Woodsmoke smell in our mh!

One thing no one mentioned is putting cushions and other fabric items (even mattress if possible) outside in the sunshine... A few hours of sunshine really kicks fabreeze or other freshners into high gear..

To the OP......was at Home Depot today and in their cleaning supplies isle they have many, many options for odor removal. If you do not have luck with the suggestions here you might want to stop by one of their stores.

Executive wrote:

BarbaraOK wrote:
That's why we seldom do state/national parks anymore. We don't camp, we RV. Big difference.

Barb

Not everyone likes the smell of stinky campfires. Yes, I had fires when I was young, but we burned WOOD...a lot of the dummies these days burn everything from trash to pressure treated wood. Good dry wood, preferably oak will burn clean and not smell. Now those idiots who pile 8" wet logs in the pit, then need to add a can of lighter fluid and a match...well they're nitwits...those, and the ones who start a fire in the pit then go to bed, leaving the smoky smelly fire unattended...well, they're inconsiderate idiots too....people with breathing difficulties don't like campfires....JMHO...Dennis

I'm with you, executive! Now as I have matured my lungs have gotten compromised by a genetic disease so smokey campfires are out. I've tried to work with our grand kids to correctly build a camp fire (yes, I was a Scoutmaster for a number of years).

stuplich wrote:

2ndhom wrote:
Send the Culprits the bill!!! No respect for others!!

What??

When one is staying in a CAMPSITE, in a CAMPGROUND, the smoke from a CAMP FIRE should be expected!

If you prefer the smell of diesel smoke stay in a rest area or truck stop.

Less smell...Walmart!

Mel
'96 Sahara

I wondered how long it take for somebody to not get the joke. I'm never disappointed.

Get a cat trap and go catch a skunk in it. Lock the skunk in your motorhome for a few days and go out an startle him a couple of times a day. You shouldn't notice the burned wood smell at all after that.

stuplich wrote:

2ndhom wrote:
Send the Culprits the bill!!! No respect for others!!

What??

When one is staying in a CAMPSITE, in a CAMPGROUND, the smoke from a CAMP FIRE should be expected!

If you prefer the smell of diesel smoke stay in a rest area or truck stop.

Less smell...Walmart!

Mel
'96 Sahara

Figures ........

Executive wrote:
Someone will show second hand campfire smoke is hazardous to our health and outlaw them. Until then, campfires will be allowed at all State Parks and most pvt campgrounds. California has already banned wood burning fireplaces in many locations, so that day may be coming. Like cigarette smokers, until they're outlawed, they will exist. Maybe the interim solution is to TEACH folks how to build a campfire. Stupid is as stupid does! Some people still think it's ok to burn ANYTHING the pits. Personally I can't stand the smelly green, wet wood and garbage people burn in the pits. If that makes me a snob, well then that sux for you! Learn how to make a fire and use good DRY wood....the OP should not have to suffer the consequences of someone else's ignorance....Dennis

I agree with you 100%. I had some Do-Daddy that I know bring a pickup truck load of GREEN wood to the CG. He would burn a truckload on Friday night...and again on Saturday night. I was pretty hot out and I had my windows open and the stink an smoke from his green wood fires got into my coach. This guy that Ive known from high school ( a LONG time ago) I broke off with and didnt speak to him for 4 years...no way shape or form.

moon.lake wrote:


What are pet odor absorbers? I've just febreezed everything today,,, have all the windows open and the fans going. I am hoping I won't have to wash the walls as I have 3 slipped discs in my lower back, so I will try the easy way out first. I like the baking soda sprinkled on the carpet idea too. Thanks everyone!

You can find them in pet stores, its a gell like substance that crystalizes when opened. It had no scent and actually did a great job clearing out the RV. I had not gotten it to deal with the smoke, but it turned out it took care of that and the mouse house smells after they decided to move in the first year I had the RV. (before I knew how to keep them out.)

Here in ny state, its now required to only burn the heat treated campfire wood that comes from a 50 mile radius, because of the diseases wood can carry from other areas. Good idea. But as I said, whatever they were burning it was like a big stinkpot of billowing smoke. Who knows what they were burning? Oh well. I am
working on the smelly results. Today I'll try the baking soda trick and see if that helps.

If all else fails you can call a fire restoration company such as Servpro. Not cheap but