Healthiest 5th Wheel?

[diver110]

My girl friend and I are in the market for a 5th wheel. She is very sensitive to enviromental toxins. Are there brands with reduced omissions? So far we found the Evergreen brand, though it is not clear if it emits less.

[R12RTee]

Cummins12V98 wrote:
"Good for you being progressive!"

HA, don't think so!

Let's not mix words I am the farthest thing from being "LIBERAL" as anyone can be.

Still very nice of you to go green with the DRV.

[Garry_Gayle]

I bet most of the outgassing is from the carpet, special order one without carpet then keep the vents open with exhaust fans on for a few weeks.

Our old Cameo had the issue and our Certified Green Mobile Suites has it also and I have that dumb azz sticker, not sure what's dumb about it though.

[pamvanw]

I have chemical sensitivities and can't even walk into some RVs without getting burning eyes and a migraine.
We bought a Northwood Arctic Fox. It had a little bit of a new smell when we got it, but not a strong eye burning formaldehyde smell.

[0rion]

wow....never heard of that before. You can smell it so it makes sense that some might be sensitive to it.

[Dtank]

Tom_Diane wrote:
I wouldn't normally respond to a topic like this except, What?
If it emits less, What?
There are no emissions on a 5th wheel, unless you are talking about the material they are made of, then you wont find an emission free unit!
Free of what?

.

Yes he/she *is* referring to the materials used in construction..:S

Many people are "allergic" to the materials used in the manufacture of RVs -AND- autos and trucks - even when they are EPA and CARB compliant.

Formaldehyde is one.

OP - Best solution is look for a clean unit a couple of years old.


"Orion": A friend has to do same when purchasing "new" cars - new is NG. It has nothing to do with being "environmentally conscious".

Has to be about 2 years old for "emissions" used in upholstery to be completely gone/dissipated .

It is what it is.


.

[0rion]

I took it to mean she's environmentally conscious.....not physically allergic.

[diver110]

laknox wrote:

NMDriver wrote:

diver110 wrote:

NMDriver wrote:
Not trying to be mean, funny, or disruptive, I'm just practical when I say you should change girlfriends.

I have had too many already and too old to change. 🙂

Well I cannot agree with your reasoning since I think there are never to many, nor am I to old (65) but to each his own poison. Make sure the title is in your name, 😄

BTW: one of my old hunting grounds was Fort Meade (85-89) and surrounding area. Great place for finding new girlfriends.

A mid-70's band from Tucson, called the Dusty Chaps, had a song called "Too Many Pretty Girls (To Love Just One)". Lonesome George Thorogood has one called "I Really Like Girls". Hell, works for me! 🙂

Lyle

We get older, the drives get a little weaker, but they don't fundamentally change. There is a moral there somewhere, I just don't know what it is.

[laknox]

NMDriver wrote:

diver110 wrote:

NMDriver wrote:
Not trying to be mean, funny, or disruptive, I'm just practical when I say you should change girlfriends.

I have had too many already and too old to change. 🙂

Well I cannot agree with your reasoning since I think there are never to many, nor am I to old (65) but to each his own poison. Make sure the title is in your name, 😄

BTW: one of my old hunting grounds was Fort Meade (85-89) and surrounding area. Great place for finding new girlfriends.

A mid-70's band from Tucson, called the Dusty Chaps, had a song called "Too Many Pretty Girls (To Love Just One)". Lonesome George Thorogood has one called "I Really Like Girls". Hell, works for me! 🙂

Lyle

[laknox]

I agree with those suggesting a pre-owned FW. Other option is to look around for new, old-stock that's been sitting on a lot for a year (or more). Might still have some out-gassing, but not for nearly as long, or as bad. When the weather's nice, most dealers do like to open things up, if only to keep them a bit cooler.

Lyle

[neal10a]

Formaldehyde is use in the carpeting and other amenities. It should be avoided at all costs and IS toxic especially to pets. Not all manufacturers use it and a statement from the manufacturer should be made available to the buyer. Styrene is used in fiber glass and is a and is not proven to be a carcinogen in its liquid form, but I don't know of any ill effects from the gas it gives off. Again a reputable manufacturer should provide a list of gasses emitted in the first year. After several months most gasses are depleted.

[Padlin]

diver110 wrote:
My girl friend and I are in the market for a 5th wheel. She is very sensitive to enviromental toxins. Are there brands with reduced omissions? So far we found the Evergreen brand, though it is not clear if it emits less.

Mine's a bit different, if you are interested in a small 5th you can check out Escape Industries out of British Columbia.

[Cummins12V98]

"Good for you being progressive!"

HA, don't think so!

Let's not mix words I am the farthest thing from being "LIBERAL" as anyone can be.

[R12RTee]

Cummins12V98 wrote:

R12RTee wrote:
Some RV's are certified green including DRV, Evergreen, Forest River, Coachmen, Airstream and several others. Their process for certification are:

"After an evaluation of the RV manufacturing facility, its procedures and practices, the RV is measured against criteria based on national consensus standards. The criteria involve Resource Efficiency, Energy Efficiency, Water Efficiency & Indoor Air Quality."

Go to the Certified Green website, at Certified Green website for more info.

I told them they better leave that dumb AZZ looking sticker off my Mobile Suites being built right now!

I can tell you the more expensive unit will have little or no particle board.

Whether or not you have the sticker you will be buying a "certified green" camper. Good for you being progressive!

[sue_t]

I tend to be chemically sensitive so buying a used unit that was just like new worked for us. It had been used only a handful of times, was half the new purchase price, and had off-gassed during the few years it sat around.