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Aug 03, 2013

formaldehyde in all Travel trailers or just worse in FEMA

Do all travel trailers have formaldehyde issues ...or just FEMA trailers?

I have read that ALL Travel trailers have formaldehyde issues. That makes sense to me given that the FEMA trailers were made by existing travel trailer companies. It would only stand to reason that those companies' other trailers would be made the same way.

Could it be that the FEMA trailers seem to have more
formaldehyde issues only because folks lived in them full time as opposed to an occasional weekend stay?

We are looking to buy a used travel trailer and I am seeing a lot of FEMA RV's.

Thanks
  • DPForumDog wrote:
    Do all travel trailers have formaldehyde issues ...or just FEMA trailers?

    I have read that ALL Travel trailers have formaldehyde issues. That makes sense to me given that the FEMA trailers were made by existing travel trailer companies. It would only stand to reason that those companies' other trailers would be made the same way.

    Could it be that the FEMA trailers seem to have more
    formaldehyde issues only because folks lived in them full time as opposed to an occasional weekend stay?

    We are looking to buy a used travel trailer and I am seeing a lot of FEMA RV's.

    Thanks


    Like others posted. Some materials used in construction of any RV may contain formaldehyde that outgasses after it's built. Most, if not all manufacturers are moving away from formaldehyde containing materials in most if not all of their product lines. Our WhiteHawk had a tag hanging in the interior that proudly proclaimed the trailer to be California Air Resources Board (CARB) compliant for formaldehyde emissions..............whatever that is worth. :C
  • 1. FEMA (we tax payers) give away FREE trailers with FREE parking to people who knowing live on the coast without flood insurance. When I lived in FL I had flood insurance.

    2. The trailer has a "new car" smell. Don't people know how to open windows to let the trailer air out.

    3. After a year of living rent free the "tenants" are "required" to move out of the the "temporary" housing.

    4. But no, if the trailer is "defective" I should get a extra year in a real Motel with maid service and free meals.

    5. A FREE gift always has more defects that one I work and paid for.
  • Certain lines of TT's do not have formaldehyde.

    I know the Koala line within Skyline RV have no formaldehyde. I suspect other lines within Skyline RV do have some formaldehyde.

    DPForumDog wrote:
    Do all travel trailers have formaldehyde issues ...or just FEMA trailers?

    I have read that ALL Travel trailers have formaldehyde issues. That makes sense to me given that the FEMA trailers were made by existing travel trailer companies. It would only stand to reason that those companies' other trailers would be made the same way.

    Could it be that the FEMA trailers seem to have more
    formaldehyde issues only because folks lived in them full time as opposed to an occasional weekend stay?

    We are looking to buy a used travel trailer and I am seeing a lot of FEMA RV's.

    Thanks
  • as these units were built rapidly, the plywood, etc. did not lay around for months out gassing before construction. also, some recipients saw an easy/quick buck to be made by complaints. did see a bunch of these in a field off I-10 last month, sitting there unused.
    bumpy
  • Did a little more research and found this quote:

    1. "All Trailers have formaldehyde"

    2. "During their research, the family found out that the CDC testing of air quality in FEMA trailers in 2008 revealed Pilgrim, Gulf Stream, Keystone, and Forest River trailers as the worst offenders. They also found that their camper was not covered for any health issues arising out of the levels of formaldehyde. Airing out the camper, as suggested by the manufacturer, did not lessen the levels of formaldehyde. In fact, during the summer, the levels were even higher due to the out-gassing of formaldehyde from the materials used to build the camper from the heat and humidity."