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Toolguy5
Explorer III
Jun 29, 2014

Moisture need some help

In the night stand in the bedroom slide I believe we are getting moisture in there somehow. We keep a plastic zip bag with lamps in there when we travel. When we take it out the bag is wet a little. I have felt around on the wall and carpet and I can feel the dampness. When I take a paper towel I do not soak up any water. Now we did have some towels in there as well and they had what felt to be a wet spot.
Now I have a window in the side wall where the moisture seams to below it. We have not had any rain for 3 days and this morning when we were packing up to go home it was damp again. Can the cool mornings bring moisture through an improper seal of the window?
When the slide is open the bottom sits about 5 feet above the ground.

Any ideas of where the moisture or water is coming from?
  • jtaylor1920's avatar
    jtaylor1920
    Explorer
    Jun 29, 2014
    Is it condensation? Do you keep your roof vents and a window or two open a bit to help vent your unit?
  • bgum's avatar
    bgum
    Explorer
    Jun 29, 2014
    One of our bedroom slides leaked and it cost $2000 to fix. It is best you find the source quickly. The night stand was the first place it showed up.
  • fnswhitfield's avatar
    fnswhitfield
    Explorer
    Jun 29, 2014
    If the moisture occurs only when you're using the trailer, it's likely condensation. You might also check the window closely to see if the weep holes in the frame are plugged.
    I once had a trailer that had windows installed with open cell foam seals as a gasket on the outer window frame. This stuff wicked water through from outside. Had to remove all windows and reinstall with proper seals.
  • mr__ed's avatar
    mr__ed
    Explorer
    Jun 29, 2014
    I'd vote for condensation, too. I've been traveling in the southeast for quite a while and the humidity has been high, to say the least. I couldn't understand how one of my straw hats, sitting on the dining room table was getting wet in spots. I looked all over for leaks but finally came to the realization the hat was absorbing moisture from the air. I'll be happy to return to the southwest later this year where the humidity is low!

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