Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

A friend of mine told me about the one time wood. Wood treatment. Has anyone ever used this product or heard of someone who has.

There is a lot of "snake-oil" out there, just search on lifetime wood treatment

shortgmanp wrote:A friend of mine told me about the one time wood. Wood treatment. Has anyone ever used this product or heard of someone who has.

Pentachlorophenol, you wouldn't want to sleep in a trailer treated with it.

Steve; back in the 50's Dad used Pentachlorophenol mixed with diesel for cedar fence posts. 50 years later; 1/2 of the underground wood was gone. When refering to 'lifetime' . . . .I have to ask; who's lifetime?

Ageless wrote:Steve; back in the 50's Dad used Pentachlorophenol mixed with diesel for cedar fence posts. 50 years later; 1/2 of the underground wood was gone. When refering to 'lifetime' . . . .I have to ask; who's lifetime?

Only 50 years? musta been the diesel fuel

lots of microbes love to feed on diesel fuel.

At 58 and counting (and chronic illness) I have "faced my mortality" for the first time as youth never considers their own mortality! So, when I shop for things now, 25 years is good enough! The odds are about even that I will or will not last 25 years, ha. So, I define lifetime at about 25 years now and the definition shrinks each year, ha.

There you have it (again), the world according to Gus.

Cheers, 73, K,

Gus(AB6KS)

I have decided to go with Epifanes varnish, but I thought it was worth asking. I know that anything put on wood will not last a lifetime. I also know that the tear will be stored in a temp controlled garage and will not see much rain. I know on long trips it can not be avoided, but most of the time it will go to parks close to home. I will not be going camping if there is a chance of rain. At least that is what my wife tells me. HA HA Thanks Greg

shortgmanp wrote:I have decided to go with Epifanes varnish, but I thought it was worth asking. I know that anything put on wood will not last a lifetime. I also know that the tear will be stored in a temp controlled garage and will not see much rain. I know on long trips it can not be avoided, but most of the time it will go to parks close to home. I will not be going camping if there is a chance of rain. At least that is what my wife tells me. HA HA Thanks Greg

The best way to waterproof and UV proof a tiny trailer is a good garage.

Steve_Cox wrote:

shortgmanp wrote:I have decided to go with Epifanes varnish, but I thought it was worth asking. I know that anything put on wood will not last a lifetime. I also know that the tear will be stored in a temp controlled garage and will not see much rain. I know on long trips it can not be avoided, but most of the time it will go to parks close to home. I will not be going camping if there is a chance of rain. At least that is what my wife tells me. HA HA Thanks Greg

The best way to waterproof and UV proof a tiny trailer is a good garage.

Agreed, but putting a trailer hitch on your garage and towing it down the freeway at 70 mph isn't as easy as it sounds.

Yeah I know sealing is probably the hardest thing to do. You can see how you build it, but you can not see all the places water will go. Hope I am up to the challenge. Greg P