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phyllen · RV-Dreams Family Member

Need a dehumidifier

NorCal Dan · RV-Dreams Family Member

We use an Eva-Dry dehumidifier. It helps but is not a cure-all, you still need to leave a window or vent open during cooking or showering in your rig.

cpaulsen · RV-Dreams Family Member

We were always using a very small one....then went to a bigger one....holds around 2 quarts of water....just set the humidity level you want and no more condensation. Weighs 23 pounds.

ticat900 · RV-Dreams Family Member

Just live in the desert like we do (lol)

Diana and Jim · RV-Dreams Family Member

Phyllis,

I agree with NorCal Dan. We have two small EvaDry DH units that work well for us. We also leave the bathroom vent open all winter (Michigan). We have a louvered vent cover over it that keeps the snow out. Also, adding plastic film on the inside of the windows keeps the condensation down, although the metal frames will still condensate. I'd start with the DH units and the vent and see if that helps first. Our blog covered winter prep extensively, starting in October of 2014.

I have to say this, as there is a recurring response to winter RVing on this forum: Some of us are not able to move to warmer climates with our RVs, as much as we would like to. Health issues, work obligations, etc. require us to tough it out in the northern latitudes. We accept this and do our best to find solutions to the issues that winter RVing bring about. The spirit of this forum is to be friendly and helpful. Comments about moving south, no matter if they are intended as funny or not, are not helpful, and serve no practical purpose. Thanks for understanding and showing a little restraint in the future. :)

Jim

BiggarView · RV-Dreams Family Member

Jim, you certainly put on a primer on combatting winter in an RV with your Explorvistas "Learning as we go" blog post from November 5, 2014. and subsequent posts as you adapted to conditions as they presented themselves. While we hope to not have to deal with the "humidity" question, your solutions have worked well for you.

As to your second point, I absolutely agree, and your blog is proof that even if some of us consider winter to be an RV life "lemon", you have turned it into lemonade. Bravo.

Brian

-- Edited by biggaRView on Wednesday 18th of November 2015 07:55:41 AM

Diana and Jim · RV-Dreams Family Member

Thanks, Brian! You have always been a 'solution seeker', and your posts have been helpful to me. :)

Clay L · RV-Dreams Family Member

Here are three that I found once when I was looking for a small one.

http://www.iallergy.com/default.php?cPath=11

http://www.atrendyhome.com/mide.html

http://www.amazon.com/Eva-dry-Edv-2200-Eva-Dry-Mid-Size-Dehumidifier/dp/B001QTW6KQ

-- Edited by Clay L on Saturday 5th of December 2015 02:02:16 PM

TRAILERKING · RV-Dreams Family Member

Diana and Jim wrote:
The spirit of this forum is to be friendly and helpful. Comments about moving south, no matter if they are intended as funny or not, are not helpful, and serve no practical purpose. Thanks for understanding and showing a little restraint in the future. :)

Jim

People need to ease up a bit..........

I think ticat900 meant it as a bit of humor. What's wrong with a little humor?

Diana and Jim · RV-Dreams Family Member

Now, Bernie...I explored the subject of humidity in my post last year "Winter in a Fifth Wheel". That one got ugly. We temporarily lost one member and permanently lost another. Whether or not RV's are made for winter living, some of us have no choice but to live in one in colder climates, and when they come here looking for advice, we should be helping them....not telling them to move south. Friendliest forum on the Internet....we need to remember that. I've said my peace.

Jim