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MTRHEAD
08-10-2006, 12:06 PM
When my trailer sits closed up, even for a few hours in the heat, there are some serious fumes in there when I open the doors. They are heavy enough that it will burn your eyes :eek:

It airs out really fast, but you can't go in there until it does. I had planned to set the thing up to sleep in, but I'd surely be dead after being in there over night.

Originally I thought this was just a "new trailer smell" that would go away after a while, but it's been almost a year.

Anybody else have problem with this ?

Will painting the walls stop this?
RoostRider
08-10-2006, 01:01 PM
No such issues with my trailer unless I keep gas in there.

You can buy substantial vents from a RV supply place and install them yourself, but I would try to figure out what is making the smell first....
Dave.Smtih
08-10-2006, 02:52 PM
My trailer is not quite a year old and it has a "woody" smell when first opened. The odor is not strong - I believe it would pass a canary test.
They used the thin luan plywood on my trailer that I'd bet is imported. Meaning, who knows what the stuff is. Kilz Original (oil based) paint does a good job of sealing in odors so painting may work in your case.
Yamahauler
08-10-2006, 03:59 PM
After your next race, just leave your riding gear in it for a couple of weeks. The wood smell won't even be noticed :D
MTRHEAD
08-11-2006, 12:29 AM
I'll agree with the "who knows what the stuff is". I've been working in a chemical plant for 27 years and I haven't run across vapors that burn my eyes as bad as this.

Five gallons of race gas and a pile of dirty moto gear couldn't touch this. It's not a stinky smell, it's fumes that just burn you eyes and nose. It goes way beyond "woody".

I do need to get a roof vent, that and paint may be all that's needed to tame these fumes.
Yamahauler
08-11-2006, 06:31 AM
You might try adding the vents that came on my Pace trailer. There are two of them; one at the front left side, and one on the rear right side. They allow air flow through the trailer when it is in movement.
MTRHEAD
08-11-2006, 08:40 AM
Yeah, those too. I should have thought of all that stuff when I ordered it. I don't know what I was thinking. :(