Yes, we have made a couple of these with Silica based Cat Litter, like the moisture absorption traps these help a little particularly when the van is not occupied. We also find them really useful for drying out wet boots quickly.
Hi, I am currently up north, and the weather is quite cold, the humidity outside is always at 90% during the winter months over here, recently I tested to see how I can get rid of moisture in my car, I opened a window next to me, and sooner than later my bed sheet was becoming either very cold or damp, because of the humid air I think. What do you think could be done to get rid of this damp feeling on mattress sheets and other surfaces, do you think having a window open would help? Thank you : )
Hi, thanks for the video. How do u feel about dehumidifiers? I had a mains one (240v) which was pretty big and noisy but seemed to work well. I have seen small ones, some even work on usb/12 volt sockets. Do u have any experience of these? Thanks in advance :-)
Hi I have used a 240v one in the past to dry out a really wet caravan that was saturated, but as standard practice have never had the need. Ideally you want to minimise the damp and make sure the moist air can ventilate naturally to outside. Unless the air inside the van is significantly more moist than outside (for example you have loads of wet clothes or the a leak has saturated the interior), you could run the risk of the dehumidifier actually drawing in more humid air from outside into the van meaning it looks like your collecting lots of moisture but it would never actually be there if the dehumidifier wasn't running pulling it in.
I’ve never heard of it I’m afraid. If it was good I would have thought I would have. It would have to have some very good insulating properties otherwise the moisture would just condense on the paint. If you do decide to give it a try do let me know how it performs.
Hey! Having some snags with condensation in my van. I’ve got wool insulation and foil backed bubble wrap as a vapour barrier. I’ve heard removing the foil wrap is beneficial. Do you have any ideas!
Hi! I wouldn’t expect removing the vapour barrier to reduce your condensation. The cause of condensation is lack of ventilation allowing the level of water vapour in the air to increase and cold surfaces allowing this to condense to form water. What heating are you using? What ventilation do you have? Where are you finding the condensation forming? Let me know and I’m sure there are some options you can try.
@@ExploreVanUK Thanks for the quick reply 😁 I’m 5 weeks into the conversion and have just got the roof up in the last 2 weeks. If I’m totally honest it may be a leak in the roof seals, as it’s been chucking it down here in Portsmouth for the last 3 days! I’m going to use for sealant paint on the roof regardless. I’ve not got any heating installed - I wasn’t planning on installing any as I’m not going to be using the van too much. It’s my first one and I’m only using it as a tester / project to eventually flip. Do you think I should still install a drivel heater for example? I’ve got no roof ventilation, I’ve installed a side window which can be opened. That’s all! Again, should I put in a maxx air? I’ve only found it in the back right corner as I’ve not fully put the roof up yet, it’s been left with 3 bits of T&G to go for the last 2 weeks until I get more to finish it.
That makes sense - a diesel heater is a good and relatively cheap way to warm up the interior air without adding more moisture, this would make a big difference and would be my first choice. Once you’ve got some warmth in the van you can look at increasing ventilation, a maxx air is a big step nd possibly not necessary, you could crack the front windows, (if you added wind deflectors it will stop any rain getting in, or a simple roof vent would help. If having not got the roof up fully you have bare metal exposed this will be the coldest surface (other than the windscreen / windows) so will attract the vapour to condense, if you can avoid any bare metal being exposed that would be good. We’ve had loads of rain here too, so if you do have a leak, even a minor one, it will probably have got in, so worth trying to track that down asap. Hope that helps!
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Or fill a few odd socks up with cat litter and hand them about your van. Works like a dream
Yes, we have made a couple of these with Silica based Cat Litter, like the moisture absorption traps these help a little particularly when the van is not occupied. We also find them really useful for drying out wet boots quickly.
Hi, I am currently up north, and the weather is quite cold, the humidity outside is always at 90% during the winter months over here, recently I tested to see how I can get rid of moisture in my car, I opened a window next to me, and sooner than later my bed sheet was becoming either very cold or damp, because of the humid air I think. What do you think could be done to get rid of this damp feeling on mattress sheets and other surfaces, do you think having a window open would help? Thank you : )
Very good! Thanks for that.
Hi, thanks for the video. How do u feel about dehumidifiers? I had a mains one (240v) which was pretty big and noisy but seemed to work well. I have seen small ones, some even work on usb/12 volt sockets. Do u have any experience of these? Thanks in advance :-)
Hi I have used a 240v one in the past to dry out a really wet caravan that was saturated, but as standard practice have never had the need. Ideally you want to minimise the damp and make sure the moist air can ventilate naturally to outside.
Unless the air inside the van is significantly more moist than outside (for example you have loads of wet clothes or the a leak has saturated the interior), you could run the risk of the dehumidifier actually drawing in more humid air from outside into the van meaning it looks like your collecting lots of moisture but it would never actually be there if the dehumidifier wasn't running pulling it in.
What do you think about anti-condensation metal paint? I was thinking about painting a layer before doing any insulating, but not sure if it works.
I’ve never heard of it I’m afraid. If it was good I would have thought I would have.
It would have to have some very good insulating properties otherwise the moisture would just condense on the paint.
If you do decide to give it a try do let me know how it performs.
May I ask for a link to the Clothes hanger you use? Thank you so much!
This isn’t the exact one as it doesn’t look like they do that one any more. But this seems to be the nearest to it.
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Hey! Having some snags with condensation in my van. I’ve got wool insulation and foil backed bubble wrap as a vapour barrier. I’ve heard removing the foil wrap is beneficial. Do you have any ideas!
Hi! I wouldn’t expect removing the vapour barrier to reduce your condensation. The cause of condensation is lack of ventilation allowing the level of water vapour in the air to increase and cold surfaces allowing this to condense to form water.
What heating are you using?
What ventilation do you have?
Where are you finding the condensation forming?
Let me know and I’m sure there are some options you can try.
@@ExploreVanUK Thanks for the quick reply 😁 I’m 5 weeks into the conversion and have just got the roof up in the last 2 weeks.
If I’m totally honest it may be a leak in the roof seals, as it’s been chucking it down here in Portsmouth for the last 3 days! I’m going to use for sealant paint on the roof regardless.
I’ve not got any heating installed - I wasn’t planning on installing any as I’m not going to be using the van too much. It’s my first one and I’m only using it as a tester / project to eventually flip. Do you think I should still install a drivel heater for example?
I’ve got no roof ventilation, I’ve installed a side window which can be opened. That’s all! Again, should I put in a maxx air?
I’ve only found it in the back right corner as I’ve not fully put the roof up yet, it’s been left with 3 bits of T&G to go for the last 2 weeks until I get more to finish it.
Diesel heater!
That makes sense - a diesel heater is a good and relatively cheap way to warm up the interior air without adding more moisture, this would make a big difference and would be my first choice.
Once you’ve got some warmth in the van you can look at increasing ventilation, a maxx air is a big step nd possibly not necessary, you could crack the front windows, (if you added wind deflectors it will stop any rain getting in, or a simple roof vent would help.
If having not got the roof up fully you have bare metal exposed this will be the coldest surface (other than the windscreen / windows) so will attract the vapour to condense, if you can avoid any bare metal being exposed that would be good.
We’ve had loads of rain here too, so if you do have a leak, even a minor one, it will probably have got in, so worth trying to track that down asap.
Hope that helps!
@@ExploreVanUK thanks so much 😁
Cheers for that 👍
You’re very welcome!