'71 Starcraft Wanderstar- "The Hilton"

westend wrote:

jay427 wrote:
Westend

Thanks for the words of wisdom, I would expect no less work that you describe. Im lucky to have all the tools at hand as well, years of working on our home, building an addition, second garage and a wood shop will do that to a person.

My goals would not be anyware to what yours are, way more simple!

You did touch on one subject in regards to insulation, we have a newer 2009 TT and although its has insulation ours lacks enough outside air to keep it dry. Add 4 people, heat @20 degrees in a small camper = water! Darn near need an heat exchanger.

I'm a electrical engineer by trade and we have been working on a number of living projects in ND, apartments, hotels, etc. Many people living out there in what I would call every day campers. They just are not made for that enviorment as far as I can tell.

Jay,
Sounds like you're conversant with HVAC (and a lot of other things, as well). You know what you have to do, get that inside air dehumidified! If you're parked in a CG, then the easy thing is to run a small dehumidifier, albeit noisome but maybe you can run it on "off-peak" times. If you're boondocking then you'll need to rework your heating appliance.
FWIW, in former times, as a deer hunter, I would spend a week inside what was dubbed "The War Wagon", a 19 ft. Avalon TT. This humble abode served three hunters and all our wet gear, drying over a tin can heater. It was a musty and smelly affair, at times, but we loved it. One year, I had the bright idea of supplying the heater with outside combustion air so I ran a 3/4" copper pipe from the outside up into the gas ring, inside the vented heater. The air dried out so fast that we put a pot of water on top of the heater to bring the humidity up! It's little things like that can spell the difference between comfortable and miserable. What type of furnace is in your rig?