Motion sick while parked?

[katwaldron]

Hello, we're looking to buy a Roadtrek and went to see a 2003 190 Popular yesterday. While parked and exploring the rig, I became motion sick and it lasted hours after I got home. It really rocked a lot. Has anyone experienced this? Is there something wrong with this rig (shocks?) or are there jacks that can be used? We used to live in a 5th wheel and also traveled often in a truck camper, so RVs aren't new to me. Maybe I'll get used to the movement, but I'd hate to have to live on dramamine when we'd go out.....

[ol__grouch]

katwaldron wrote:
Thank you all for your responses.....
I didn't eat any thing bad, nor did I have any ear infection or headache.
Nothing was on in the rig....it just rocked a LOT when we moved around. But there was that smell like formaldahyde, though it's 11 years old...that may also have affected me. All good thoughts!
I do agree that it must be what trop-a-cal said....
But I am glad to know that it's not normal in these size rigs, and that it's something that we can take care of.
Thanks again for all your help! If we get it, I'm sure we'll be asking more questions in the near future. 🙂

The dealer may have had something in the unit to keep mice out. People have used moth balls for years but some people are very sensitive to those. Myself, I use fabric softener sheets as it works as well and the perfume airs out fast with no residue. My '89 Coachmen Horizon moves a little with the wind but it's barely noticeable.

I would suspect you had an allergic reaction to either winterizing antifreeze or something used to make a repair, or moth balls. I used to get motion sickness when I was younger but it never lasted very long after getting out of the vehicle.

[katwaldron]

I think so, stan909.....even though it's a 2003, I think it was the chemical odors And then, we took a drive and I sat in the back seat. I believe that that didn't help at all! This second visit, when we aired it out, I felt fine. Movement didn't bother me.

[stan909]

So you think it might have been the air inside the van with the chemicals ( gassing off of glues etc... from manufacturing process ) that made you ill?

[katwaldron]

I think it had just been closed up to long....thanks.

[1775]

katwaldron wrote:
Thank you again for all your comments. I have gone back to the rig that we're still hoping to buy, and this time, I was fine. We opened the doors and windows, and I do think that made the difference. The movement didn't seem so bad at all....Again, I was happy hear all your thoughts... Thanks again!

Just keep in mind that you can't keep all of the doors and windows open all of the time - so get comfortable in that RT with it all closed before you buy.

[katwaldron]

Thank you again for all your comments. I have gone back to the rig that we're still hoping to buy, and this time, I was fine. We opened the doors and windows, and I do think that made the difference. The movement didn't seem so bad at all....Again, I was happy hear all your thoughts... Thanks again!

[Shearwater]

Very late reply - we were away. I've noticed an acute feeling of claustrophobia in some RT models. Could this be the cause?

[booster]

I agree totally. My point was with the comments that mentioned rock solid and inferred no movement at all, which could give the OP a very wrong idea of normal in a class B. It would be beneficial for the OP to go to a dealer and go through a few others to see how he does, and what it feels like. Chemicals can cause vertigo, which can be very deceptive, and could easily have been the issue.

[toedtoes]

booster wrote:
I think some folks can feel it, and some can't. I don't feel it when I am moving around, but can when someone else is and I am standing still or even more while sitting. I have been in dozens of class b's at RV shows and I have never been in one that I couldn't feel it rock when folks got in or out.

I don't think anyone would say there isn't movement in an RV (any type) when someone is moving around. The issue for me is that the OP states that they were sick for hours afterward. I don't think that level of motion sickness should occur to someone during a walk through under normal circumstances regardless of the condition of the shocks. As the OP also smelled a "formheldahyde-smell" in the RV, I think the OP's physical state was compromised in some way - making them more sensitive to movement and smell.

[Roger_n_Wanda]

Since this just started it might be caused by "Benign Paroxsmal Positional Vertigo"(BPPV) which is caused by particles in the inner ear getting in the wrong place. If you continue to feel the nausea even when you are in places you haven't felt it before this may be the problem. Its onset can be sudden. There are exercises that can help get the particles into a less bothersome position if that turns out to be the problem.

[ryegatevt]

booster wrote:
I think some folks can feel it, and some can't. I don't feel it when I am moving around, but can when someone else is and I am standing still or even more while sitting. I have been in dozens of class b's at RV shows and I have never been in one that I couldn't feel it rock when folks got in or out.

Of course spring/shocks rebound whenever someone gets in any streetable vehicle (I know,not bulldozers) but I define rocking as a repeated motion, like a boat in choppy water. If a vehicle rocks continuously then the first thing to look at would be the shocks. If you really have to snug it down more than that you're better off staying in the house and hoping for no earthquakes...

[booster]

I think some folks can feel it, and some can't. I don't feel it when I am moving around, but can when someone else is and I am standing still or even more while sitting. I have been in dozens of class b's at RV shows and I have never been in one that I couldn't feel it rock when folks got in or out.

[loving_retireme]

My 2002 Roadtrek 190P doesn't rock at all when parked and I have made no mods to the suspension. In the last 10 years I have been in dozens of Roadtreks (Chevys and Dodges) at rallies and I have never feel any rocking when they are parked.

[booster]

We have heavier front springs in the front, air bags rear and Bilstein shocks in our 07 C190P Roadtrek and if you are sitting and someone walks around you can feel it rock.

I find it pretty hard to believe that anything on springs would not move at all, as it defies the laws of physics. Some more than others, sure.