First time posting a new topic. Short intro, we have been "looking" at trailers for over 10 years and been reading this forum for 5+ years. We are now down to our last year before finally making the big purchase. Currently we are leaning towards something like a new Bay Hill 295RL by Evergreen. We are home based in Florida and plan to travel north for about six months each year from April - October to escape the Florida heat and humidity. One major area of concern we have with the new trailers are with the windows. Specifically that they are very limited with the ability to open the windows. We open our window at home as much as possible for the fresh air and the thought of maybe not having this in a trailer has us concerned.
So one of our question (I would think we probably have about 1,000 or more others) would be, is this an issue with others or do you find the "small" window openings to provide you with that needed fresh air? Maybe there are still new models out there that would work that we are not aware of.
Any input from all the great sources on this forum would be appreciated.
Thanks
Dave and Denise
Lucky Mike said
10:42 AM Apr 7, 2014
the smaller windows are fine with me as long as the roof vents are open or the fan is on....you can only displace so much air and the larger the window the more dust/pollen /bugs have a means to enter...
WestWardHo said
11:01 AM Apr 7, 2014
Dual panes are important to us, but we find we have plenty of fresh air is we do as Lucky Mike says, the ceiling fans draw air in. We sleep at night with the bedroom windows open and the bath ceiling fan on and the door to the living area closed. It can get pretty cold in our bedroom this time of year but we like it that way.
One member suggested he prefers some windows that swing out and up partially (I don't know what they're called) as one can still have open windows when it's raining. Don't have those but they would be nice!
Sherry
The Bear II said
11:40 AM Apr 7, 2014
House is 900 plus square feet.
RV is 200 to 400 square feet...don't need as much volume of air flow to keep it cool.
As Mike said the vents with fans will move a lot of air. We have a fantastic fan vent in front and one in the rear. I'll set the front one to exhaust and the rear to bring the air in and along with all of the windows open we get a nice flow through the trailer.
However we tend to use the A/C once the outside temp is approaching 75 degrees.
kb0zke said
03:57 PM Apr 8, 2014
Each one will have their own preferences. This time of year around here we do open the windows some. We also run the furnace and a/c as needed, and yes, we've had days when we had the furnace on, then opened windows, then closed them and turned on the a/c all in one day. Whatever keeps you comfortable wherever you are and whatever the weather is then.
Dave and Denise said
04:21 PM Apr 8, 2014
It's encouraging to hear that maybe this will not be as much of an issue for us as we were thinking. I hadn't thought about the relationship of size between an RV and a home and the significant benefit we would get from the vents and fans. I'll consider one question down 999 more to go. :) Thanks!
-- Edited by Dave and Denise on Tuesday 8th of April 2014 04:22:25 PM
Cindy T said
05:34 PM Apr 8, 2014
We had big windows in our sticks n bricks home, so I was also concerned about the small window openings in the RV. But it has worked out ok. Having the Fantastic Fan really helps move a good volume of air thru the RV.
Camper Chronicles said
07:56 PM Apr 8, 2014
Fantastic fans work great plus your outside a lot anyways so I never found it stuffy in the TT. We also have a little stand fan to give us some air flow on occasion if ended plus the AC works great. We did get the double panes for insulation and noise reduction and a couple of the windows are still pretty big
NorCal Dan said
08:16 PM Apr 8, 2014
We just sold our 40' DP and purchased a small 5'er. One of the 1st things I noticed was all the windows in the 5'er. I never noticed how few windows we had in the motor home. Now that I've noticed the difference I tend to look at other rigs to see how many windows. Our 5'er has so many windows that I usually don't turn any lights on until well past sunset.
As for the fans, if you don't like what your rig comes with you can always make changes. The fantastic fans do move a lot of air. Some rigs even have ceiling fans, depends on the floor plan and slide outs. I would try to get double or triple pane windows as it will help in both hot and cold climates. With the exception of some high end models, RV's are not insulated very well so having good windows will help.
flyone said
08:50 PM Apr 8, 2014
Keep in mind this is not a house, it cools down much quicker, on the other hand it heats up much quicker as well. like has been said it is not that uncommon to use the heat in the morning, open the windows later and then may be even go to the AC in the afternoon. To try and relate it to moving air thru a home is very difficult. With vents, fans, sliding windows crank out windows, screen door, box fan (if needed) air circulation has been no problem to us.
Flyone
Dave and Denise said
11:27 AM Apr 9, 2014
Well I am convinced we will be OK with the smaller window openings, now I will do my best to convince Denise!
Thanks again everyone.
First time posting a new topic. Short intro, we have been "looking" at trailers for over 10 years and been reading this forum for 5+ years. We are now down to our last year before finally making the big purchase. Currently we are leaning towards something like a new Bay Hill 295RL by Evergreen. We are home based in Florida and plan to travel north for about six months each year from April - October to escape the Florida heat and humidity. One major area of concern we have with the new trailers are with the windows. Specifically that they are very limited with the ability to open the windows. We open our window at home as much as possible for the fresh air and the thought of maybe not having this in a trailer has us concerned.
So one of our question (I would think we probably have about 1,000 or more others) would be, is this an issue with others or do you find the "small" window openings to provide you with that needed fresh air? Maybe there are still new models out there that would work that we are not aware of.
Any input from all the great sources on this forum would be appreciated.
Thanks
Dave and Denise
One member suggested he prefers some windows that swing out and up partially (I don't know what they're called) as one can still have open windows when it's raining. Don't have those but they would be nice!
Sherry
RV is 200 to 400 square feet...don't need as much volume of air flow to keep it cool.
As Mike said the vents with fans will move a lot of air. We have a fantastic fan vent in front and one in the rear. I'll set the front one to exhaust and the rear to bring the air in and along with all of the windows open we get a nice flow through the trailer.
However we tend to use the A/C once the outside temp is approaching 75 degrees.
It's encouraging to hear that maybe this will not be as much of an issue for us as we were thinking. I hadn't thought about the relationship of size between an RV and a home and the significant benefit we would get from the vents and fans. I'll consider one question down 999 more to go. :)
Thanks!
-- Edited by Dave and Denise on Tuesday 8th of April 2014 04:22:25 PM
We had big windows in our sticks n bricks home, so I was also concerned about the small window openings in the RV. But it has worked out ok. Having the Fantastic Fan really helps move a good volume of air thru the RV.
As for the fans, if you don't like what your rig comes with you can always make changes. The fantastic fans do move a lot of air. Some rigs even have ceiling fans, depends on the floor plan and slide outs. I would try to get double or triple pane windows as it will help in both hot and cold climates. With the exception of some high end models, RV's are not insulated very well so having good windows will help.
Keep in mind this is not a house, it cools down much quicker, on the other hand it heats up much quicker as well. like has been said it is not that uncommon to use the heat in the morning, open the windows later and then may be even go to the AC in the afternoon. To try and relate it to moving air thru a home is very difficult. With vents, fans, sliding windows crank out windows, screen door, box fan (if needed) air circulation has been no problem to us.
Flyone
Thanks again everyone.