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johninedmonton
Explorer
Oct 27, 2014

We Have MOULD!!!

hi guys;

We've been stuck on the west coast for the past 3 weeks. We've been in BC, Washington, and Oregon. I think we've had 1 or 2 days in 3+ weeks without rain.

Yesterday we started to find mould everywhere. On the kids' pillows, on the window sills, and other places.

Should this be typical? Has anyone else had this happen? We're fairly new to the lifestyle, so we don't know what to expect. If this were our sticks-and-bricks house, we'd be freaking out right now.

My wife thinks we should expect this, given how wet it's been. Knowing her, she's probably right. But I'm wondering if we should be unhappy with our 2 year old trailer? (Sport Trek 320VIK by K-Z)

Any advice would be helpful here, thanks.

Also, if you've had experience with this type of mould... any suggestions on how to get rid of it? Any tricks on preventing it in the future?

Thanks everyone!
  • n7bsn's avatar
    n7bsn
    Explorer
    Oct 28, 2014
    coolmom42 wrote:
    You need a dehumidifier inside. Ventilation may help a little but if the humidity is high outside, it won't help a lot.

    Wash or trash the soft surfaces, and super-clean the rest with about a 1/10 bleach solution.


    Good point, we run a dehumidifier in our rig from about now through March 24/7.

    I also have one in the truck over the winter, since it's not driven daily.

    Fabreze (used to?) have a special product just for cleaning/freshening fabric that had mold/mildew
  • timmac's avatar
    timmac
    Explorer
    Oct 28, 2014
    Store your RV here in Vegas during the summer months and I will guarantee all the mold will be gone by end of summer, better yet store it in Bullhead City AZ during August that will kill anything.
  • louiskathy's avatar
    louiskathy
    Explorer
    Oct 28, 2014
    If you are in Washington State.. go to Lowe's (It's the sister to Home Depot but as far as I know... only Lowe's carries the products I'm talking about.)

    Damp Rid makes several products. Some try to keep moisture out of the rig. But they make two sprays... MOLD RID and Mold Rid blocker and stain remover. One has a blue spray nozzle and the other has a red spray nozzle. They both are about the same... would do the same job for you.

    Both are safe on skin and fabrics (but you should not put your face on a pillow sprayed with this stuff... It's smart to cover your mouth with a mask or scarf when you spray this around the trailer)

    Spray the windows... spray the tracks at the bottom of the windows... spray the furniture... the floor, the corners of the closets... any pillows you can't wash... and any pillow cases and bedding that you can wash later.

    Don't take mold or mildew lightly. It can make you sick.
    Air out the rig.
    Get to dry air.
    Keep a window open and a fan going to get that humidity out of the rig.

    Running a small air purifier/cleaner really is a SMART thing to do when you live around mold and mold spores. the NW this time of year is full of mold...

    (Washington State motto is "The Evergreen State"... I'm thinking they are talking about mold... not just the trees.)

    Taking Airborne twice a day for the next few days can't hurt.
  • n7bsn's avatar
    n7bsn
    Explorer
    Oct 28, 2014
    louiskathy wrote:
    ...

    (Washington State motto is "The Evergreen State"... I'm thinking they are talking about mold... not just the trees.)
    .....


    One of the first things I learned, was that if it doesn't Grow or Mold, it Corrodes.

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