We cover our camper every winter with a tarp and this year when we opened it up we had some mold which we cleaned up. I think our tarp may have leaked some. First time that has happened.
So looking for recommendations others have for a dehumidifier to leave running inside the camper during the winter months.
Live in Oregon, rains all winter sometimes with strong wind. No known leaks but leaving the camper uncovered all winter here I think would be risky. We haven't had any mold so far until this year and it has been covered every year. Not sure if the tarp was the problem.
I lived on Vancouver island for 20 years and never covered my rv up in the winter, and rains all winter there also. using a tarp you sealed it off and didn't allow humidity to escape from natural air flow. if your going to cover it try to put something under the tarp on the roof to allow air to circulate over it, but all I ever did was climb up check my sealant when I was done for the year then again in spring when it was time to get ready to camp again. quite often I camped all year round, so I just picked say April 1st and October 1st for my inspections.
Covering it with a tarp may have actually contributed to trapping moisture. We live in a very humid environment next to the ocean and I have never had a humidity/mold issue in our RV or any RV we've owned. Do you have a leak or a reason why you cover it with the tarp?
