Who has metal air vents for their TH while driving?

[KATOOM]

I've seen those metal pop out vents on some TH's but not all, and I dont have them on mine. I'm thinking that maybe it would be worth looking into for helping keep air flow moving in the garage section while driving but not if they're worthless. Anyone have them.....and use them? Thanks.

[jetboater454]

Check out a semi truck salvage yard,the bunk vents are the same thing.

[Strabo]

Steve O Reno wrote:
The only issue I have with the vents is dusty roads.

Yup, everything is covered in dust.

[Quick_Sand]

I washed down all the toys after a trip to Pismo and with the vents open everything was completely dry when we got home. I think it sucked up some of the sand as well.

[joebedford]

Have 'em - don't use 'em.

[Steve_O_Reno]

The only issue I have with the vents is dusty roads.

[KATOOM]

No issues with smell at the moment since I have a garage, but having the air flow in the whole trailer while driving would be a benefit too. I didn't even consider running with those doors open while driving since I figured damage would be certain. To bad they didn't think ahead and have the doors flip up from the inside, or make them removable.

[Y-Guy]

Katoom, are you having issues with gas smell now?
I think your CT was like my 05 Raptor having the doors the flipped up and hooked. Normally, I didn't drive with them open but I did a few times since I had 90cc ATVs that leaked some at times. You could change things a bit if you put a pad of some type behind it and a better locking system then it wouldn't bang against the RV and/or break the plastic clamp.

The vents seemed to start showing up on Toy Haulers in 2006 and thought they would be good, but I wasn't sure how much road dirt/grime/water the pulled in while open.

[KATOOM]

Thanks for the feedback. I might just have to look into them. I currently have two small vent side doors on the back sides down low to the floor with permanent screens in them, which can be opened from the outside. But they cant be open while driving. I also have a fantastic fan on the ceiling but dont have a driving cover on it and not even sure if it would help if I did have one and ran with it open. I'm just not keen on cutting holes in the trailer body to mount the new vents but if the work them I guess it would be worth it.

[resmas]

Hondavalk wrote:
If there like the ones in horse trailers they are very effective. On them the center position is closed and you can raise them up to face in either forward or backwards.

Same here. We have that type over every horse "stall" in every trailer. They are a PITA to reach and deploy when they are 7'9" high. They are extremely tight and sturdy - never a worry that they will flop around and bust off.

[mowdoc]

Those vents can be plastic too. My Fuzion has metal ones but my older Skyline had plastic ones.

They do help if used correctly. The vent mounted high on the wall (normally on driver side) is opened facing forward like a scoop. The lower one (usually on pass side) is opened facing to the rear to make a kind of vacuum to exhaust air.

The theory is, , , gasoline fumes are heavier than air and will settle to the floor. The high mounted vent scoops fresh air into the garage from above and the lower mounted vent exhausts fumes out of the garage. This action will continually move air thru the garage and keep dangerous situations in check. These vents will not handle leaking fuel fumes and are only useful for clearing fumes from normal gas tank venting.

Today's fuel injected engines are much better at keeping fumes contained because after you have shut down the engine the fuel system really has no openings to allow fumes to escape except for the fuel tank cap.

Older equipment with carburetors are much more messy and allow a lot of fumes to escape. If you have one like this it would be wise to shut off the fuel and run the engine out of gas and then close the fuel tank vent most of these machines are be equipped with.

The constant "shaking" motion our toys endure as we travel combined with changes in altitude and temperature will cause gasoline tanks to vent fumes. Using those side vents on our haulers can prevent a bad situation for us if we use them correctly.

[Hondavalk]

If there like the ones in horse trailers they are very effective. On them the center position is closed and you can raise them up to face in either forward or backwards.

[lawnspecialties]

We use them when the quads are back there. Its primarily to keep any gas fumes cleared out. Not sure if it makes a big difference though. Our quads don't leak gas.

[mpierce]

My Voltage has them, but I have never opened one. I guess if you have a toy in there that leaks gas fumes, then I would open them up.