Beth, could you or Mitch post a link to the kind you have? Please?
I have put a ton of work into my van (pics on the "My Rig" thread) and I am deathly afraid of moisture getting behind the insulation causing rust in the walls. I am hoping to attend the upcoming West Coast GTG late next month, and the GTG is right on the coast.
When I was in my late teens, my mother (I think she always wanted to travel too, but was never able to) bought one of those pop-up trailer things that had hard sides (it wasn't a tent). I don't know if they even make them anymore. Anyway, the camp spot we went to was on a low bluff, just above the beach.
It was beautiful. Until that night. As soon as it got dark, the temperature dropped like a hammer and we began to freeze. This was my Mom's first trip ever, and the pop-up didn't have heat. Who would have thought? There were four of us inside the thing, and we all made the mistake of breathing. I don't know how much water a normal person breathes out per hour, but by about ten o'clock that night it started to "rain" inside of the trailer. Being beside the ocean, being cold, and with four handy-dandy moisture generators chugging away, the condensate on the walls began to drip. And drip. And drip. And not a slow drip. It went on all night. By morning we were all soaking wet, and miserable.
I don't remember if my Mom ever took the trailer out again. Sad, really.
I will never forget it, and I don't want this to happen to me inside my van at the GTG. The DOA eva dry thing was like a 1/2 pint per 24 hours. With people and dogs inside my van, I don't think this will be nearly enough, even if it wasn't DOA, to keep things dry.
I have found this, but it may be too large:
http://www.sears.com/danby-26-pint-energy-star-2-speed-dehumidifier/p-SPM7076734707?prdNo=18&blockNo=18&blockType=G18I just don't know. I'm hoping you ladies can help me out here.
Thanks.
Anne
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 4:48 pm