You're a blessing. Who'da thought Bernoulli worked outside a nuclear power plant? I'm confident you just saved me a head scratching root-cause analysis.
Boy that was probably the best tip to keep the interior of the trailer in a positive pressure. I am most likely going to have a custom built and will have the vent installed further back from the front edge. Thanks for sharing
Thanks! I was nearly going to sell my enclosed trailer because it's so dusty dad has a trailer no dust in it. I'm going to get parts tomorrow and make it a positive air pressure situation. We live on gravel roads 18 miles from pavement.
I’m a retired hvac guy. You are right about not having any windows open as the rv is already leaky. It was just a thought as we do this routinely to large buildings. I could go on and on. But it’s an rv
Hi you two ! We just subscribed , and also want to talk about our cargo trailer . It's 20 ft., V- nose , dual Axel's . We don't have the dust problem , but here in the south we have mold problems . When I built this cargo , I started with good insulation and a 15,000 btu roof air . I run it every other day for about half hour . This seems to do the trick along with those Damp Rid bowls . I also carry a 4,250 watt Champion generator in the trailers garage . It sits on a hand pulled cart and with the drop down rear cargo door it's easy to get out and manuver . Kathy's doing much better and says she might let me live . I asked her to promise me she will leave a little of me for the Undertaker . Says she's thinking about it . Oh well , be safe out there ! Your good friend Vinny in good old Fla.
I see you have the opposite problem with the mold instead of the dust. I'm glad Kathy is doing better now and has decided you're worth enough to keep around.
I enjoy all your videos. look forward to seeing them. My wife and I did alot of camping with a pop up , and a 35 ft trailer. 13 years, But she passed away . marrt 50 yrs. and i just lost interest. but you keep me interested again. thanks
Wow, I always learn something new each time I watch your channel. Thank you for how and what you present. I don't feel so alien to the lifestyle. Thank you for sharing. Blessings to you and yours.
We bought a V-nose trailer to convert for camping, our trips regularly take us out to the desert and even after having everything sealed we were still getting dust in. We tried explaining to the place we bought it that they need to put the vents in the front but their response “we’ve been building trailers for 25 years that’s not the issue here” 🙄 ya some engineering skills they have
They design them that way to evacuate gas fumes out of the trailer in case a person is hauling a motorized vehicle in there, but it makes it a dust magnet if you turn it into a camper like we do.
Hi, subscriber and fellow cargo trailer camper youtuber here. We took our little Weeroll trailer all the way up the Dempster Highway to the Arctic Ocean this summer. That is 546 miles (one-way) of gravel, dust choked roads. There was no vent on my trailer, needless to say it was a dusty lesson! When we were up there, I told my wife that I knew Gonagin had addressed this problem in the past, and I was looking it up when I got home. So here I am. My question is this: my trailer has a modified V nose. So, it's flat in the middle and then has 45s on each side. Do yo think placing the vent high up on the top of the left side 45 will give me the air flow that I need? Thanks!
It would provide plenty of airflow as long as you keep your speed up to 15+mph. Make sure you correct as many other air leaks as possible (I had to close off my propane stove flue) and you should be good. When driving in heavy snow I close off this air scoop with a piece of Gorilla tape (the best duct tape).
I'm SO Pleased I found your site. Up till now, I've been watching the unkempt guy who Basically shows off 100 different Rigs but Not Enough Real Answers. Your Site Rules. NICE. Now I'm going to go the way of a Small cargo-carrier. Maybe the size of your D., 7x14, if it has a single axle. Wish me luck. I camp in some of the most, or Best Hiding Places in the lower 48. Will share everything in due time.
Great information, FYI the high and low Vents on cargo trailers Are to create Air exchange’s and DOT Requirements when hauling fuel inside the trailer .
You always offer such useful information! Thank you😊 I saw part 2 first and came here to watch part 1. Not sure where the confusion is. Everything you explained seems pretty straight forward to me. Going back to watch part 2. Thanks so much!
Very interesting, I would have really set myself up because I thought about doing the opposite and not getting vents. Could you imagine the suction that would have created.
Exactly! The reason these trailers are vented this way from the factory is to pull any gas fumes out, in case you're hauling motorcycles or an ATV, but it also sucks dust in, and that's why the system needs to be modified like I showed in the videos.
Definitely one of the best channels on RUclips. Great content and excellent production. Very enjoyable to watch too. You always have such great well thought out ideas. I'm building a 7x14 TA and I've used a lot of them. Sometimes putting a little twist on them but you put the idea in my head, so thanks for that. I just put 4 vents in the walls of my trailer. One in the top two corners of each side wall. They have a handle on the inside so you can change them from opening on the leading edge to opening on the trailing edge but you can also completely close them. They're like the ones you see on the side of big truck sleeper cabs. If you google "Aluminum Low Profile Popup Vent" you'll see them. If anyone decides to buy them make sure you get one with the trim ring included. They sell them both ways. Cheers,
We can always count on you for great information and novel subjects. Thank you! PS - I think the demonstration would have more impact if Linda laid in different spots on the roof of the trailer and let a flag hang over the side as you drive.
Hi, thank you for the info. I pull aa enclosed trailer behind my Class A. I have not been down a dirt road yet but it's coming. I should had know that since I taught Aerospace aerodynamics engineering. LOL Don
I think it's for ventilation although often not engineered the best. My problem is dust from the ac/heat unit I'm on my way to get filters now however I'm certain this will only mildly help. Thanks for the video
Hi Tristan, for my solution to work there can't be anything leaking air making it so that you can't pressurize the interior. For example; I discovered that the flue from my stove had to be closed off with a solid damper. I installed the stove and all of a sudden I was getting dust!
I have an Interstate cargo trailer, with the slightly rounded front, not a v-nose and with the hi/lo vents. Haven't done a lot of travelling in it yet, just to Quartzsite once and on paved roads until the campsite. Didn't notice any dust. Do you think blocking the rear (lo) vent with duct tape would pressurize the trailer and keep the dust out? I'd take the tape off on arrival as the ventilation is important while sleeping, especially if I want to run the Mr Buddy heater. I generally only run that in the morning after I wake up. Love your channel! You always share great information!
You could tape the lower rear vent from the inside ok. The vent in the front needs to actually scoop air in to properly pressurize the trailer and I'm not sure if the rounded nose of the Interstate will affect it negatively. I know that a flat nose didn't hurt it if the vent/scoop was located a few feet back of the nose.
Newly subscribed and love your videos, i have the flat nosed trailer. I seen you suggest the vent on top and just back from the front a bit. Do you also suggest one in the back facing the rear or just the top one? If you wouldn't mind answering.
Just the front one to force in air. Don't have any other openings in the trailer at all and make sure the windows and doors have good weather stripping. If you have a chimney flue, find a way to seal it off so that the air you are forcing in doesn't just go right out. You want to create pressure inside to keep the dust out.
@@gonagain Ahhhhhh thank ya kindly. We sure appreciate you answering...Good travels...Maybe see ya out there. Looking forward to going through your content.
I guess I don't quite understand how the vents work to prevent the entry of dust ...I guess I'm dense..What about adding a nose cone to the front of the trailer to deflect the air..Would that work? Thank you for the video..Have a blessed day..
Hi Gail. The vent works because it forces air inside the trailer making the pressure inside higher. It wouldn't work if there was a window open too. The trailer needs to be totally sealed up EXCEPT for that one vent (air scoop) blowing in. Let me know if you still don't get it because I want you to fully understand.
Won’t blowing additional air into the cabin blow dust in as well? I’m just thinking about following another vehicle in the desert for 50 miles, eating their dust and there is a scoop sucking their dust in. I’m interested in this for a truck canopy (camper shell) and may be following a vehicle in the aforementioned manner. I guess an air filter could prevent this. The canopy I’m looking at doesn’t have a filter, just open to outside air. Thanks for any insight.
But why would you follow in someones dust? Your engine air filter is clogging up fast when you do that with the tremendous amount of air that an engine takes in per second. Not to mention your cabin air filter in your vehicle. On the trailer, the air intake is above the dust from the tow vehicle so it's getting clean air.
@@gonagain It’s kind of coming when overlanding to follow in someone’s dust, especially if you’re in a convoy of three or more. A lot of people run snorkels to get the air intake higher up for that reason. Thanks for reply!
No you don't. You want to create high pressure inside that keeps the dust from getting sucked in. You know those air gaps around your door seal? Now you would have air going OUT instead of going in. It works very well, just ask Linda.
EXCELLENT! Thank you so much for this video! I am going to have a custom made trailer built. I was thinking about getting those aluminum vents with the door that you can open and close.instead of the plastic ones. Should I angle the door so it scoops the wind from the front or from aft? Next question, where would you place the vents? Additionally in the rear I was planning on having a marine type solar fan in the roof, what do you think about this?
The marine solar vent is a winner for sure. Any vent you use on the upper front should be positioned so that it scoops the air inside, so your vent could work if it's located right. The vent in my video won't let rain pass through, so that's a consideration. You need something to catch that air off the V nose though. Remember, my factory set-up actually sucked air out!
Rick, I'm a little slow but what would be the difference between blowing in dusty air and sucking in dusty air? Thanks for all your great tips. I'm just about finished with my trailer. Safe travels Perry
Good question Perry. If you'll notice in the video, where we are driving down that dirt road, the dust is low to the ground at the front of the trailer, so the site up at the school is clean. Most of the dust that comes into a camper enters from the rear end.
My trailer doesn't have any air vents I took off the top air vent and replaced it with AC do I still need to add a air vent on my trailer ? Thank you for sharing. 🇺🇲🤙🏼
Hi Rocky, if you intend to drive down dusty roads very much then yes you do. Your trailer will still suck up dust like a big vacuum unless you pressurize it with the single side vent.
@@gonagain okay I'll have to look into getting it installed, should I get one for each side, my trailer is a V Type like yours but my door is on the front where the V is, yours is on the side of your trailer. Thank you
Just one vent will do, but pay attention to what I said about the vacuum created right behind the vee and the scoop I had to build. On my daughter's trailer we put the scoop on the face of the vee itself, but we're not sure at this point how that is going to work in the rain. We should find out this spring yet.
@@gonagain Thank you brother. Keep me informed how it works out before I do it. Much appreciated. Stay safe and say hi to your wife. God Bless you both. 🇺🇲🤙🏼
Very interesting ideas how to keep it dust free as you can but doesn't the vents add to the problem in some cases? just like the strait piping of the muffing system with the closing and opening system some have put on the vehicles for better gas mileage on freeway driving that work against their engines instead of helping the engine?...
The way the factory installed my vents certainly made the situation worse! That's why I removed the rear one that was sucking air out and modified the front one to blow air in (it was sucking out too!). With the trailer totally sealed and that one vent blowing in it keeps dust from getting sucked in.
@@gonagain Like I said very interesting how you figured out what was the problem and then went about to fix the problem by thinking it out and doing what was overlooked by the makers error...
A trailer with no vents makes that "vacuum" situation I was talking about, so it will suck the dust in and leaving a window open makes it worse. Make sure all the door seals are in good shape, close everything tight and install a vent like the one in the video. If you have a regular travel trailer without the V nose that I have, you can locate that vent about three feet from the front and it will catch air fine. That's how I learned about doing this.
First, NO windows open because you need to actually pressurize, or make the pressure higher, inside the coach. The Fantastic Fans blowing IN are probably a very good idea. Also, your HVAC in the dash on high blower with "outside" air selected will help a lot.
@@gonagain Thanks. I will try two of my three fantastic fans. Will also try chassis AC blowing in but am concerned it may pick up dust from front wheels. Enjoy your videos. Wish our coach could go all the places you go.
Question: What about collecting the dust of oncoming traffic? Does that not cause as much of a problem? I’ve had times where I’ve had to come to a stop to safely continue down the road because of bad visibility after passing oncoming traffic. Thanks for anyone to respond!
It's not near as much as a problem as the constant dust getting sucked into your trailer from your own car, but you will get some dust from the occasional passing car. I stay well back of cars ahead of me and I've been known to pull over and stop to wait for dust to clear from vehicles going the opposite way. We usually arrive with a clean interior.
@@gonagain thanks for your reply! You sound like me = in no hurry to get there. I have a nickname for the people who feel like they have to be ahead of the pack and pass everyone = zoom zoomers
My conversion is almost complete and my guy closed up the lower right side vent and replaced the upper left vent with a dog bone style one that can open in either direction. Should I just leave that vent closed while traveling then.? Thanks
Can that particular vent be faced into the wind to force air into the trailer? You need that to make the pressure inside higher than the ambient pressure outside. Also, remember that the location of my vent behind the V nose actually made it suck air out. Put streamers on the vent inside and tape a camera to the wall and film it as you drive. It needs to blow in. I hope I helped.
No, because the vent is above the dust. The only time we have a problem is if a tailwind is present and it's faster than I can drive to outpace it. We just did 30 miles of dirt road today and I'm sitting in a clean trailer.
Being from Louisiana I’m never going to have to drive in blizzard conditions but I do wonder if you can get duct tape to stick under those conditions. Maybe stuffing a couple of Walmart bags would stop the snow. Interesting video. I have a travel trailer and in process of considering converting a cargo trailer.
With the sheet metal scoop I have I actually stuff a rag in it, but if the vent is actually mounted on the face of the V then it would need taped. I think Gorilla brand duct tape would stick in the cold. Good point you made.
Right! The dust doesn't go that high. If you look at the part of the video where we're traveling down the dirt road you can see that the dust stays low in that area.
_There's three other ways too! First, don't go down any dirt roads, second live like a pig, then it doesn't matter, and my personal favorite is finding a wife/ girlfriend who doesn't mind cleaning and dusting! I'm just saying, as I'm ducking down, funny how objects just fly across the room?_
You're a blessing. Who'da thought Bernoulli worked outside a nuclear power plant? I'm confident you just saved me a head scratching root-cause analysis.
Thankyou gor sharing. Excellent concept.. Cheers from Michael. Australia
This should come in handy in your neck of the woods!
@@gonagain Absolutely, the dust ingress is alarming when travelling outback roads. Great Video. Cheers from Michael. Australia.
Never know what I will learn next from your channel. Gods blessings & thank you 🙏💞
Thank you for watching our channel!
Boy that was probably the best tip to keep the interior of the trailer in a positive pressure. I am most likely going to have a custom built and will have the vent installed further back from the front edge. Thanks for sharing
You're welcome Scott. I just did one of these on my daughter's trailer.
You're welcome Scott. I just did one of these on my daughter's trailer.
You’re driving too fast on the dirt roads. LOL
I know, you just want to get to your camp site fast! Good video and roll on.
Thanks 👍!
Now I see why rain cannot make it through to the inside, this was puzzling me, it's all in the vent design. Cheers Ricky, Nice to learn something new.
Smart! I never thought of that.
Good info! I never knew.
One thing I do know is that my vacuum cleaner gathers a lot of dust whether I use it or not.
Haha! I get it and I'm dense.
Great explaination of where all the dust comes from
Thanks! I was nearly going to sell my enclosed trailer because it's so dusty dad has a trailer no dust in it. I'm going to get parts tomorrow and make it a positive air pressure situation.
We live on gravel roads 18 miles from pavement.
It works!
I only used my cargo trailer for moving & never thought about what the vents' jobs were. Your explanation does make a lot of sense.
Very useful; always wondered what the trick was to keep dust out.
I’m a retired hvac guy. You are right about not having any windows open as the rv is already leaky. It was just a thought as we do this routinely to large buildings. I could go on and on. But it’s an rv
Thanks for your comment Mike.
Thanks again again. I've watched this a few times now, and need to install one of these on my diy cargo trailer.
Rick I remember we talked about making the air scoop at our channel meetup last fall. This is good advice.😊
I did a part 2 because of all the questions I got. It's coming out this Tuesday.
Hi you two ! We just subscribed , and also want to talk about our cargo trailer . It's 20 ft., V- nose , dual Axel's . We don't have the dust problem , but here in the south we have mold problems . When I built this cargo , I started with good insulation and a 15,000 btu roof air . I run it every other day for about half hour . This seems to do the trick along with those Damp Rid bowls . I also carry a 4,250 watt Champion generator in the trailers garage . It sits on a hand pulled cart and with the drop down rear cargo door it's easy to get out and manuver . Kathy's doing much better and says she might let me live . I asked her to promise me she will leave a little of me for the Undertaker . Says she's thinking about it . Oh well , be safe out there !
Your good friend Vinny in good old Fla.
I see you have the opposite problem with the mold instead of the dust. I'm glad Kathy is doing better now and has decided you're worth enough to keep around.
I enjoy all your videos. look forward to seeing them. My wife and I did alot of camping with a pop up , and a 35 ft trailer. 13 years, But she passed away . marrt 50 yrs. and i just lost interest. but you keep me interested again. thanks
Thank you very much for watching our videos Anthony.
you are correct about the wind hitting the back of the trailer, it is the same as drag on a boat hull and can be calculated
I wish they'd design the back of trailers accordingly. Thank you for watching.
Wow, I always learn something new each time I watch your channel. Thank you for how and what you present. I don't feel so alien to the lifestyle. Thank you for sharing. Blessings to you and yours.
Thank you!
We bought a V-nose trailer to convert for camping, our trips regularly take us out to the desert and even after having everything sealed we were still getting dust in. We tried explaining to the place we bought it that they need to put the vents in the front but their response “we’ve been building trailers for 25 years that’s not the issue here” 🙄 ya some engineering skills they have
They design them that way to evacuate gas fumes out of the trailer in case a person is hauling a motorized vehicle in there, but it makes it a dust magnet if you turn it into a camper like we do.
Thanks for your very informative note on vents and sand/dust
Wow, never knew. Great info.
It does work!
hello from the sunny Ozarks rick and linda!! valueable tipthat makes my adventure more enjoyable!!! tight lines and cheers!!
Thanks for these tips. Often wondered how to stop this.
These videos are always so well produced and always enjoyable too !
Thank you.
Awesome illumination! Thanks!
Hi, subscriber and fellow cargo trailer camper youtuber here. We took our little Weeroll trailer all the way up the Dempster Highway to the Arctic Ocean this summer. That is 546 miles (one-way) of gravel, dust choked roads. There was no vent on my trailer, needless to say it was a dusty lesson! When we were up there, I told my wife that I knew Gonagin had addressed this problem in the past, and I was looking it up when I got home. So here I am.
My question is this: my trailer has a modified V nose. So, it's flat in the middle and then has 45s on each side. Do yo think placing the vent high up on the top of the left side 45 will give me the air flow that I need? Thanks!
It would provide plenty of airflow as long as you keep your speed up to 15+mph. Make sure you correct as many other air leaks as possible (I had to close off my propane stove flue) and you should be good. When driving in heavy snow I close off this air scoop with a piece of Gorilla tape (the best duct tape).
Thank you. I didn't know that.
Great idea Rick.
This is news I can use..!! Thanks again for your diligence..
I'm SO Pleased I found your site. Up till now, I've been watching the unkempt guy who Basically shows off 100 different Rigs but Not Enough Real Answers. Your Site Rules. NICE. Now I'm going to go the way of a Small cargo-carrier. Maybe the size of your D., 7x14, if it has a single axle. Wish me luck. I camp in some of the most, or Best Hiding Places in the lower 48. Will share everything in due time.
Erik, I'm looking forward to your future videos. It sounds like we seek the same kind of places!
Good to know. Thanks!
Keep on and folks gonna think you do this for a living....
Great video and tip! Ordering one now.
Good information, you always find new ideas
I watched the full videos because it's a good information.
new friend and subs....
Thank you for subscribing!
Always an informative lesson. Vents are being modified on MY trailer.
Great video with lots of useful information. Thanks!
Smart guy.
Tell my wife that.
Great info thanks for sharing
Never thought about this. I can see where keeping the vent entry up high out of the dust path off the wheels will be helpful also.
We did 20 miles of dust last weekend and everything inside was fine, thank goodness.
Great tip👍
Very interesting. I will have to think about how to apply this to my pop up camper.
Pay no attention to Grumpy. Sometimes his ideas are hard to carry out.
grumpy old fart 🤣 could work! Imagine the looks I would get driving down the highway.
Thanky you for the nugget of knowledge
Great information, FYI the high and low Vents on cargo trailers Are to create Air exchange’s and DOT Requirements when hauling fuel inside the trailer .
Now THAT is a great piece of info Bird Man! Thanks for sharing.
THANK YOU SO MUCH , WE LEARN SOMETHING TODAY !
Smart Video !
Learn something NEW every day !! Thanks for the info! Happy Trails !!
Outstanding advice. Will modify immediately.
You always offer such useful information! Thank you😊 I saw part 2 first and came here to watch part 1. Not sure where the confusion is. Everything you explained seems pretty straight forward to me. Going back to watch part 2. Thanks so much!
Thank you for watching both!
Great tip!
It works Springer Pumps!
Great info!
Very interesting, I would have really set myself up because I thought about doing the opposite and not getting vents. Could you imagine the suction that would have created.
Exactly! The reason these trailers are vented this way from the factory is to pull any gas fumes out, in case you're hauling motorcycles or an ATV, but it also sucks dust in, and that's why the system needs to be modified like I showed in the videos.
Great tip!!! thank you.
Thanks for sharing this information.
Excellent info, as usual! Thanks!
Definitely one of the best channels on RUclips. Great content and excellent production. Very enjoyable to watch too. You always have such great well thought out ideas. I'm building a 7x14 TA and I've used a lot of them. Sometimes putting a little twist on them but you put the idea in my head, so thanks for that.
I just put 4 vents in the walls of my trailer. One in the top two corners of each side wall. They have a handle on the inside so you can change them from opening on the leading edge to opening on the trailing edge but you can also completely close them. They're like the ones you see on the side of big truck sleeper cabs. If you google "Aluminum Low Profile Popup Vent" you'll see them. If anyone decides to buy them make sure you get one with the trim ring included. They sell them both ways.
Cheers,
Thanks for that tip on the vents.
We can always count on you for great information and novel subjects. Thank you!
PS - I think the demonstration would have more impact if Linda laid in different spots on the roof of the trailer and let a flag hang over the side as you drive.
I hadn't thought of that. Next time!
Thanks.
Why the heck don't the designers and engineers making these trailers do this? They charge $20-$80k....
Thanks so much for the information!!!
Hi, thank you for the info. I pull aa enclosed trailer behind my Class A. I have not been down a dirt road yet but it's coming. I should had know that since I taught Aerospace aerodynamics engineering. LOL Don
You get it! The principal behind my advice. Thank you for watching Cowboy.
Thanks for the tip. I just ordered two vents.
Where?
Very nice Australians use these ram air vents all the time with 5-12inches of filtering material for dusty roads.
It works stand to reason that you guys would have figured this out. I watch a lot videos from down under!
I think it's for ventilation although often not engineered the best. My problem is dust from the ac/heat unit I'm on my way to get filters now however I'm certain this will only mildly help. Thanks for the video
Hi Tristan, for my solution to work there can't be anything leaking air making it so that you can't pressurize the interior. For example; I discovered that the flue from my stove had to be closed off with a solid damper. I installed the stove and all of a sudden I was getting dust!
Thanks
I have an Interstate cargo trailer, with the slightly rounded front, not a v-nose and with the hi/lo vents. Haven't done a lot of travelling in it yet, just to Quartzsite once and on paved roads until the campsite. Didn't notice any dust. Do you think blocking the rear (lo) vent with duct tape would pressurize the trailer and keep the dust out? I'd take the tape off on arrival as the ventilation is important while sleeping, especially if I want to run the Mr Buddy heater. I generally only run that in the morning after I wake up. Love your channel! You always share great information!
You could tape the lower rear vent from the inside ok. The vent in the front needs to actually scoop air in to properly pressurize the trailer and I'm not sure if the rounded nose of the Interstate will affect it negatively. I know that a flat nose didn't hurt it if the vent/scoop was located a few feet back of the nose.
Newly subscribed and love your videos, i have the flat nosed trailer. I seen you suggest the vent on top and just back from the front a bit. Do you also suggest one in the back facing the rear or just the top one? If you wouldn't mind answering.
Just the front one to force in air. Don't have any other openings in the trailer at all and make sure the windows and doors have good weather stripping. If you have a chimney flue, find a way to seal it off so that the air you are forcing in doesn't just go right out. You want to create pressure inside to keep the dust out.
@@gonagain Ahhhhhh thank ya kindly. We sure appreciate you answering...Good travels...Maybe see ya out there. Looking forward to going through your content.
Great info. Thanks
Well... All I have to say is: NOW YOU TELL ME! Past Winter in the desert and I am still trying to clean the dust from inside!
Sorry JD, but better late than never.
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I guess I don't quite understand how the vents work to prevent the entry of dust ...I guess I'm dense..What about adding a nose cone to the front of the trailer to deflect the air..Would that work? Thank you for the video..Have a blessed day..
Hi Gail. The vent works because it forces air inside the trailer making the pressure inside higher. It wouldn't work if there was a window open too. The trailer needs to be totally sealed up EXCEPT for that one vent (air scoop) blowing in. Let me know if you still don't get it because I want you to fully understand.
Thank you
Won’t blowing additional air into the cabin blow dust in as well? I’m just thinking about following another vehicle in the desert for 50 miles, eating their dust and there is a scoop sucking their dust in. I’m interested in this for a truck canopy (camper shell) and may be following a vehicle in the aforementioned manner. I guess an air filter could prevent this. The canopy I’m looking at doesn’t have a filter, just open to outside air. Thanks for any insight.
But why would you follow in someones dust? Your engine air filter is clogging up fast when you do that with the tremendous amount of air that an engine takes in per second. Not to mention your cabin air filter in your vehicle. On the trailer, the air intake is above the dust from the tow vehicle so it's getting clean air.
@@gonagain It’s kind of coming when overlanding to follow in someone’s dust, especially if you’re in a convoy of three or more. A lot of people run snorkels to get the air intake higher up for that reason. Thanks for reply!
Thats good stuff right there!!
Extremely informative! Thanks Do you need an exit vent for all of that air coming into the trailer?
No you don't. You want to create high pressure inside that keeps the dust from getting sucked in. You know those air gaps around your door seal? Now you would have air going OUT instead of going in. It works very well, just ask Linda.
EXCELLENT! Thank you so much for this video! I am going to have a custom made trailer built. I was thinking about getting those aluminum vents with the door that you can open and close.instead of the plastic ones. Should I angle the door so it scoops the wind from the front or from aft? Next question, where would you place the vents? Additionally in the rear I was planning on having a marine type solar fan in the roof, what do you think about this?
The marine solar vent is a winner for sure. Any vent you use on the upper front should be positioned so that it scoops the air inside, so your vent could work if it's located right. The vent in my video won't let rain pass through, so that's a consideration. You need something to catch that air off the V nose though. Remember, my factory set-up actually sucked air out!
Please forgive my slower understanding.....don't you risk pushing dust in from the drive vehicle?
No, because the air scoop is above the dust from the tires. It's up in clean air. Thank you for watching!
Rick, I'm a little slow but what would be the difference between blowing in dusty air and sucking in dusty air? Thanks for all your great tips. I'm just about finished with my trailer. Safe travels Perry
Good question Perry. If you'll notice in the video, where we are driving down that dirt road, the dust is low to the ground at the front of the trailer, so the site up at the school is clean. Most of the dust that comes into a camper enters from the rear end.
@@gonagain thanks again
My trailer doesn't have any air vents I took off the top air vent and replaced it with AC do I still need to add a air vent on my trailer ? Thank you for sharing. 🇺🇲🤙🏼
Hi Rocky, if you intend to drive down dusty roads very much then yes you do. Your trailer will still suck up dust like a big vacuum unless you pressurize it with the single side vent.
@@gonagain okay I'll have to look into getting it installed, should I get one for each side, my trailer is a V Type like yours but my door is on the front where the V is, yours is on the side of your trailer. Thank you
Just one vent will do, but pay attention to what I said about the vacuum created right behind the vee and the scoop I had to build. On my daughter's trailer we put the scoop on the face of the vee itself, but we're not sure at this point how that is going to work in the rain. We should find out this spring yet.
@@gonagain Thank you brother. Keep me informed how it works out before I do it. Much appreciated. Stay safe and say hi to your wife. God Bless you both. 🇺🇲🤙🏼
Very interesting ideas how to keep it dust free as you can but doesn't the vents add to the problem in some cases? just like the strait piping of the muffing system with the closing and opening system some have put on the vehicles for better gas mileage on freeway driving that work against their engines instead of helping the engine?...
The way the factory installed my vents certainly made the situation worse! That's why I removed the rear one that was sucking air out and modified the front one to blow air in (it was sucking out too!). With the trailer totally sealed and that one vent blowing in it keeps dust from getting sucked in.
@@gonagain Like I said very interesting how you figured out what was the problem and then went about to fix the problem by thinking it out and doing what was overlooked by the makers error...
Some trailers I was looking at had no vents. Should I avoid this ? How about having a slider screened window open a bit instead ?
A trailer with no vents makes that "vacuum" situation I was talking about, so it will suck the dust in and leaving a window open makes it worse. Make sure all the door seals are in good shape, close everything tight and install a vent like the one in the video. If you have a regular travel trailer without the V nose that I have, you can locate that vent about three feet from the front and it will catch air fine. That's how I learned about doing this.
Love this! Any thoughts on how to pressurize a large motor home?
glen schumann I wonder if you had 2 fantastic fans blowing inward if that would generate enough positive pressure in your rig.
Try it and try to leave 1 window cracked open. You a punk or something on that order to see which way the smoke goes
First, NO windows open because you need to actually pressurize, or make the pressure higher, inside the coach. The Fantastic Fans blowing IN are probably a very good idea. Also, your HVAC in the dash on high blower with "outside" air selected will help a lot.
@@gonagain Thanks. I will try two of my three fantastic fans. Will also try chassis AC blowing in but am concerned it may pick up dust from front wheels. Enjoy your videos. Wish our coach could go all the places you go.
Question: What about collecting the dust of oncoming traffic? Does that not cause as much of a problem? I’ve had times where I’ve had to come to a stop to safely continue down the road because of bad visibility after passing oncoming traffic. Thanks for anyone to respond!
It's not near as much as a problem as the constant dust getting sucked into your trailer from your own car, but you will get some dust from the occasional passing car. I stay well back of cars ahead of me and I've been known to pull over and stop to wait for dust to clear from vehicles going the opposite way. We usually arrive with a clean interior.
@@gonagain thanks for your reply! You sound like me = in no hurry to get there. I have a nickname for the people who feel like they have to be ahead of the pack and pass everyone = zoom zoomers
My conversion is almost complete and my guy closed up the lower right side vent and replaced the upper left vent with a dog bone style one that can open in either direction. Should I just leave that vent closed while traveling then.? Thanks
Can that particular vent be faced into the wind to force air into the trailer? You need that to make the pressure inside higher than the ambient pressure outside. Also, remember that the location of my vent behind the V nose actually made it suck air out. Put streamers on the vent inside and tape a camera to the wall and film it as you drive. It needs to blow in. I hope I helped.
Thanks for helping us do this for our rig! It sure helps keep the dust down. Got any suggestions for keeping the kids out? 😂
Hmmm... I'll think about it and get back to you. Must be some kind of repellant available.
Lawrence Welk reruns might work.
I like that Odahi.
Indispensable!
(Doesn't dust come in the front V vent?)
No, because the vent is above the dust. The only time we have a problem is if a tailwind is present and it's faster than I can drive to outpace it. We just did 30 miles of dirt road today and I'm sitting in a clean trailer.
Where can you buy these vents??
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Being from Louisiana I’m never going to have to drive in blizzard conditions but I do wonder if you can get duct tape to stick under those conditions. Maybe stuffing a couple of Walmart bags would stop the snow. Interesting video.
I have a travel trailer and in process of considering converting a cargo trailer.
With the sheet metal scoop I have I actually stuff a rag in it, but if the vent is actually mounted on the face of the V then it would need taped. I think Gorilla brand duct tape would stick in the cold. Good point you made.
What stops dust going in like snow? Placing the vent high on the wall?
Right! The dust doesn't go that high. If you look at the part of the video where we're traveling down the dirt road you can see that the dust stays low in that area.
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Advantage Truck Camper.
At the motorcycle shop, we were often asked, how to keep them clean, standard answer, don't ride it.
I hate dust😑
I get the impression you were an engineer of some sort
No, just a retired pilot who understands some aerodynamics. Enough to stay airborne anyway!
@@gonagain how interesting that your a pilot-military?commercial?recreational?
@@3generations393 Commercial. Tour pilot, Alaska back country pilot, and FedEx 208 Caravans.
_There's three other ways too! First, don't go down any dirt roads, second live like a pig, then it doesn't matter, and my personal favorite is finding a wife/ girlfriend who doesn't mind cleaning and dusting! I'm just saying, as I'm ducking down, funny how objects just fly across the room?_
Lol! Watch out.
Gonagain right!