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Old 12-06-2016, 08:17 PM   #21
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We leave the vents cracked open a bit for air circulation, never had any moisture issues, even here is in the rainy northwest. We do have the Camco vent covers so the rain cannot get in.
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Old 12-07-2016, 09:30 AM   #22
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I close mine up and put 2 containers of Damp Rid inside, and change out the crystals half way through the winter. I also leave the trailer a few degrees nose up to aid in water/snow removal on the roof.
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Old 12-07-2016, 11:36 AM   #23
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It probably depends a lot on local weather. I see many of those who leave theirs open are in lower latitudes. Like @RusticEagle, I keep mine closed in the winter, but open all summer. In our area, sustained periods of 30+mph winds and dry snow will cause the snow to blow horizontally and fill every crevice it can find. I trust my MaxxAir to keep out rain in the summer, but rain almost never blows horizontally, at least not for hours on end.


I keep a damp rid bucket open in the kitchen sink, but once the air hits -30 or so, there is almost no moisture left in it anyway.
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Old 12-07-2016, 03:03 PM   #24
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Old thread. It's been more than 3 years now, and I still leave mine open almost all the time. No moisture issues, and it can get pretty humid down here sometimes. Nothing like the land to my South (coastal) and East (piney woods, swamp-type area) though. It's never leaked either and it has been through some "gully washers". Last weekend it rained for 3 days straight, sometimes pretty heavy, and sometimes pretty windy. Not a drop in the trailer with the covered vent open.
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And that underscores my point exactly. What Camper_bob does in the winter at around 29°N latitude, and what I do at around 45°N latitude are going to be fairly different. OP didn't say how far north they were, so it depends a lot on location.
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And that underscores my point exactly. What Camper_bob does in the winter at around 29°N latitude, and what I do at around 45°N latitude are going to be fairly different. OP didn't say how far north they were, so it depends a lot on location.
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If there was the chance of snow collecting on top near that vent, I'm not sure I'd be leaving it open. If I had extreme humidity to deal with (like in a coastal environment), I might be looking for other solutions including moisture absorbers. For my area, and my environment, leaving the vent open (with a good cover) works well. But then even that has its limits for me since I have only one vent in my trailer, so not much air gets "exchanged".

So I guess in the end, the real answer (to this and MANY other questions) is "it depends"!
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