Toxins?

Our RV'S are built by the same people that supplied the mobile homes for Katrina and all those people that were sickened and want to sue the goverment. They got free housing and some slippery lawyer saw a way to get money. The same rv's that we willinly bought with our own money that we use daily/weekly/full time without getting sick.Imagine that. If it were that bad, every last one of us would be sick. The RV industry would have closed a long time ago.I do think that the paneling and carpet off gas as mentioned, but with time it goes away. My family and I feel comportable using our camper and we bought new and I don't see any sickness.

My 2014 5th wheel came with carb certification and the of gassing was MUCH less than our 2007 when new.

sue.t wrote:

diver110 wrote:
Thanks for the info, Sue. Very helpful. Is there a rule of thumb for how long to wait for offgassing?

A chemically sensitive person should know whether or not an RV is "safe" for them. People react to different things. Whether it be the glues, the fire retardants (mattresses are often sprayed), the plastics or the insulation, or, or, or ... there is so much.

With a second-hand unit, there is the risk that the previous owner used loads of hair spray or perfume, or smoked, or laid new carpet or flooring.

So one needs to know what makes them sick and be aware. And others need to accept their word that something is a health risk, without making fun of them. For me, having viral meningitis more than a dozen times hasn't been a laughing matter ...

I have a nephew that got spinal meningitis in the Navy and almost died. Lost the tips of many fingers and toes. I haer you.

diver110 wrote:
Thanks for the info, Sue. Very helpful. Is there a rule of thumb for how long to wait for offgassing?

A chemically sensitive person should know whether or not an RV is "safe" for them. People react to different things. Whether it be the glues, the fire retardants (mattresses are often sprayed), the plastics or the insulation, or, or, or ... there is so much.

With a second-hand unit, there is the risk that the previous owner used loads of hair spray or perfume, or smoked, or laid new carpet or flooring.

So one needs to know what makes them sick and be aware. And others need to accept their word that something is a health risk, without making fun of them. For me, having viral meningitis more than a dozen times hasn't been a laughing matter ...

diver110 wrote:
My girlfriend wishes to make the following contribution:

http://www.roamingtimes.com/formaldehyde/Index.aspx

Cl icky

The real test is, does it have the dreaded California Cancer warning sticker on it??

My girlfriend wishes to make the following contribution:

http://www.roamingtimes.com/formaldehyde/Index.aspx

I got my first RV about 30 years ago. I think the "toxins" turned my hair white and wrinkled my skin. The toxins also caused me to forget peoples names and dates.

sue.t wrote:
k ... I'm one of those people who is chemically sensitive. My immune system simply doesn't do well with chemicals, likely due to past exposure to Agent Orange. It isn't funny.

New RVs can be very toxic, just as newly constructed houses can be very toxic until all the chemicals have off-gassed. Therefore, we purchased second-hand.

Travelling with your RV is less-toxic than staying in hotels and eating in restaurants. With your RV, it is easy to control the cleaning chemicals and you know where the bed covers have been. You also know which detergents are being used on your bedding. Also which products are in your pillow. Yup, some of us react to things others don't even think about.

Being able to easily prepare non-processed foods and knowing the ingredients being used is much, much healthier than eating in a restaurant. You also won't be subjected to all the perfumes and after shave lotions people tend to wear when the go out for an evening.

My husband does all the fuel filling at the gas stations. I can't do it without getting a weird buzz on.

RVing gets us out into the fresh air, away from toxic cities.

Overall, RVing is much healthier than the alternatives if you wish to travel.

Thanks for the info, Sue. Very helpful. Is there a rule of thumb for how long to wait for offgassing?

K Charles wrote:
Your girlfriend doesn't want you to get an RV

Actually, she just does not want me to me to die in it and have to deal with the corpse! :)

Your girlfriend doesn't want you to get an RV

X2 get sleeping bags that zip together and are made out of real bird feather down.
P.S. The beer in Germany is great with no preservatives.