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Longwell · 05-31-2010, 05:16 PM

April and I read the posting by ONERUNNING about "Salt Air" and are very concerned.
We love to walk the beaches and to be by the ocean. Last year we spent 10 days at Myrtle Beach in our Jayco. Our bicycles were close to being ruined (3 days extensive disassembly and cleaning afterward) and we had a home base to hose off the trailer when we returned.

After reading posts by people at places by the ocean, such as South Padre Island, we had planned on staying by a beach several months a year when we start fulltiming in the Montana.

However, corrosion and rust would be major "no-no's" on our TV and especially on the Montana! We can't imagine being allowed to hose off the entire TV, bicycles, Montana and equipment every two or three days when in a campground.

2 questions:1)
How close to the beaches would it be safe to stay and avoid the salt air/mist (500 feet? 1 mile? 30 miles? etc.)
2) How do others stay months at South Padre Island and places like that without ruining their TV, Montana and equipment?
Any real-world experience and advice would really be appreciated.
Thanks.
Larry

05-31-2010, 05:16 PM	#1
Longwell Montana Master Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Grove City Posts: 1,357 M.O.C. #5192	Follow-up Questions about Salt Corrosion April and I read the posting by ONERUNNING about "Salt Air" and are very concerned. We love to walk the beaches and to be by the ocean. Last year we spent 10 days at Myrtle Beach in our Jayco. Our bicycles were close to being ruined (3 days extensive disassembly and cleaning afterward) and we had a home base to hose off the trailer when we returned. After reading posts by people at places by the ocean, such as South Padre Island, we had planned on staying by a beach several months a year when we start fulltiming in the Montana. However, corrosion and rust would be major "no-no's" on our TV and especially on the Montana! We can't imagine being allowed to hose off the entire TV, bicycles, Montana and equipment every two or three days when in a campground. 2 questions:1) How close to the beaches would it be safe to stay and avoid the salt air/mist (500 feet? 1 mile? 30 miles? etc.) 2) How do others stay months at South Padre Island and places like that without ruining their TV, Montana and equipment? Any real-world experience and advice would really be appreciated. Thanks. Larry