condensation......serious question

jetj · Guru

condensation......serious question

dawa · Guru

With the cold weather i am having trouble with condensation.

I air all my bedding on sunny days.......wipe the window rubbers with vinegar to help stop mouls spores.

Is there anything else I can do?

Dawa

ibbo · Senior Member

dawa wrote:
With the cold weather i am having trouble with condensation.
I air all my bedding on sunny days.......wipe the window rubbers with vinegar to help stop mouls spores.
Is there anything else I can do?
Dawa
Serious answer.Dawa condensation is nearly always a problem in a pop top or camper trailer.keep on airing and get as much fresh air into the "Van" as possible.The heat from our bodies meeting the cold night air is one of the main causes of condensation.I guess you will have quite a few suggestions and answers to your question.

bill12 · Guru

Move to warmer , dryer climate. I thoght all the southerners were in the north, this time of year.Isn,t the rain a pain!Bill

dawa · Guru

Next winter I shall be further NORTH.
Once I get back from Tassie in February......will point the front wheels north for sure. This weather sucks....:)
Dawa

Happywanderer · The Master

Can only think of airing the van every chance you get Dawa, open all doors and windows and hang bedding out in the sun.
You ask some interesting questions, might be an idea to put them in Techies Corner for everyone. Not all grey nomads come into Solos Section and you may get more answers that way.

Ron and Shirley · Senior Member

Agree with Ibbo

The only times we have had a condensate problem is when I have forgotten to open a couple of the pop-top skirt windows at overnight stops.

Not nice getting drops of cold water on the face in the wee hours of the morning (dripping from the handles that raise the pop-top roof).

gst · Senior Member

Try using a tarp over the veh like a tent fly this should help

billeeeeeee · Guru

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Keith19837 · Senior Member

dawa wrote:
With the cold weather i am having trouble with condensation.
I air all my bedding on sunny days.......wipe the window rubbers with vinegar to help stop mouls spores.
Is there anything else I can do?
Dawa

G'Day Dawa, this may or may not help. As well as air circulation, there is a product which consists of a largish plastic jar filled with ? (some element or other could be bi carb). You unscrew the lid and it absorbs condensation which you then have to empty when it gets full. I used to use two in my boat (21 foot 5 berth one jar each end, lasted a few weeks) but she's been garaged for a year or so now and I can't remember the brand. Bunnings etc keep it and it works well. Just don't knock the jar over or you'll have a mess. For what it's worth.

jules47 · The Happy Helper

That is a good idea re the product that absorbs moisture - these days a lot of the "cheapie" shops have these - good in caravans etc -I should think.

jetj · Guru

There stuff called Damp rid I think, not sure if that would help.

Beth54 · Guru

Happywanderer wrote:
Can only think of airing the van every chance you get Dawa, open all doors and windows and hang bedding out in the sun.
You ask some interesting questions, might be an idea to put them in Techies Corner for everyone. Not all grey nomads come into Solos Section and you may get more answers that way.

I agree, these posts should go into Techies Corner Dawa.

I use Damp Rid and/or Hippo in my house. Works a treat!

Cruising Granny · Guru

My tent cot is always wet in these cold, moist, dewy very cold mornings. I ventilate it while I'm sleeping in it, under the awning, but nothing stops the condensation.
All you can do is make sure it's dry when you close it and air out everything of the bedding. Vinegar is the best killer of mould.
Sunshine is the other.
Park in the sun as much as possible, with everything open to let the breeze through. If you had a weather shield on the driver's window you could leave a window open a little at night for some more ventilation.