Both are vintage 80s like my old Frog, I have a Fox too (not the one in the box)-the Grasshopper arrived today and it in great shape, with full electronics and Futaba stick TX, MSC and manual/bagged parts sealed, it's like stepping back in time to when I was a kid building these kits.
In the middle is the Composite Craft chassis. It is wearing the real vintage body here. Blue, yellow, and gold Andy’s RC, with the chrome wheels. I do not know what year it was painted. Maybe someone here will know.
The #4 graphite-style body is in the back. No chassis under it yet. It still belongs in the shot.
Three looks. Three different moods.
My #6 up front. Vintage Andy’s in the middle. #4 waiting in the back.
Which one hits you first?
I let my 5'8" buddy take my 2XL DirtySixer MK2 AllRoad for a spin, after rotating the bars and seatpost into full “please don’t die” mode and he loved it!
Spent the day out at Crescent Bar on the Columbia River with my son Logan, his mom, our dog, and my brother. It was gorgeous out; temps in the 70s, but the water was still around 55°F. I went in up to my thighs and that was enough for me, but Logan went full send and actually swam in it lol.
Tater gave me one of the worst scares I’ve had in a long time today.
She went missing in our fenced back yard, and I was stuck at work for hours after realizing she might be trapped somewhere. I was terrified I was going to come home and find her too late.
I went to the Humane Society where we adopted both Tater and Nugget to give them recent pictures so they could help post her on their Facebook page. Right after returning after this, Tater showed up at our back sliding door like nothing had happened.
Now she’s safe, warm, and asleep under my desk with Nugget, we call her Nuggy, while I work. Nuggy even brought in the little toy mouse you can see between them.
I’m just grateful tonight. Tater is home. Nuggy is on guard. All is right again. But as a CatDad I was in a state of worry today.
It was a gorgeous day on the lake and she hit a shad/craw crank off the bank. :)
I started this sub in August of 2024 with zero members. It was just an empty place and the hope that it could become useful for people who were tired, foggy, frustrated, and trying to understand why PAP therapy was not helping the way they were told it would, I was one of them back in 2012.
A lot of you found this place because your AHI looked good, but you still felt awful (as I did then). Some of you were fighting leaks, dry mouth, pressure swings, mask problems, aerophagia, headaches, or waking up feeling like you had not slept at all. That is a hard place to be in. The machine says one thing, your body says another, and you are left trying to figure it out mostly on your own.
That is why this sub matters to me.
Before starting r/CPAPSupport, I helped moderate r/CPAP, r/SleepApnea, and Apnea Board. I saw the same thing over and over. People needed real help and data checking with real time nightly adjustments. Not just “ask your doctor,” and not just “your numbers look fine.” They needed someone to look at the full picture. OSCAR, SleepHQ, leaks, flow limits, pressure, masks, comfort, arousals, and most importantly, how they actually felt.
This place has grown because you members here take the time to help each other. Someone posts a rough night, and another person looks at the data. Someone asks about a mask leak, and another member shares what worked for them. Someone comes in discouraged, and someone else says, “I’ve been there too.”
That kind of support is imperative when the system is broken.
We also help with donations when we can. Members have donated machines, masks, hoses, money, and other supplies, and I do my best to help get those into the hands of people who need them. Not everyone can afford another machine, another mask, or another round of trial and error. People here helping strangers breathe and sleep better is one of the best parts of this community.
I do paid sleep data consults and device support outside of Reddit, and I try to be clear about that. But this sub has always mattered to me because nobody should be left alone with a machine they do not understand.
I’m so very grateful for the moderators here too (thank you too AH). They help keep this place kind, useful, and steady. A community like this is not built by one person. It is built by people showing up, answering questions, sharing experience, and helping where they can.
So I’d like to hear from you please.
How did you find r/CPAPSupport?
What helped you the most?
Was it a mask change, a pressure change, OSCAR, SleepHQ, fixing leaks, changing humidity, moving to bilevel, getting better hose management, controlling mouth leaks, or just finally having someone explain what the data meant?
If this place helped you, I’d love to hear about it. If you are still struggling, post that too. That is the point of the sub. We work through the mess together until things start making sense.
And when you see someone on r/CPAP, r/SleepApnea, or anywhere else who is lost with their machine, their mask, their settings, their data, or still tired with a “good” AHI, please point them here when it makes sense. Not to spam. Not to cause trouble. Just to help tired people find practical support.
This place was built by members helping members.
7,000 from zero.
Thank you all for being here, and I care about you all.
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