The smoke detector is located above the steps leading from the kitchen area up to the bedroom area, if that helps.

Thanks,
Susan

Oh I'd rather it be sensitive than not work at all, those things can save lives.  I know the one in our house went off once in the middle of the night, thank God no fire, low battery!

Ours goes off a lot too. Especially if we forget to turn on the stove exhaust. The toaster is particularly good at setting it off also. We've gotten used to it and I can be over there and have it down and the battery out pretty quickly. You could move it, but that position between the living room and bedroom is a good spot and I'd want that safety at night.

We disabled the one in the kitchen area (took the battery out but left the detector there, or else it would leave marks and holes in the ceiling)... then we added two more smoke detectors. Up front near the driving area and one in the back bedroom area. I think we are covered now for safety and no more driving dogs (and other campers) nuts with BEEEEP BEEEEEP BEEEEEEEEEP

When it goes off while cooking, we disconnect it and put it on the bed as a reminder to put it back before going to sleep. Always be sure that the vent is on when cooking.

Read this somewhere...when cooking, put a elastic shower cap over the smoke detector. I am going to put a red streamer on it like used on aircraft that say remove before flight, so after cooking we won't forget to remove it :)

Thanks to all, fantastic suggestions, just love this forum!

Susan

Our smoke detector is to high up to take batteries out, use a shower cap or disconnect every time we cook. (5th Wheel), but we find by using the over the range exhaust fan and opening up the door for some external fresh air, it eliminates the problem 99% of the time. The only problem, the neighboring rig that just has cereal for breakfast, gets jealous when he smells the bacon and eggs aroma. LOL Santa Nellie

Just thought I would share with everyone I have not set off the smoke detector the last two weekends camping!

Funny though, this past weekend Saturday morning I heard the neighbors smoke alarm going off one entire street over from our campsite.  So it is nice to know it is not just me.  I would much rather have the smoke alarm be "sensitive" since it might save my life!

Thanks again!
Susan

This may be a little late You may need to replace the battery's or the unit itself. As the battery's get weak the unit gets more sensitive and of course the unit from the manufacture are contractor models and have a very short life, about 3 to 5 years, the 5years being a long life for one. If the unit is new contact the manufacture. I work for one of the Manufacture. Dan

I don't cook in our camper.. I have an outdoor kitchen that I set up and cook outside.. Grant it we are not living in our camper full time.. It seems to get so hot and stuffy in the camper as soon as you turn on the propane.. Does not help that I am scared half to death of propane.. Saw our neighbor blow up his grill,,and burn the back of his house off... patti

Right on Bubbadan. Smoke detectors become more sensitive as they age and as batteries age. All in all this is not a bad thing. If it were the opposite they would become completely ineffective and we would never know it until it is too late. I would urge you to consider replacing the factory units with new ones. I may be a little expensive but having a fire in an RV is not something you want to experience, and the smoke detector may be the only thing that saves your life.

Do what I do... Let the husband cook, it is safer for all concerned. When I did try to cook, he said I used the smoke detector for a meat timer, so I quit trying to cook. Even our son (grown and on his own now) learned at a very very young age how to cook, he says it was a survival technique. So everyone keeps mom out of the kitchen and far away from the gas grill!

Oh! They will let me do laundry, thank goodness my husband doesn't mind tighty-pinky's, but my son (when he visits) won't let me touch his clothes (I think it is because the Army frowns on pink).