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Vintage465
Nomad
Jan 19, 2016

Major Moisture Build UP

So we went up to northern California for the past 4 days and we had so much moisture build up in the trailer it really concerns us regarding the health of the paneling around the windows. It was cool and foggy, sometimes rainy. We had the bathroom and Kitchen roof vents slightly more than cracked. I have been RV-ing all my life and I have not seen moisture of this amount. We haven't really needed Dri-Z-Aire things before, but I am thinking this new trailer we have must much better sealed up then our old 1984 Nomad. Didn't run the heater at all during the night. Just fired it up before we went to bed, then turned it off. The moisture is on the windows as soon as I get up before I start boiling water for Coffee. Normally we are dry camping, so any suggestions need to be free of 110 voltage.

Thanks!

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  • coolmom42's avatar
    coolmom42
    Explorer II
    Jan 19, 2016
    chast wrote:
    Hi--Google "HyperVent". This is a product which was designed to solve the moisture problem in marine application. We have used it for 10 years full-timing in our Class C, and the moisture problem is gone. Expensive, but worth it.


    This will help with moisture under the mattresses, but not on the walls & ceilings.
  • chast's avatar
    chast
    Explorer II
    Jan 19, 2016
    Hi--Google "HyperVent". This is a product which was designed to solve the moisture problem in marine application. We have used it for 10 years full-timing in our Class C, and the moisture problem is gone. Expensive, but worth it.
  • louiskathy's avatar
    louiskathy
    Explorer
    Jan 19, 2016
    opening the vents "a crack" isn't going to do the trick.

    Get some air circulation going all night and wipe that condensation off the windows before it drips down and fills the tracks or stains the walls.

    Welcome to the NW.
  • coolmom42's avatar
    coolmom42
    Explorer II
    Jan 19, 2016
    If you are going to be camping in high-humidity areas, plus adding your own human moisture to the camper, you probably need to invest in some more solar panels/battery bank (or generator) to run a dehumidifier.

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