Sand in camper
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teardrop
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Sand in camper
what is the best way to keep sand out of your camper?
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Re: Sand in camper
Don't leave the pavement with it?
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Re: Sand in camper
Welcome to the board teardrop!
Obviously, keeping the windows closed and door shut will help. But, the bottom line is that you won't keep it all out! This is what jhitesma is getting at.
It comes in on your clothes, in your hair and in your shoes. There are Weep Holes in your windows to allow any condensation to drain out, it comes in through those on a windy day. You can seal those holes shut, but then your condensation will pool up. Sliding windows leak around the perimeter.
Heck, I know a guy with a waterproof flashlight. Turned it on, put it in a bucket of water, still works. He took it apart one day at home, and dumped a little pile of fine grains of sand out of it. He never opened it in the dunes!
Sand will get where sand wants to be!
My advice... Assimilate!
It's easier that way.
Obviously, keeping the windows closed and door shut will help. But, the bottom line is that you won't keep it all out! This is what jhitesma is getting at.
It comes in on your clothes, in your hair and in your shoes. There are Weep Holes in your windows to allow any condensation to drain out, it comes in through those on a windy day. You can seal those holes shut, but then your condensation will pool up. Sliding windows leak around the perimeter.
Heck, I know a guy with a waterproof flashlight. Turned it on, put it in a bucket of water, still works. He took it apart one day at home, and dumped a little pile of fine grains of sand out of it. He never opened it in the dunes!
Sand will get where sand wants to be!
My advice... Assimilate!
It's easier that way.
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Re: Sand in camper
Don't take it to the dunes
Sand gets everywhere. We just learn to live with it.
Sand gets everywhere. We just learn to live with it.
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Re: Sand in camper
^^^^^^^^^^^ what they said ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Re: Sand in camper
Resistance is Futile
It's the price we pay for having a great place to ride. It's also why I have an Open type toy hauler not a garage as when I get home open the rear hatch and the leaf blower does all the work
But is you do find a way to keep the sand out......Tell us first, before you get the patent....
It's the price we pay for having a great place to ride. It's also why I have an Open type toy hauler not a garage as when I get home open the rear hatch and the leaf blower does all the work
But is you do find a way to keep the sand out......Tell us first, before you get the patent....