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Topic: Airing a folding camper

loolou

30/4/2013 at 8:48pm
Location: bath
Outfit: pennine fiesta 2009

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hello we have bought a new folding camper and totally in love. i sit here worrying about the canvas. it had a good airing last weekend when we first bought it home but just wondering how often we should air the camper.

greasychipbutty

30/4/2013 at 9:06pm
Location: Sheffield
Outfit: lunar ultima 525

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Hi loolou welcome to the folding camper world.I wouldn,t worry too much about airing during the spring summer months,it should air plenty from use .It also depends on how you are storing it and how easy and convenient it is to air.Durng winter time it is a good idea to air on a nice sunny day (if you can find one)

loolou

30/4/2013 at 9:09pm
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thanks it is stored on my parents driveway under a car port with a winter storage cover on we go away in 3 weeks and can't wait.

greasychipbutty

30/4/2013 at 9:19pm
Location: Sheffield
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Quote: Originally posted by loolou on 30/4/2013
thanks it is stored on my parents driveway under a car port with a winter storage cover on we go away in 3 weeks and can't wait.

Yes that sounds ideal,and a great place to dry the camper in case you have to wet pack,room for one more?lol
have a great holiday
GCB

veema

30/4/2013 at 9:21pm
Location: Blackburn
Outfit: VWT6 campervan

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We never air ours through the winter...am assuming the 2009 fiesta has the same acrylic as the 2009 crusader? Only difference is ours is in the garage...we put a dish of salt in when we pack it away and the salt was as dry when we unpacked it at easter...no smell or anything.

Have a great time when you go away.

loolou

30/4/2013 at 9:26pm
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thanks everyone. lucky with storage lol looks like a campsite as the neighbour has a fc and my parents a camper van.

ours is canvas coffee and cream probably the last before the acrylic came in. but salt seems a good idea to keep everything inside damp free think my mum used to do that in our caravan when i was little

Fidgad

30/4/2013 at 10:16pm
Location: Vale of Llangollen Wrexham
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You can just leave the door open on a fine dry day and let air circulate. No further effort required. Enjoy!

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Kelper

30/4/2013 at 10:45pm
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Ours is in storage in France ... so we only open it up at the first camp site!
Never had a problem ... so far!
When we had it at home ... we'd open it up about once every three months, on a sunny day ... I know that implies three sunny days outside summer!

lissabuff

05/5/2013 at 4:24pm
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ours is now sat "airing " on the drive.. de-wintered and ready for the off.. all in good shape no winter inhabitants...thankfully ..... providing the Berlingo is given a clean bill of health this week then poss for a weekender next week

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MrT007

05/5/2013 at 4:48pm
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Mine was put away end of October last year and just opened up now, no smells no damp etc.
Just make sure when parked up you lift the front up so the rain falls straight off the back and the air gets under it.
Hope you enjoy it.

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