Healthiest 5th Wheel?
My girl friend and I are in the market for a 5th wheel. She is very sensitive to enviromental toxins. Are there brands with reduced omissions? So far we found the Evergreen brand, though it is not clear if it emits less.
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diver110 wrote:
Water-Bug wrote:
With an older unit, they are more apt to have hidden mold issues. My guess is that would out weigh any gains in decreased construction material emmisions.
I have heard about that issue. What causes the mold?
Unlike a brick and stick home, (unless you live in California) a RV is constantly being bounced and jostled. Eventually, they will all develop a leak somewhere. If the leak goes unnoticed and thus unrepaired, moisture enters the unit and mold follows. Also, RVs stored in moist environments, without ventilation, will get internal condensation, which again results in the growth of mold. Cleaning up mold doesn't completely eliminate the microscopic spores. Those spores are what attack people with respritory issues or allergies.R12RTee wrote:
Some RV's are certified green including DRV, Evergreen, Forest River, Coachmen, Airstream and several others. Their process for certification are:
"After an evaluation of the RV manufacturing facility, its procedures and practices, the RV is measured against criteria based on national consensus standards. The criteria involve Resource Efficiency, Energy Efficiency, Water Efficiency & Indoor Air Quality."
Go to the Certified Green website, at Certified Green website for more info.
Another nice tip, thanks. Evergreen keeps showing up. Happy to see Forest River on the list. Easier to find.Water-Bug wrote:
With an older unit, they are more apt to have hidden mold issues. My guess is that would out weigh any gains in decreased construction material emmisions.
I have heard about that issue. What causes the mold?NMDriver wrote:
Not trying to be mean, funny, or disruptive, I'm just practical when I say you should change girlfriends.
I have had too many already and too old to change. :)- Not trying to be mean, funny, or disruptive, I'm just practical when I say you should change girlfriends.
- Some RV's are certified green including DRV, Evergreen, Forest River, Coachmen, Airstream and several others. Their process for certification are:
"After an evaluation of the RV manufacturing facility, its procedures and practices, the RV is measured against criteria based on national consensus standards. The criteria involve Resource Efficiency, Energy Efficiency, Water Efficiency & Indoor Air Quality."
Go to the Certified Green website, at Certified Green website for more info. - With an older unit, they are more apt to have hidden mold issues. My guess is that would out weigh any gains in decreased construction material emmisions.
- Your best bet is likely an older unit where the outgassing has tailed off.
If she really is sensitive, it's still likely going to be an issue no matter what. In storage, they sit in a hot yard acting like a solar oven boiling off that new car smell where it concentrates in the air.
I would look long and hard at any unit claiming to be environmental. Good chance it's more marketing than truth. - I wouldn't normally respond to a topic like this except, What?
If it emits less, What?
There are no emissions on a 5th wheel, unless you are talking about the material they are made of, then you wont find an emission free unit!
Free of what?
