hard here.

[NEOK]

OK guys, my question about the Yeti for use with a cpap in my camper had been answered. I didn't want to kick off a thread bashing Yeti. Only wanted to know if anyone used it for a cpap and you have confirmed what I thought that it is not going to do the job and I will be better off using the camper batteries. Thanks to everyone who responded to my question.

[Tiger4x4RV]

FYI, there is a tent camping section of RV.net. Not everyone here has an RV. They might have tents. They might have nothing and just be in the planning stages.

Also, not all RV's have "adequate" power sources and even those who do (like me) sometimes use a backup or second power source.

That said, no Yeti bashing please. Sure, there are less expensive ways to do the job. There are also less expensive RV's, but do we all choose them?

The OP's question was would a Yeti 150 do the job. Most of us are saying no because that particular model of Yeti cannot handle the load well. Another Yeti or another power source might work fine.

[beemerphile1]

greenrvgreen wrote:
Not sure if we're back to CPAP or if we're still Yeti-bashing. Regarding the Yeti, there is no RV attached to it. It is either in my car or in my tent or next to a folding table set up at an overlook, or being lugged from one to another. This is its value.

No bashing. This is an RV forum so unless someone specifies otherwise it is reasonable to assume the use of a product is in relation to an RV.

Since RVs already have an adequate power source it makes more sense to use it rather than purchase the Yeti which is expensive and has a tiny battery. Spending the money to upgrade the RV may be a better use of the $$.

[Bumpyroad]

speaking of rich folks. got a Bass Pro shop mailer lately and Yeti now has what looks like one of those squarish 12 can zip top coolers for only $250.

bumpy

[pianotuna]

No one is saying the Yeti units don't work. Most are saying it is expensive per amp-hour of storage. If you choose to call that bashing the product, that is your choice.

I'm on a limited budget, Yeti is for the rich folks, not for me.

greenrvgreen wrote:
Not sure if we're back to CPAP or if we're still Yeti-bashing. Regarding the Yeti, there is no RV attached to it. It is either in my car or in my tent or next to a folding table set up at an overlook, or being lugged from one to another. This is its value.

[Bumpyroad]

smkettner wrote:
Ok I would sooner have a Lifeline AGM battery with 100 amp/hours sit next to the bed or move around with me.

14 amp/hours for the YETI 150(150 watt hours). The 400 is 33.
.

so for 1/4 the cost you could get 6 times the amp hours? doesn't sound that great to me.
bumpy

[greenrvgreen]

Not sure if we're back to CPAP or if we're still Yeti-bashing. Regarding the Yeti, there is no RV attached to it. It is either in my car or in my tent or next to a folding table set up at an overlook, or being lugged from one to another. This is its value.

[pianotuna]

What smk said.

X2

[time2roll]

Ok I would sooner have a Lifeline AGM battery with 100 amp/hours sit next to the bed or move around with me.

14 amp/hours for the YETI 150(150 watt hours). The 400 is 33.

For the RV pull 12v wire to where you need it or add a small inverter.
Either way add an extra battery or two. Then 200 to 500 watts of solar.
This will improve the entire camping experience not just what is needed for the CPAP.

[greenrvgreen]

Tuna: yes.

My Alieneware 17 r3's 240w power supply will draw a steady 180 watts when I am processing, and I typically have a process running in the background. The reason that it can draw this much power is that the nVidia 980m gfx card can function as a coprocessor. Very speedy for a laptop, but ridiculously power hungry also--and hot.

My 8-inch tablet, on the other hand, barely sips power, but is just there for web surfing and email.

FWIW the r3 laptop is a major improvemnt over the r2, which under 100% processing couldn't hold a charge.

[pianotuna]

Hi Bumpy,

It is the high cost of "buying" a Y. (a la Wheel of Fortune).

Bumpyroad wrote:
how many amp hours are the 150 and the 400? seems to me that the only thing this does is store up juice and then powers a 120 inverter. with most CPAPs converting 12 to 120 and back to 12 is sort of foolish and wasteful?
why wouldn't my portable battery jump starters do the same thing at 10% the cost? what is the real advantage. as was said $$$$ for $$ worth.
bumpy