Category: RV Modifications

IS SWEATING A GOOD THING?

January 28, 2011 by Professor95 · 5 Comments

I was visiting one of our local RV dealerships when I ran into a friend of mine. He and his wife were looking at a new fifth wheel trailer to replace their 8-year-old Montana. As we were talking, he mentioned that he wanted the thermal pane windows on their new RV. He was tired of having to take a towel and wipe the condensation off his single pane windows that accumulated when they were camping in cool or cold weather. He seemed determined to order a trailer with this window option, so I decided, “Not to go there” and withheld my opinion on double pane insulated glass windows in a RV. You see, I don’t believe they are the solution for eliminating condensation. In fact, I believe the single pane window that “sweats” in cool weather to be a good thing. Single pane windows are the least insulated part of an RV. It is where the most heat loss occurs and will be the coldest surface when outside temperatures drop and we turn the heat in our RV on. As occupants living in an... [Read more...]