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hi dave it just fills like a bed that has not been slept in for a few weeks that is in a cold bedroom and its stored next to the empty f/water tank under the rear bench seat also i live at the top of a valley so its damp and misty most mornings for half the year
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Chigman

If your worried about damp at all,why not try

mandyandandy

They look great was going to order 2, now OUT OF STOCK - see what happens when you tell others Smile

Will keep an eye on them coming back in.

thanks
Mandy

sallytrafic · Southern Rally Co-ordinator

The three-way balance between ventilation, dehumidification and heating has been debated many times not just on here. My limited expertise on the preservation of the fabric and contents of a lighthouse or two may not be strictly relevant except that I think the principles hold good and after many years of having civil engineers tell me what to do I come down to the following 3 comments ( I was going to say rules).

1. Ventilation is good.

2. Heating works but you might need a lot of it.

3. Dehumidification works as long as you are not trying to dry out the ocean.

Mould is seriously bad for your health and although if you wish you can remove the bedding from the van some fabrics are part of the fixtures and fittings.

Moulds like just a little moisture to form so if its a dry or very wet surface you are OK. It's the in-between surfaces that are most at risk. Warm air can support more moisture than cold so heating moist air does little unless it then vents or condenses on a surface that doesn't matter. No van is or should be completely air tight so the ideal would be having all the surfaces of the van at the same temperature just above the dew point of the air inside. I would say nearly impossible from October to March in the UK.

My solution is to have lockers etc ajar, roof vent slightly open, dehumidifier crystals in the overhead locker and a heater set to come on in a frost. If its very wet I try not to go in the van because you can take a lot of moisture in with you.

It most be working I have never seen nor smelt mould in my last two vans and crystals last the two months that they normally in, having said that it might have been ok without my precautions but once you get mould look at re-upholstering it don't easily go away.