CONDENSATION on windows in winter
When camping in the snow in winter, we obviously get a lot of condensation on the windows. We prepared for this by getting a nice dehumidifier and making sure we have inverter and battery capacity to...
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WE lived in a 29' 5th wheel trailer for one winter. Temps here in the plains down to single digits below zero with constant winds.
This trailer was the typical summer camper with R7 insulation all around. The unit had the super slide along with 11 big summer time single pane windows.... and the door.
Anyone thinking sweat is just cosmetic has no clue what the trailer looks like after a 6 months of full time living with sweating issues. Black and green algae plus wet stained interior wood and interior paneling.
Cracking a vent/windows just created a cold drafty camper and did nothing for interior sweating issues.
Three 10" 110v fans ran all day/nite also did nothing but make a cold damp drafty camper.
We were permanent so adding mobile home skirting around the bottom was a big help with the cold.
I used 1/8" Lexan for inside storm windows. No more sweat from all the glass. Dried that issue up.
Bought a dehumidifier which helped a bunch with sweating walls but still left the closets wet.
Talked with a snow birder guy at my RV dealer about the issue. He had three dehumidifier in his 38' Mobile Suites...so I bough a 2nd bigger one and finally after 4 months we had finally fixed the sweat issue for this particular rig.
Some folks think what works for them will work for all others. It just don't work that way.
Most of what I did was recommendations from full timers who winter here.
This trailer was the typical summer camper with R7 insulation all around. The unit had the super slide along with 11 big summer time single pane windows.... and the door.
Anyone thinking sweat is just cosmetic has no clue what the trailer looks like after a 6 months of full time living with sweating issues. Black and green algae plus wet stained interior wood and interior paneling.
Cracking a vent/windows just created a cold drafty camper and did nothing for interior sweating issues.
Three 10" 110v fans ran all day/nite also did nothing but make a cold damp drafty camper.
We were permanent so adding mobile home skirting around the bottom was a big help with the cold.
I used 1/8" Lexan for inside storm windows. No more sweat from all the glass. Dried that issue up.
Bought a dehumidifier which helped a bunch with sweating walls but still left the closets wet.
Talked with a snow birder guy at my RV dealer about the issue. He had three dehumidifier in his 38' Mobile Suites...so I bough a 2nd bigger one and finally after 4 months we had finally fixed the sweat issue for this particular rig.
Some folks think what works for them will work for all others. It just don't work that way.
Most of what I did was recommendations from full timers who winter here.
