Wife now needs to be on oxygen 24x7, at least at 6500' altitude where we live. Don't know about sea level yet, but assume she will need some there as well. We still want to travel, so are looking at travel concentrators. So far Sequal Eclipse looks like the best we've seen. Anybody got one??? If so, how do you like it? Any pros or cons you want to share?
We thought it looked best for several reasons. One big one was puffer concentrators are not supposed to be used with over 7' of tubing, which would be a pain to use in our hybrid. The Sequal Eclipse can operate as a puffer, or in continuous mode where 50' of tubing is the limit. Much easier when in RV, and for use at home when exercising upstairs (we have an old 120 VAC concentrator downstairs already).
We do not want to use tanks as they are a pain to get filled. Been there, done that, not doing it again.
All comments welcome.
Chuck
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The Inogen One portable concentrator by Evo weights about 8 or 9 lbs. It is only a "puffer" or a pulse dose unit only and it can work with up to 100 feet of oxygen tube. Its much nicer and quieter than the Sequal. It is a bit pricier. I have been a respiratory therapist for 30 years and have been doing Home Care for the last 14 years. If you need and more questions answered send me an E-mail.
DW has had an Eclipse for about 45 days now and we love it. We FT. Prior to that she had a home type concentrator in the rig and used tanks when outside. With her other medical problems, she had difficulty carrying a bottle bag or using a backpack. When we would move from place to place, the concentrator had to be secured and I would lay it on the bed. It was nearly to much for me to lift. Living with the concentrator in a small space was difficult. If we kept it in the bath/BR area, it was too noisy at night and it threw off so much heat that the room would be very uncomfortable, for us. If we kept it in the LR/dining area, the noise was irritating all day and the heat interfered with the thermostats for both the ac and furnace so it was impossible to maintain comfortable temps anywhere in the rig. To move it from one area to the other in the morning and evening entailed more lifting.
The Eclipse is extremely quiet in continuous mode and even quieter in pulse mode and there is virtually no heat even 1" away from it. The 50' tubing allows her to 'roam the rig' and we just switch to the 7' for the truck or when 'out.' DW is, at least yet, not having any problem pulling it behind her. She is also able to handle a short quick lift - like into or out of the truck. When we are pulling the rig or just out in the truck, we run it on battery if we're out for a couple of hours or else plug it into the DC outlet.
We flew to visit the kids over the holiday and it was a pleasure not having to arrange for O2 on the plane and at arrival/hotel. How easy!! We didn't realize that the Eclipse was as new as it was. None of the airport personnel we ran into in FT Myers, Detroit or DC/Dulles had seen one nor had the flight personnel.
I have rented both the Sequal and the Inogen. The Inogen is much smaller to carry, but it is still cart bound if you are carrying suitcases, laptops, etc. so there is no real advantage to the smaller size.
If I were to buy - the Sequal's advantatge of continous flow wins hands down. It eleminates the alternate machine for sleeping.
I'm holding off in hopes Inogen introduces a continous flow model.
Good luck in your decision,
Brad
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Thanks everyone. We ordered the Sequal Eclipse. Wife can not carry either, and little difference in weight when using stroller. We like the ability to use continuous or pulse.
Chuck and Gail, congragulations on your purchase of the Eclipse. My supplier loaned me one last summer for 6 weeks and I loved it. Will be buying my own here very soon.
After I borrowed the Eclipse and got down to lower elevations I did not need my 02 at all during the day. This has happened on 3 long trips now and indicates it is time for a move. We live at 3600 ft and need the 02 24/7. Can't even go to CO or NM mountains for awhile now. We will be moving to Central TX as soon as our house sells and will probably live in the fifth wheel for awhile. I hope Gail will find the lower elevations better for her breathing. I did well in AZ when we went there for a National Carriage RV rally. Happy trails---sandytx
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