Condensation in Warm, Sunny Florida

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Dixie Sparks

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Gypsy said:
Greetings!

Just brought home our as yet unnamed Camp-Inn. I believe she was owned by Floridians 1door before the owners from Illinois had her. Thrilled, to say the least!

Been looking online for several months trying to learn all I can. As luck would have it, a simple 2012 went up for sale.... Just what I was looking for. I was the first of many callers and after speaking with the previous owner and Cary I hopped in my car solo and drove over 1,000 miles with high hopes that she was as advertised. Two days of driving was not for naught as I purchased her. (I say " I " but my husband was working and could not get away on the spur of the moment. This whole thing is my idea but he is fully onboard and encouraged me from the get-go.). The following four days were the first of what is to be many adventures. I traveled the back roads through Illinois, Kentucky, Alabama, Tennessee and Florida to bring her home. I consider her a land version of my previous sailboat and can't wait for the next adventure.

Anyone wanting local knowledge of the central Florida Gulf Coast? Be glad to fill you in on the REAL Florida. My husband, Marv, and I are native Floridians and my rewired occupation involves environmental education as a Florida Master Naturalist.

See you out there! Already reserved Tomoka in February and Fort Desoto and only been home 36 hours.:)

Leah
(Perhaps Gypsy Wind for a name combining land and sailing)
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I am very interested how do you keep from getting condensation in your camper & prevent Mold ?
I too live in Pineallas county & would love to purchase a camp inn however concerned about leaking
and mold issues....Would love to see your camper I live in Dunedin Fl Thank You Much Dixie
 
We keep ours in an enclosed storage unit and keep Damp Rid inside. We also utilize a Hypervent under the mattress. Several owners use the frolic system which seems to give you more comfort, but at a higher cost.
 
Well we are approaching a year of ownership of our 560. We just finished night 40. We too live in Florida. We are familiar with controlling condensation from the humid and warm environment. We have a froli system, keep the camper in the garage and take advantage of damp rid.

We are not skilled in cold weather camping. We just spent 10 days going from Florida Caverns, Lake Powhatan, NC and then Maryland. Most evenings were in the low 30s to low 20s.

Being cold-adverse, the kids were on the bunks and my wife and I were on the bed. With all that hot air and heater going, I would expect a good bit of condensation. I would like to know what I can do to reduce it. We cracked the windows but did not run tue fantastic fan. It was too much for the kids.

we wiped everything down in tue mornings. We noticed a great deal of condensation on the windows (drains worked great) as expected. We also noticed a bunch on the walls between the doors and galley area. We also had it in the cabinets.

Any tricks we can do not to wake up with wet bedding and items in the cabinets?
 
I camp a lot in the Western Florida panhandle. Air flow and air flow. People exhale a lot of water and it needs to go outside. I have an under mattress ventilation system with a four inch vent in the floor under the mattress mesh. There are two vents on each side of the mattress. The roof fan has an all weather cover that allows the fan to run even in the rain. When the fan is running with the windows closed air moves up from under the mattress and out the roof. There is little sense of blowing air. You could get the same results with the vent fan and slightly open windows but there is a breeze. The larger the window opening the lower the velocity of incoming air. The side tent makes a good plenum that allows opening a window on rainy days. If you backpack and use one or two person tents you have the same problem but no power vent. If its cold and I have 110 I run a 500w heater while running the fan. If no 110 we use a down double sleeping bag and run the fan.
 
I would love to see the vents you installed under the mattress. I have a rooftop tent on mine for the kids. The tent manufacturer has a solar powered condensation fan that is virtually silent and it works well to combat moisture. It’s doing what you are suggesting with the fantastic fan but at a much lower volume.
 
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