New TT off-gassing period?
How long does it take for a new TT to stop off-gassing? I have problems with the fumes from new trailers. It makes me feel ill.
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- If it does not bother you, then you may be OK. If I had not felt ill around chemicals, then this would not be an issue...to find a "green" trailer. Some people are allergic to these chemicals and cannot tolerate them. Just like someone with strong food allergies...they get very ill, to the point of death.
So...I did not see it as sarcasm, but since you explained, it just shows that you perhaps you have not experienced any allergies, so you have no point of reference to have any empathy. I am really happy for you that you have not suffered in these ways! rockhillmanor wrote:
new smell and fragrant? Open a few windows and it will be just fine?
Look up formaldehyde. Toxic when off gassing and continues to be harmful in small confined areas like an RV 'especially' for children. :(
I live in a stick n' brick with Owens Corning "pink" insulation, formaldehyde used in the manufacturing process. Not dead yet! Have granite and quartz countertops as well, OMG!! Radon gas, oh the humanity.
My point is I don't decide how stuff is made, have no control over what's in it. All in all, chemicals have been more of a boon to modern living than bane. Life is managing risk, no one has a promise of life eternal..........but that's just me. YMMV. Guess in the context of my post the mild sarcasm of "fragrant" escaped you. The OP is being given some good info, but as he will discover, an RV constructed of material with minimal alleged carcinogens and VOC's may cost him a price premium he doesn't want to pay. We just stumbled on the fact Jayco is building CARB/Calif. Prop 65 compliant RV's. They still emit a smell new that readily dissipates when the trailer is ventilated.- I just found out that Apex is by Coachmen, and this is on the Green list, so that must be why you did not smell anything.
Now, with my new list in hand, I will be a more informed shopper! - duped
MookieKat wrote:
It's probable that what is affecting you with new cars and trailers is not the dissipation of formaldehyde but the off-gassing of fresh materials such as plastics.Terryallan wrote:
Many "New" trailers do not use formaldehyde in their construction. Our Fleetwood NEVER smelled bad, and our New Apex has no odor at all.
I guess we hit all the ones that do use formaldehyde because I could barely stay in any of the ones that were sitting on the lot and had been closed up.Terryallan wrote:
Many "New" trailers do not use formaldehyde in their construction. Our Fleetwood NEVER smelled bad, and our New Apex has no odor at all.
I guess we hit all the ones that do use formaldehyde because I could barely stay in any of the ones that were sitting on the lot and had been closed up.- Many "New" trailers do not use formaldehyde in their construction. Our Fleetwood NEVER smelled bad, and our New Apex has no odor at all.
- I am finding a lot more "green" manufacturers. Here is a list of what I have found so far:
1. Jayco
2. Coachmen
3. Lance
4. Evergreen
5. Earthbound RV
6. Skyline
This gives me a much larger selection from which to choose ( a huge relief, since Lance is about $10,000 more for identical floorplans!! I read that they are all varying degrees of greenness....they fall within certain levels of certification. This is all an education!
There is another RV store that we have not yet visited, and they carry Jayco, so we hope to snag one here soon!! :)
I had to edit this list, because I got false information online on a few of them. I went to the sites of Dutchmen, Forest River, and Gulfstream and there was no mention of them being green in any sort of way.I would be cautious about “green“ materials. I’m chemically sensitive and I purchased some window shades a few years ago, and they were certified six ways from Sunday, but within 10 minutes after they were installed, my eyes were burning so badly and my throat was starting to swell up that I had to have someone come and take them down immediately. I ended up ordering 100% bamboo and they are fine. When I replaced my bathroom floors, I got 100% waterproof cork from green building supply and they have caulk and different products that are nontoxic. I, too, am in the market for a nontoxic camper van and I really don’t want to have to buy a brand new one and have it built and I’m wondering if I could get something that’s a few years old and not get sick, but I’m not sure. Some of the ones that you listed are ones that I have read were not so good if I remember correctly. It’s not easy when you’re chemically sensitive. It’s too bad there aren’t some kind of rules that they can’t put toxic materials in our products, but I guess that’s too much to ask. Especially when they put stuff like that in our food. Anyway, good luck. My problem is sometimes I can go in someplace and not smell. Anything And then get sick Several hours later. Excuse my microphone. Anyway, it’s most frustrating to be so sensitive. If anyone knows any brands that are consistently nontoxic, I would appreciate knowing. Again, that green certification means that the materials were produced, using as little environmental destruction as possible, which is a good thing, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that there aren’t chemicals in it. This has been my experience anyway.
You are replying to a thread that is over a decade old, I would start a new thread if you were looking for responses.
Marsland wrote:
Is a new trailer required? We did a lot of searching and found a year old TT that looked to be new. Got a lot better deal on it than buying new. And slightly used SHOULD have all the bugs worked out. And will have had plenty of time to "air out".
No, not at all! We were looking for used but could not find one that we liked in our area, so we were forced to look at new. We are open to any year that was produced "green."- Is a new trailer required? We did a lot of searching and found a year old TT that looked to be new. Got a lot better deal on it than buying new. And slightly used SHOULD have all the bugs worked out. And will have had plenty of time to "air out".
