right dehumidifier

[Dave_H_M]

I am going to get one for the 32' fifth wheel. I am concerned about keeping the humidity down when it is in storage.

I have one of the basement models for the big job in the stick home but think there is a solution for a much more portable one just for the fifth wheel.

I even read some on the Thermo Electric technology ones.

Sometimes it is pretty chilly out there in the barn so if I do not have to use heat to keep it warm while dehumidifying, that would be nice.

I may even take it with me in the winter to aid in taking moisture out when it is cold outside and the windows get wet inside.

Point me in the right direction please.

[GordonThree]

Dave H M wrote:
I am going to get one for the 32' fifth wheel. I am concerned about keeping the humidity down when it is in storage.

I have one of the basement models for the big job in the stick home but think there is a solution for a much more portable one just for the fifth wheel.

I even read some on the Thermo Electric technology ones.

Sometimes it is pretty chilly out there in the barn so if I do not have to use heat to keep it warm while dehumidifying, that would be nice.

I may even take it with me in the winter to aid in taking moisture out when it is cold outside and the windows get wet inside.

Point me in the right direction please.

Check out a chemical dehumidifier. Doesn't use any electricity, should work well as long as you're not in and out of the trailer the entire time it's in storage.

edit: I just re-read your post. You mention storage, but also mention "take it with me in the winter"

What does storage mean to you? Is storage being parked for a week or two between trips, or does storage mean lock the door, see you again in 4 months?

I'll have to be contrary with the previous posters who claim a small dehumidifier works for them.

I started with a 20 pint, and found it totally useless in the RV for winter camping. When I go camping in the winter, it's in deep snow - snow everywhere! The dog and I will be out in a hike, we'll come back both covered in snow. The 20 pint did nothing with that water load, despite how small my trailer is. The windows were dripping, the walls were dripping, it was not good. I stopped winter camping at that point (my first year), and bought a bunch of chemical dehumidifiers to dry out the camper, until I opened it up again in May.

The next season, I bought a Whirlpool 90 pint dehumidifier. It is actually smaller and quieter than the 20 pint, and the wattage is the same.

In the summer, it pulls 2 gallons a day from inside the camper, that's with the rooftop AC running. I guess the dog and I perspire a lot.

In the winter, it keeps the walls and windows dry, it makes the air comfortable. The heat it gives off is nice too, the furnace runs a bit less.

[GordonThree]

doubled poste

[wolfe10]

A small (30 pint) house-type dehumidifier works very well.

Have used them on all our sailboats and motorhomes.

If convenient to where you live, just plug it in. If not, use the exterior drain hose option and drain into the sink or shower/gray tank.

[rockhillmanor]

I bought a small one for the RV. It works just fine.

The larger ones are a REAL big drain on electricity and create a LOT heat from the unit. You really don't need a honkin big one for the RV.

When I went to buy one from Lowes one entire shelf was empty where the smaller ones would have been.

I talked to the manager and he said it was Snowbird RV season when they all head back leaving RV's and/or Winter homes behind needing de-humidifier's, and every year the small midsize dehumidifiers all sell out in one full sweep! So there's your recommendation from the Snowbird crowd! :C