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As ya all know, we are long timers, not full timers, but we have done some extensive fall and winter and cold weather camping.
To start, we do what Richfaa has suggested: Open up one ceiling vent about 1/2 inch and leave it that way! 24/7.
Then we heat the unit. Furnace and electric heaters, depending on who is paying for what, and if there is enough juice to run the electric heaters. Usually we can run them, but not always on 1500 for both.
The first day of fall/winter/cold weather camping we usually find some condensation on the windows. I put the blinds up and use the humidity as an excuse to clean the windows, paper towels come out and I wipe and clean at the same time. If we have a lot of steam, we may put the Maxair vent on low and let her run forever how long.
Next: cooking and showers mandate that you run a exhaust fan to get the excessive moisture out.
After 2 to 3 days of living in the unit, 2 adults, 4 yorks and number of house plants, with that vent open 1/2 inch and running the exhaust fans as required by cooking and showers, we usually find very little if any condensation in the AM when we put the blinds up. The trailer feels comfortable, in fact, we have good camping friends that came into our unit after 5 days of this and asked us how we got Tana so warm.
We do not open the closets or anything, as we have never found moisture there, but, I will be watching for that after some reports here at MOC.
IF, it is really cold outside, like 25 and below, then we usually open cupboard doors to allow what is inside to keep from freezing.
We have never felt it necessary to have a dehumidfier, but depending on what climes you spent a lot of time in, you might need one. Until we really feel we do, and we prove it to ourselves that we do, we will save the $$ and the storage area, and the area required to put it when running, and save the hassle from not cleaning it and do without.
We find that in hot weather, we are quite satisfied with the A/C in the unit, only have one, but it did pretty good in Iowa last summer in 100 plus temps, and very humid, enough humid that our glasses steamed up when we went outside. Now, if we were going to spend several months a year in temps like that, we might add a 2nd air, but would count on the A/C unit(s) to draw the humidity out of the unit, that is part of their job description.
Ok, long winded ole Carol is done. Hope this helps some.
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