Vent Covers or Not?

I love the Maxxfan I just installed as it doesn't need a cover and will draw air out or blow cool air into the trailer. I prefer to have a cover on my bathroom vent....but I will be replace the stock fan with a Fantastic fan sometime before it goes into winter storage. If you have to keep your RV outside where it builds up heat, a vent cover is essential so you can leave vents open and reduce problems caused by heat and excessive humidity.

My Maxi vent covers have two snap pins. Pull the pins and the cover is hinged. We pretty much leave our vend open 24/7. Takes just a couple of minutes to clean.

We have had vent covers on all our RV's from our first pop-up to our current class A. I have found that if you fill the gap with the 1" X 1" air conditioner foam gasket - available at any appliance dealer, Wal-Mart, Lowes, Home Depot, etc - keeps most of the debris out.

They aren't necessary at all. They are added aftermarket for those that want them. I have one on my trailer and love it. It allows me to vent out humid air in the shower and not worry about rain coming in. More importantly for me, it allows me to leave the bathroom vent open when my trailer is in storage. I've found that allowing the camper to air out naturally eliminates the mildew smell that you get in campers.

My camper is parked under a pine tree, so we have the needles that work everywhere. When I installed the cover on my new camper, I used a little foam insulation tape under the vent. That provides a tighter surface against the roof and so far has prevented any pine needles from getting underneath the cover. I've never had a problem with them going through the screen... just underneath the cover.

I've only got one on my br vent, which I leave open pretty much 24/7/365. Others have rain sensors, which I really don't use that often. So yeah, I like my vent cover.

Without them you will get far more tree stuff. If you desire to have the vents open during rain, while driving down the road, then they are a good thing.

No vent covers on my two vents. No issues, no problems.

Our bath vent leaked a little without a cover.

Install with wingnuts for easy removal for cleaning.

Matt B