Inside of TT covered in mildew
We have a 2011 Jayco Jayfeather EXP 26P. Had a planned camping trip this weekend and the state park we were staying we about 30min from where we had the TT stored so we packed up truck and headed to g...
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Thanks everyone for the help and suggestions. Was not able to get in front of the computer this weekend as we spent most of it cleaning the TT. A few more details to answer some questions and better understanding of problem. The TT is about 3 years old, purchased new and is stored at my father in law's in a pole barn surrounded by trees and there is no electric available. Our Jayco has 1 roof vent in the bathroom and it does have a max air vent cover and the vent was open. I believe the problem is due to lack of cross ventilation and only having 1 vent open and no other windows open. With the rainy weather we have had I suspect that with the vent open it was good for the bathroom area which had the least amount/ almost no mildew in there worked for that area. The door to the bathroom door was closed which helped keep the moisture trapped in the rest of the TT and prevented air flow. Upon closer inspection of the problem while doing cleanup was noticed that the majority of the mildew/mold was located in areas where something was spilled by the 5 year DS or where he may have wiped something on the couch and from our previous dog (Boxer)who slobbered a lot and most cabinets/walls at his level where it was not completely cleaned. We do clean the TT well after each use however it is apparent that these areas where not as clean as we had thought started the problem and it spread from there. We checked inside cabinets and closets and had no problems in those areas. It was in the open living area where we found 80% of our problem where previous spills or food particles were not as cleaned as well as we thought. Bottom line is it is apparent that things aren’t as clean as they seem when something is spilled and need to clean under dinette and couch cushions more often as you never know what a 3 - 5 year old my store there for later use. Going forward we will either leave multiple windows opened/cracked and will use Damp rid buckets at each end of the TT when stored and will do the cleaning we just gave it 1 a year regardless of what we see and what can be seen. Our rig is currently cleaner on the inside then it was the day we picked it up and is currently airing out from the various products we use to get it there and is ready to be used. Planning make up trip in a couple of weekend to keep the DS happy. Just need to get new tires and clean the outside before then and all is well. Thanks again for the help and suggestions as we followed along for tips on cleaning and what to do to prevent this from happening again.
Thanks everyone for the help and suggestions. Was not able to get in front of the computer this weekend as we spent most of it cleaning the TT. A few more details to answer some questions and better understanding of problem. The TT is about 3 years old, purchased new and is stored at my father in law's in a pole barn surrounded by trees and there is no electric available. Our Jayco has 1 roof vent in the bathroom and it does have a max air vent cover and the vent was open. I believe the problem is due to lack of cross ventilation and only having 1 vent open and no other windows open. With the rainy weather we have had I suspect that with the vent open it was good for the bathroom area which had the least amount/ almost no mildew in there worked for that area. The door to the bathroom door was closed which helped keep the moisture trapped in the rest of the TT and prevented air flow. Upon closer inspection of the problem while doing cleanup was noticed that the majority of the mildew/mold was located in areas where something was spilled by the 5 year DS or where he may have wiped something on the couch and from our previous dog (Boxer)who slobbered a lot and most cabinets/walls at his level where it was not completely cleaned. We do clean the TT well after each use however it is apparent that these areas where not as clean as we had thought started the problem and it spread from there. We checked inside cabinets and closets and had no problems in those areas. It was in the open living area where we found 80% of our problem where previous spills or food particles were not as cleaned as well as we thought. Bottom line is it is apparent that things aren’t as clean as they seem when something is spilled and need to clean under dinette and couch cushions more often as you never know what a 3 - 5 year old my store there for later use. Going forward we will either leave multiple windows opened/cracked and will use Damp rid buckets at each end of the TT when stored and will do the cleaning we just gave it 1 a year regardless of what we see and what can be seen. Our rig is currently cleaner on the inside then it was the day we picked it up and is currently airing out from the various products we use to get it there and is ready to be used. Planning make up trip in a couple of weekend to keep the DS happy. Just need to get new tires and clean the outside before then and all is well. Thanks again for the help and suggestions as we followed along for tips on cleaning and what to do to prevent this from happening again.
