Ventilation

[glenpinpat]

we have a roof vent on the top and both doors have windows that open. We also have a small window on the front. We usually keep the front window and the roof vent open a crack. In 2 years of camping we have never had a problem with condensation or co2.

[D Cat]

On the tear i'm in the process of building I have a fantastic fan, two shed windows that open up. I have a ac unit that is going in the galley with the exhaust vented out a marine vent and there will be a matching vent on the other side of the tear to replace the air exhausted out through the ac. I have a large vent that I am installing in the galley bulkhead. It can be oened/closed with a lever on the vent. My thinking is that if it is raining and I don't want to open the door windows I can open the vent and get some air from the galley vented to the outside.

[Verna]

While my SideKick is larger than most Tear Drops, I still pay attention to ventilation.

My sister enjoys "yamping" in my side yard, and she has taken me seriously that one of the windows on the SideKick MUST be open just a bit. My older sister doesn't always listen to me, but she has listened about the CO2 subject.

Verna

[Jim Edgerly]

I have 2 venting windows in the doors, and a roof vent with fan. Just to make sure, I also have a combination smoke/c02 detector inside the cabin. Adding the co2 was not that much more than just a smoke detector, and gives peace of mind.

[rowerwet]

I have an outdoor outlet cover on each side of my TD, with a wide hinge underneath to hold it open. since the plug covers are meant to keep water out of a plug they also keep it out of the trailer, and the cover protects from wind driven rain. see my WWW for pictures. my TD currently has a 110V 4" fan to circulate the air, I plan on a 12V computer fan on the other side.

[GuitarPhotog]

My 1948 teardrop has a louvered vent on each side near the top. I put a 3-speed computer fan behind one, blowing out. It provides enough cross ventilation to prevent condensation.

I didn't want to make a 12" diameter hole in the roof of the trailer for ventilator because I wasn't confident that I could keep it from leaking in the long term.

Before I completed the insulation, the metal walls attracted a lot of condensation on cool nights, and the ventilation was an absolute necessity. I haven't camped in it since insulation was complete, so I'll see how necessary ventilation is now.



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[LWW]

Daves hopper window is styled after what is called a Wiley window. Ralph Wiley put that style window on his boat designs. I also have them on my weekender and although not as big as Daves they're simple and can be opened an inch or two for ventilation.Larry