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View Poll Results: Do you...
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Keep a roof vent or window cracked for air
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Keep everything closed up tightly
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06-03-2015, 09:51 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Tega Cay, SC
Posts: 534
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Vent open or closed while in storage?
This seems to be up for debate so let's take a poll. While your RV is in storage, do you prefer to leave a vent / window cracked for air circulation, or do you keep it closed up tightly?
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06-03-2015, 10:50 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: WNC
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Our storage is a whopping 3 steps away from the back door. If a storm is planned it gets closed up, but it mostly has widows and vets open.
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06-03-2015, 12:27 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Where ever we are parked
Posts: 516
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We leave our bathroom roof vent open year round.
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06-03-2015, 12:52 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: SW Missouri
Posts: 357
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Our's is stored next to the garage.
We have three vents with covers, and I leave them open all year.
If a heavy storm is expected, I'll close them down some but still leave them cracked open.
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06-03-2015, 01:06 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Wisconsin
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I leave the bathroom vent open an inch during the winter all the time.
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06-03-2015, 01:12 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Oct 2014
Posts: 15,296
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Previous RV kept vents open in summer to ventilate, but found it allowed humidity to build up over time. On this one, keep completely closed and have a small dehumidifier running during humid months I do open vent about 1" or 2" in winter.
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06-03-2015, 01:17 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
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In northern climates, wouldn't you get snow packs inside even with a 1-2" opening of the vent? I have to store my RV 10 minutes from home, so I cant (nor care to) rush over everytime there is a precip warning.
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06-03-2015, 01:17 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: Maine
Posts: 162
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ramblin Recks
We leave our bathroom roof vent open year round.
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^^^^^^^^^^ Same here
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06-03-2015, 01:27 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Jacksonville
Posts: 32
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we leave ours closed year round
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06-03-2015, 02:00 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Goodyear, Arizona
Posts: 33,835
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Open
I have vent covers over both vents
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06-03-2015, 02:30 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 691
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I leave both open about a inch.We have Maxx air covers.Never get rain or snow inside.
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06-03-2015, 02:52 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 1,255
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flybob
Previous RV kept vents open in summer to ventilate, but found it allowed humidity to build up over time.
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Ditto. It probably depends too on what part of the country your in, and the season, but doesn't do me much good to dehumidify then let all the humid air back in. 
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06-03-2015, 03:49 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 210
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In Wisconsin, it is closed up tight all winter, shades drawn and sky light closed. In summer I leave a window open slightly.
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06-04-2015, 12:38 PM
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Join Date: May 2015
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 67
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What's the purpose to keeping vent open? Is it to keep it from getting musty stagnant air? I ask because I bought mine a year used. He kept the bathroom vent open with the exhaust fan blowing. I've not done it yet but only had it for a little over a month. It's covered well but we live in Houston meaning sauna.
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06-04-2015, 12:51 PM
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Mod free 5er
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Concord, NC
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Leave the open all the time, rain or shine, hot or cold, except when the ac is on. Have covers on all 3 vents.
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06-04-2015, 12:54 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2012
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What is this storage you speak of? LOL Full timers rock !
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06-04-2015, 12:55 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Central PA
Posts: 199
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I like to leave mine open year round with the vent covers. This way some air can get in and circulate and excessive heat can vent out. Humidity will build inside if you leave it sealed up tight also in my opinion.
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06-04-2015, 01:01 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Posts: 116
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Quote:
Originally Posted by donanddona
What is this storage you speak of? LOL Full timers rock !
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When you live in the Great White North, camping in -40 is likely not that fun - not to mention gotta still work to pay for the new lifestyle. Maybe some day my 'storage' will be at an RV park in the southern USofA!!
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06-04-2015, 01:28 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Central Florida
Posts: 599
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I have 3 vent covers and leave my vents half open all the time. Big difference in interior temp with vents open here in central Fl. I'd worry more about mildew with vents closed.
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06-04-2015, 02:22 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2015
Posts: 630
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On a side note, those Maxx Air covers are the best. My previous camper did not have them and I could never leave them open. I never really knew what I was missing until now. I have been leaving one open a few inches but I store inside. I am not going to leave them open in winter because mice will know it is my camper and find a way in by parachuting in from the rafters onto the roof, and into the vents. I am not even kidding. I have been at war with the mouse kingdom for several years and they look for every chance to ruin my day.
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