Getting into fall and starting to think about what if anything I should do for moisture in the camper. We are in Seattle so it's wet. We also plan on using the camper weekends. Possibilities:1. Just leave the vents open (they have covers) along with the pass through window. 2. Seal it up and buy a small dehumidifier. 3. Seal it up and put in a small heater like an oil filled heater and run it at 600 watts or so. 4. Seal it up and add some of the chemical water absorbers. If only a little moisture probably easier than 2.5. Seal it up and buy one of those little heater thing they sell for humidity control at rv and boat supply places. Though it seems to me this is nothing more than a little heater or am I missing something.Thoughts and comments?

We are just north of you, it is dang humid now.:( My plan is to leave a vent open, they have hoods, and a window. This will allow air to circulate and with any luck prevent condensation and mold.

do some online research for the highest rated one and buy it. You wont regret it one bit. I use one in my trailer all winter. Really makes a dufference thefirst couple of trips in the spring

I go to Wally and buy a bucket called "DAMP RID" it is in the RV accessories aisle and (the one I bought yesterday) cost $9.88. All you do is remove the lid and place on floor. I leave it in all year, and replace it every year at winterize time. You can replace the lid when using the camper, but I forgotten to at times with no negative results.It is calcium chloride (fragrance free) Usually by the end of summer I end up with a very full bucket of partially crystals and partially water.It does work very well in my PUP trailer. Everything ia always dry when we get back in it. And the canvas is dry with no mold or stains.

I am in a much drier climate but,I seal it up and use a small dehumidifier on a timer to run at night when humidity is highest and condensation is most likely to occur.I tried the damp rid desiccant. It quickly became a dilute gooey mess. It will only absorb about a cup or two of water per container. I can dump a cup of water a week from my little dehumidifier in a little pop up in a dry climate.The inside water content will always try to be in equilibrium with the outside and it will come in through all the small air leaks. Once it is inside, it will condense on the cold windows and walls because it cannot get back out quickly. The heater raises inside temperature, lowering the water carrying capacity of the air and reduces condensing, but at a significant energy cost.Seal it tight. Get a dehumidifier.

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misterpat1975
Explorer
Sep 15, 2013
-Kevin wrote:
last fall/winter I sealed it up and put in a Eva-Dry 1100 and it worked great till the 362nd day and it died. I tried and was unable to get any help from Eva-Dry for warranty replacement (1 year). I have the 500 that I use when I am using it and it doesn't seem to do anything near what the 1100 can do.

I just returned from a quick trip with my wife and son in our TC. First time we left all the windows closed with the heat on. Heat worked great, only to awake in the morning to ALOT of moisture. I just ordered on of these to try out.

Eva-Dry 1100 on Amazon

Should be here by the time we leave for Gettysburg, so we can try it out.
Bumpyroad
Explorer
Sep 16, 2013
misterpat1975 wrote:
-Kevin wrote:
last fall/winter I sealed it up and put in a Eva-Dry 1100 and it worked great till the 362nd day and it died. I tried and was unable to get any help from Eva-Dry for warranty replacement (1 year). I have the 500 that I use when I am using it and it doesn't seem to do anything near what the 1100 can do.

I just returned from a quick trip with my wife and son in our TC. First time we left all the windows closed with the heat on. Heat worked great, only to awake in the morning to ALOT of moisture. I just ordered on of these to try out.

Eva-Dry 1100 on Amazon

Should be here by the time we leave for Gettysburg, so we can try it out.

a good price, wonder what the capacity is. does it have a hose attachment so you can just drain it into the sink? keep us posted, please.
bumpy
big_whitey
Explorer
Sep 18, 2013
big whitey wrote:
just ordered a small dehumidifier from wally world ($59 plus tax). it works on 110/12v and is scheduled to arrive,on 9-20. i bought it to control humidity when parked at home,when using the wave 3 heater in the winter and when boondocking during hot/humid days in NC. i will post the results after i have used it for a while.

received the dehumidifier today. unfortunately it came without the 12v adapter and on 110 was noisier than i expected. long story short,back to wally world you go. thinking about just using a fan to keep air moving those times with high humidity and see what happens.
Bumpyroad
Explorer
Sep 18, 2013
big whitey wrote:
big whitey wrote:
just ordered a small dehumidifier from wally world ($59 plus tax). it works on 110/12v and is scheduled to arrive,on 9-20. i bought it to control humidity when parked at home,when using the wave 3 heater in the winter and when boondocking during hot/humid days in NC. i will post the results after i have used it for a while.

received the dehumidifier today. unfortunately it came without the 12v adapter and on 110 was noisier than i expected. long story short,back to wally world you go. thinking about just using a fan to keep air moving those times with high humidity and see what happens.

I predict that you will just circulate humid air.
bumpy
mooring_product
Explorer
Sep 18, 2013
I leave my AC set at 80 year round. Im in South Florida,,

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