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We are now into our 2nd season with our camplet savanna. We are very pleased with it except for the condenasation under the bed mattresses

We have tried camping mats and other material as insulationt but nothing seems to work.

Taking the matresses out every day day is a pain and impossible if the weather is not good. We find this to be areal problem.

I know Camplet sell insulation mats but I would guess these are expensive and do they stop the damp?

Any ideas anyone? a reply from expeienced users and the retail trade would be appreciated.

I consider this as a real problem and if there is no solution  and  had I known of the problem I would have had second thoughts about buying one..

The human body loses a lot of moisture overnight so any mattress on a solid surface will need airing.  You can either turn the mattresses over OR  prop something underneath the mattresses so the air can circulate during the day. I have always aired my bedding. 

Hi Eileen

This is a very common problem with a large number of Trailer Tents and Folding Campers.  If you do a search on the message boards for the word 'condensation' you will find a number of threads dealing with the topic.

I think the condensation is worse the colder it is outside.  Basically, the cold hits the underside of the trailer and the heat from above hits the top of the trailer and condenses.

We don't take the mattresses out but simply prop the bottom up using our wash bags and leave it for a few hours while we are out.  Usually by the time we come back it is well aired and dry underneath.  From reading other posts it would seem that putting foam backed mats etc underneath actually makes the problem worse.  I think someone said that they found a waterproof backed picnic rug under the mattress helped.

Eileen

I've just had another thought.  For the Combi Camp you can buy a slatted bed base which allows air to circulate under the mattress and prevents condensation.  You could check if Camp-let make something similar.

Also, someone said that they have never had condensation under their mattresses but they put an airbed on top of the mattress because of back problems so that must stop the problem as well.

Hi Mary

Good News!  Did you buy the official CC ones?

Hi eileent

I too can vouch for the highly technical method of sliding something underneath the mattresses to air them. We use bowls - 2 per bedroom. Just the right height to allow the air to move around underneath.

Jo

Eileent,

Just returned from our second trip in the Camplet Concorde with the same condensation problem. Putting camping mats under the mattress did not help.

My next plan is to insert untreated wooden slats between the fibreglass base and the bedroom floor. Thus working from the ground up there is the camplet base (fibreglass), wooden slats, bedroom floor, then the mattress. Also I believe there is an exterior  ventilation flap at the opposite end to the bedroom opening end which can be used to help ventilate the air. Poles are supplied to keep flap open.

I am hoping that by using the slats and this ventilation flap that this problem can be largely eradicated. I will report back after my next trip in July / August.

 I am going to just get the wood from B&Q  and attach with strong ribbon so that the slats are one slat width distance apart. 

Hi there,

We have a Trigano Vendome tt and it has slatted bed bases rather than solid ones. Even after torrential downpours and a very damp atmosphere there is no condensation underneath the mattresses.

I pick my Concorde up in Jan 07, however my dad has a concorde already. His answer to condensation is as follows.....

The roll up 1cm thick double sided space blankets onto the base. Then the normal camplet matress, then the roll up typr self inflating air beds. He says apart from being ultra comfy, he hasnt had any condensation since!

i will be using this method when I collect mine.

PS He used this method all of 2007. Rain, shine, frost.....the lot.

Hope this helps

Roll on warmer weather!

Quote: Originally posted by Pixie_Hez on 20/5/2007

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Hi Mary

Good News!  Did you buy the official CC ones?

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I did read on a thread a while ago you can get slats from Ikea, I had thought about using some of the insulation boards I had left over from my Laminated flooring its just an idea but its cheap

Barbara