Parking Surface can effect an RV

I agree with the grass theory , I know of a F150 that sat on grass for yrs it had 28k on it and was a bucket of rust under side ,brake lines broke like a pretzel, mine sits in its own garage on cement 6yrs old looks like new under the belly.

I think if we new where Oak Creek was we might be familiar with the Oak Creek climatic conditions which might play a role in your concerns.

For example, Ohio is going to have salt on the roads in the winter which might play a role in Ohio. Just saying. :)

R,

The remark about grass is quite true, but the same cannot be said about all gravel. If gravel is deep enough to stay dry on top, then it is almost as good as solid pavement.

Matt

Parking on concrete driveway is common but sitting undriven for months at a time is hard on tires. Keep tires covered. If driveway is on an incline, don't run the fridge continuously. RV fridges need to be near dead level for longest life of the cooling unit.

I've lived in places where it didn't matter, overnight everything outside will get covered with condensation, underneath, on top, inside if you leave a window cracked. Coastal South Carolina, central Florida (where temperature was often below dew point from about midnight to 10 AM).

Even here in Oklahoma, where a daytime RH above 20% gets called "muggy" we get overnight condensation, even inside my below ground level garage. This happens more often when inside a warm air mass and having only 15-20 F temperature swings, than when we are in clear air and having 30-40 F daily changes.

This suggests, to prevent rust from condensation, best place to park might be the desert.

My real life experience is parking in Western Washington State the entire thing will be damp for months at a time. The rare occasions it is not it is either a) August, or b) below freezing.

I don't worry about it, have never worried about it, and have never experienced an issue. If you park on grass here you are more likely to have problems with a) your grass ruined with an RV sunk in it, or b) Your RV stuck sunk in grass.

tatest wrote:
I've lived in places where it didn't matter, overnight everything outside will get covered with condensation, underneath, on top, inside if you leave a window cracked. Coastal South Carolina, central Florida (where temperature was often below dew point from about midnight to 10 AM).

Even here in Oklahoma, where a daytime RH above 20% gets called "muggy" we get overnight condensation, even inside my below ground level garage. This happens more often when inside a warm air mass and having only 15-20 F temperature swings, than when we are in clear air and having 30-40 F daily changes.

This suggests, to prevent rust from condensation, best place to park might be the desert.

We call 20% "dry" :D

Dakzuki wrote:
My real life experience is parking in Western Washington State the entire thing will be damp for months at a time. The rare occasions it is not it is either a) August, or b) below freezing.

I don't worry about it, have never worried about it, and have never experienced an issue. If you park on grass here you are more likely to have problems with a) your grass ruined with an RV sunk in it, or b) Your RV stuck sunk in grass.

In addition, if you leave it sitting still long enough you will have green stuff growing on it beginning with the north side. It will ultimately become moss. If you stand still long enough the same will happen to you.

Dakzuki wrote:

tatest wrote:
I've lived in places where it didn't matter, overnight everything outside will get covered with condensation, underneath, on top, inside if you leave a window cracked. Coastal South Carolina, central Florida (where temperature was often below dew point from about midnight to 10 AM).

Even here in Oklahoma, where a daytime RH above 20% gets called "muggy" we get overnight condensation, even inside my below ground level garage. This happens more often when inside a warm air mass and having only 15-20 F temperature swings, than when we are in clear air and having 30-40 F daily changes.

This suggests, to prevent rust from condensation, best place to park might be the desert.

We call 20% "dry" :D

No kidding. 50% isn't bad in July

Oak Creek must flow thru' a lot of States?? Where are you?