Winter Storage - Blinds and Cushions

I have always left the blinds down and never had any problems.

As for the cushions I leave them in the caravan but stand them on edge to maximise the ventilation around them and from under the seats. I have a fixed bed in my caravan and I leave this raised up and supported with a block of wood, again to maximise ventilation. Again I’ve not had any problems with the cushions or the bed.

The only problem I have had was with the curtains when I left them pulled open one winter and they ended up with mould stains on the lining in some of the folds. I’m having the linings replaced over this winter and have learnt my lesson.

The instructions with my van say blinds up - to avoid spring damage - and curtains drawn but hanging clear of windows. Also cushions up to let air circulate. It also advises cupboard doors ajar for the same reason. 

And fridge door

I asked the dealer about this when we bought the Caravan and he said he had never heard of standing the cushions on  edge ?. (We used do that back in early80's with our old caravan) We have left ours in place but covered them with some cheap microfibre fux fur throws and the same with the mattress on the fixed bed. Also curtains drawn to block the sun light.

Ian.

I guess as lots of owners, our caravan sits empty and out of use for more time than occupied. The blinds are not fully closed as we are told in the handbook not to in case of causing heat build up in the top of the windows that leads to distortion. We only put the blinds fully up overnight to keep it dark for sleeping when occupying it.

As it is 'stored' outside year round, probably the same as winter storage outside.

Fridge door open.

The instructions with my van say blinds up - to avoid spring damage - and curtains drawn but hanging clear of windows. Also cushions up to let air circulate. It also advises cupboard doors ajar for the same reason. 

.Exactly what we do and have done for over 35 years, wipe the fridge out and leave ajar to stop mould developing. As the M/H sits outside the house and we tend to use it all year round its not as big an issue as when we had a caravan and didn't use it in winter.

If you are concerned with damp etc I have just purchased some Damp Traps and have put two in the M/H..never had any problems in the past but I thought I'd give them ago. I intially bought them for our box room as we are getting mould under the bay window...not sure if they are going to work but time will tell I guess.  Damp Trap said to remove dampness caused by humidity..prevents bad odour..helps prevent mildew...bought online £8 something for 10

We always leave the cushions in, blinds up, and curtains open in our caravan (which is in an open storage compound). We've never had any problems.

Why store over winter - use it.  Winter caravanning is great!