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STORING YOUR RV Humidity The air in a closed up RV will almost certainly contain moisture, depending upon the local climate and the storage methods utilized. Moisture breaks down the bond in laminated walls and leads to dry rot in stick and glue RV framing. Moisture promotes mold growth and other nasty things. If you can connect to power during the storage period, an electric dehumidifier is a good safeguard against high humidity. Otherwise, one or two Dri-Z-Air style dehumidifiers is recommended. These use crystals to absorb moisture. Open a roof vent or two, if you can, to allow moist air to escape. Tarping It is not recommended to tarp your RV. Your best bet is to store your RV undercover or enclosed. But if your roof is maintained and in good condition, it will withstand the forces of Mother Nature. A tarp laid on the roof and draped down the walls is an invitation to dry rot - you want the moisture to escape not be held in. Also, a tarp will move with the wind, regardless of how well it is secured. This results in chaffing of the sidewall paint, never a good thing! Batteries Clean and remove your battery(s) and store in a cool place. Top up the water level and check/recharge them monthly. Deep cycle batteries will self-discharge in a month and a discharged battery makes for an unhappy owner. Use only distilled water to top off the water level in the cells. RV Carbon Monoxide Never run your generator when you are sleeping! Even with a carbon monoxide detector. Carbon monoxide is deadly and it's not worth the risk. Generators are designed to run for long periods of time if they have the correct percentage of load on them. You should consult the generator owner's manual for load ratings. Consider where you will be camping and how much fuel you will use running the generator. They consume about a gallon of fuel per hour. You need to be considerate of other campers when using a generator for long periods of time. Sometimes you're better off just opening all of the windows to create a breeze through the RV. Two tips from Trailer Life Magazine Extra shelf space (from Trailer Life) We have a wardrobe and drawer on each side of our bed, but no night stand space. Saw a tip in Trailer Life to cut off a piece of 12' pine shelving and lay it across the top of the open drawer.... When you don't need the shelf, it stows in the bottom of the closet. This also works in the kitchen, living room and anywhere else that you have a drawer and need more shelf (or counter) space. We got some stain to match the trim and polyurtherine to finish the boards for esthetic reasons... SCREEN for floor vents (from Trailer Life) Murphy's Law says that if you drop a small object, it WILL go into the floor vent for the central heating system. We got a couple of feet of fiberglass window screen fabric and put a piece behind each of the floor vents..... Catches the dropped stuff, and the dirt and leaves that get tracked in to be vacuumed up easily. We removed the vents, laid the screen fabric down, pressed the vents back in and trimmed the excess screening. Resource Links: www.rvresources.com www.motorhome-storage.com  |
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