New TT off-gassing period?

Doesn't every confined space off-gas to a certain extent? New homes/buildings, RV's, cars, you name it. Gassing happens, nothing is immune, and it doesn't just magically quit in a certain time-frame. Good luck.

MookieKat wrote:
That is amazing!! Jaycos are supposed to be green!!

Notice. I said "of that year" meaning 2004. however. They still have a pretty strong odor. But no longer make your eyes water.

That is amazing!! Jaycos are supposed to be green!!

MookieKat wrote:
Here is a possibility. I found this new Coachmen Apex 214RB about 40 minutes from our house. Price is $17,000. Why so low? The same floorplan in a FF is $22,000!

Is Coachmen an inferior product compared to the Fun Finder?

Uh no. Could it be the difference in dealers? I know here. We have a dealer that is thousands higher on the same unit you can get at another dealer.

And again for the smell. Our 2004 Fleetwood had no formadihide small. But the Jaycos, and Sunlines, of that year, were so bad you couldn't get your breath in them.

westend wrote:

MookieKat wrote:
Very helpful website!! This is the TRA's listing of all the green certified TTs and their level of rating.

http://www.certifiedgreenrvs.com/greenRVs.html

From this site, we have narrowed down our choices to Evergreen and Coachmen - Freedom Express or Catalina. These have the highest rating in terms of indoor air quality. Whew!! What a relief to find this type of info!!

Hmmm, I looked through the TRA website and my impression is that they are selling that neat green stamp to some of the trailer mfg's. If you look through their criteria for certification and the few material suppliers that are listed, it becomes evident that material science is not their long suit. Two other things that sent a red flag up for me were the classification system, "gold, silver, emerald", etc. and their location, Elkhart, IN.

X2 westend

Looks like they are able to "buy" their certifications through a partisan website or program.

I wouldn't trust their certification standards.

Better to go to the States and counties where the Trailers are being manufactured and see for yourself the "stringency" needed to produce or manufacture their trailers.

California and Oregon are 2 that come to mind when you mention "green or go" states.

Here is the website:

"Certified Green RV"

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MookieKat wrote:
Very helpful website!! This is the TRA's listing of all the green certified TTs and their level of rating.

http://www.certifiedgreenrvs.com/greenRVs.html

From this site, we have narrowed down our choices to Evergreen and Coachmen - Freedom Express or Catalina. These have the highest rating in terms of indoor air quality. Whew!! What a relief to find this type of info!!

Hmmm, I looked through the TRA website and my impression is that they are selling that neat green stamp to some of the trailer mfg's. If you look through their criteria for certification and the few material suppliers that are listed, it becomes evident that material science is not their long suit. Two other things that sent a red flag up for me were the classification system, "gold, silver, emerald", etc. and their location, Elkhart, IN.

Very helpful website!! This is the TRA's listing of all the green certified TTs and their level of rating.

http://www.certifiedgreenrvs.com/greenRVs.html

From this site, we have narrowed down our choices to Evergreen and Coachmen - Freedom Express or Catalina. These have the highest rating in terms of indoor air quality. Whew!! What a relief to find this type of info!!

MookieKat wrote:

PenMan wrote:
Our Roo hybrid had a smell to it when we first got it. I opened some windows and ran the fan for a couple of days and the smell went away. Never came back even after being closed up for the winter. When we got our new 2013 Open Range this year it did not have any smell.

What make is the Open Range?

The make is Open Range. The model we have is the Journeyer in our signature.

I don't know if KZ went 'green' but our 2013 Durango had no smell while our 2002 Sportsmen was unbearable for a few months.

Here is a possibility. I found this new Coachmen Apex 214RB about 40 minutes from our house. Price is $17,000. Why so low? The same floorplan in a FF is $22,000!

Is Coachmen an inferior product compared to the Fun Finder?