A Rainy Saturday in Florida

New Addition:25-Pint Whirlpool Dehumidifier ENERGY STAR®

Don't get the wrong idea from the title of this entry to our blog, we are still quite happy to be spending rainy days here, even with the high temp for the day hovering around only 50 degrees, as opposed to facing a possibility of snow and such for the afternoon and evening in PA! After all, the current forecast for Sunday and Monday here is temps reaching the upper 60's to lower 70's with sunshine.

So what to with a rainy day? For openers, we jump in the car, head to Interstate 10 and take the 10 mile trip East to Crestview and go shopping at Lowe's - our mission: the purchase of a dehumidifier. In all the cool days we've been experiencing (along with running heat in the RV), we've been seeing quite a bit of condensation, particularly in the front area of the coach (windshield, windows and storage compartments around the driver's and passenger's seats). After a number of discussions with some other motorhome owners, some notes Deb found in the owners' manual and some investigation on the web, we decided it would be in our best interest to do something to reduce the humidity; a major concern being not so much what we were observing on the windshield, etc., but what condensation may exist in places where we can't see it. We checked around a bit (mostly on the web) and found a unit that seemed to be best suited to our needs - hence the trip to Lowe's. We have the unit up and running and we'll be sure to report on the effectiveness we observe going forward for those of you who may be interested or have similar concerns.

The rest of the rainy day was spent mostly in a movie marathon. Deb and Candy (from the Monaco two doors down) spent the afternoon with "Steel Magnolias" and Deb and I spent the evening with "Don't Say a Word" and "Rules of Engagement" until SNL came on (as usual, not a very good show).

As I finish this entry (Sunday morning), the sun is now shining brightly and it promises to be quite a nice day. Oh, and it appears that the dehumidifier is doing a great job, there was almost no condensation on the windshield this morning and I could not find any in the other locations.