[wavelandscott (Scott)]

All,

As a person with an electricity knowledge deficit disorder I am seeking advice...

No, I have not joined the "driven" set and do not expect to soon...my scopes will remain "push to"...

However, I am hoping to get my family out camping sometime this summer...the only drawback is that I have sleep apnea and therefore use a CPAP (constant positive air pressure) machine to keep me breathing at night (and stop my snoring)...as such I have been confined to a life of sleeping near electricity.

I am not much of a "bushman" anyway and so I have never given camping much thought...however, it recently occured to me that many of you on this forum carry power to make your machines go whirr and click and that that same capability could offer me the ability to "sleep remote" if you will...

So what I am looking for is a method that would allow me to be remote (with my CPAP) for 2-3 nights...hopefully powering my machine at night with some kind of portable power pack...

My machine will run off a direct battery 12 volts (with a cigarette lighter attachment)...the owner's manual says DC Power consumption 12 VDC, 3.0 A max (I do not use it at full power setting...I'm about 50% if that makes a difference)

Unfortunately, because the above information means nothing to me...I am not sure where to even begin in understanding what my power requirements are...

Any help/suggestions as to explaining my power needs and recommendations as to how to solve them would be appreciated...while I want to be frugal, it is my ability to breath in my sleep that I am trying to maintain while traveling remotely so "dependability and quality" are pretty important to me...that is simply another way of saying I want to make sure that there is a reputable manufacturer involved that my "widow" can sue when the system "fails" (HA HA)

Thanks!