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Dirt Sifter ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 30 Dec 2018 Location: Right side OR Online Status: Offline Posts: 170 |
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Oh, ok, nothing rusted in my shed while living on the OR coast. Nope, no mildew either. None of that cheap pressboard came apart. Sure glad to know that. So happy for your experiences; I'll live by mine....
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Greg n Deb 2020 195 HRE
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offgrid ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
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I had the same experience in my shed on the OBX, but not in the rPod which was parked right next to it. The worst were paint cans, the tops would rust out in 3-6 months. What was your fix?
Mine was to insulate the shed and put a small heater in it. The problem was that all the stuff in the shed would get cold (or cool) soaked and end up at a temperature below the point where the relative humidity reached 100% (aka the dew point) when warmer more humid air returned. When that air came in contact with the cool stuff moisture would condense on it. Of course, the fact that there was salt everywhere didn't help either. By heating the materials in the shed stayed at a temp above the dew point, and the insulation slowed down the warming of the interior of the shed so everything stabilized. I didn't have the same problems in the rPod because it was already insulated and there wasn't a lot of massive stuff in it that took a long time to warm up, so everything warmed up at the same rate ,and there was no condensation. Never had to put a heater or dehumiifier in there. The original discussion was about how critical it was to have electricity at a storage site, I'm just saying its not that important. Certainly, if you do have electricity where you store your rPod and you live in a damp climate it's not going to hurt to heat or dehumidify it, I just found it not to be necessary. Don't leave a bunch of cans or liquids in there while its in storage. I don't believe that dessicants like Damprid will work either because its like the little dutch boy putting his finger in the dike, its not like rPods are tightly enclosed spaces so there is a lot of air exchange and too much moisture to try to remove that way. The more dessicant you put in there the more moisture you'll pull out, but I doubt you're putting a dent in humidity level. Dehumidifiers even small ones remove multiple pints per day. That would take a LOT of dessicant. You might want to read this about Damprid. |
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lostagain ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2595 |
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Lots of inexpensive dry storage space here in NV. Area 51 has gigantic parking lots. Yucca mountain adds the benefit of a little radiation to keep the ants and other bugs away. Never worry again about a humidity problem. In fact, if you need to dry out your mildewed floor, what better place?
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offgrid ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290 |
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The moon might be better. Or, freeze dry it here on Earth. Put the rPod in a big plastic bag and suck all the air out, that would probably dry it in a hurry...
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StephenH ![]() podders Helping podders - pHp ![]() ![]() Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6457 |
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Electricity is not needed for storage if the battery is disconnected, but if the place has it, then it would be okay to use it. Whether it would be worth the extra cost is up to the individual. All other things being the same (e.g. security), if the comparison is $70 for an uncovered, open lot with no electricity and $100 for a covered space with electricity, then I would consider the $100 to be worthwhile. However, if the comparison were $100 for a carport with no electricity, then I likely would just save my money and go with the less expensive option.
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lostagain ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2595 |
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OG, the cost of your suggestions is a tad expensive and not very helpful with global heating. Parking a soggy Pod in NV, on the other hand, would help add some moisture to the dry air here. The drawback is fetching it when camping season starts again, but that could lead to a very enjoyable trip home.
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Dirt Sifter ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 30 Dec 2018 Location: Right side OR Online Status: Offline Posts: 170 |
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Living in Portland, I'd like the option that let's me hook up and go somewhere else every chance I got.There are few days in the Willamette Valley that you can't get out. As long as you don't mind a little rain that gets things damp when the rig goes back into storage. But as long as you can use it often enough to dry it out without introducing more moisture, it'll be fine. But that's the practical side of living there not understood by those who don't. NV is nice just as often except for those radiated spiders that think rpods are their eggs.
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Greg n Deb 2020 195 HRE
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lostagain ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2595 |
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Those spider eggs come in very handy at night. They glow enough that you don't need interior lighting.
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