Dehumidifiers

kinipeli18 · Joined: 15 Sep 2008 Posts: 1

I am currently doing research to buy a dehumidifier for our RV for the winter. We will be living in the RV full-time and want to keep the condensation down. I am having a really hard time finding one that does not have mostly negative reviews. I was hoping someone might have a suggestion for a particular brand, size, etc. Thanks so much!

barbnor2 · Joined: 26 Nov 2005 Posts: 36 Location: On the Road

I am not trying to be a smart aleck with this question. Why do you want a dehumidifier? I have never had a need for one, but there may be circumstances they would be good for that I don't know about.

Adrienne · Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 9:06 am Post subject:

I use tubs of Damp-Rid in each area (bedroom, bathroom, living room) and a disk in the closet. For me, I need to keep the mildew to a minimum. If it turns to mold, I can't breathe; I'm allergic.

That could be the reason for a dehumidifier.
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porscheracer · Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 12:15 pm Post subject:

We rarely use dehumidifers. The addition of a little heat in cool weather or A/C in warm weather normally suffices.

That said, I prefer a small electrical unit - available for cheap from Sam's or Sears. I've tried the chemical dessicants, and they invariably make a mess and leave nasty things growing in their buckets.

If your RV is generating copious amounts of moisture, I'd recommend figuring out why. It's not normal unless the outside humidity is very high and the ambient temp in the RV is lower than outdoors.
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Telephonebill · Joined: 01 Sep 2007 Posts: 37 Location: redondo beach calif

What a good subject. We are often in the Sierra in winter with temp outside easily 20 degrees or lower. We wake up in the morn to have the inside of windshield soaked and frozen. But the temp is 67 or so inside. What to do?
We usually wait for the engine to warm to get the frost off, but that takes awhile. Any suggestions? BTW we close the front curtains at night.

csvreno · Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 1 Location: Reno, NV

Like Telephonebill, we also camp in the Sierra year round. Our solution to the humidity is to leave the front Fantastic vent cover cracked slightly. (This isn't very efficient, but we had an experience in our old travel travel of rain from the ceiling one cold morning. Now we make sure we have a bit of ventilation always). That, and it gets the heat forward to compensate for the heat lost off those big windshields.
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theslaz · Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:53 am Post subject:

You might want to check this product out. Live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and have been using this product for 5 years now. Works great. More info can be found at

http://www.drytheair.com/xcart/store/catalog/product_16133_DriZAir__Unit_with_1_Package_of_13_oz_Crystals.html
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