{"id":11255,"date":"2023-11-03T16:10:39","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T23:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog2.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/?p=11255"},"modified":"2024-01-29T15:24:22","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T22:24:22","slug":"prevent-mold-in-rv-during-storage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neighbor.com\/storage-blog\/prevent-mold-in-rv-during-storage\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Ways to How to Prevent Mold in RV During Storage"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mold growth is a common fear among RVers. Not only does mold decrease the value of your RV, but mold spores also pose a health hazard to those who inhale them and can cause permanent lung damage<\/strong><\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to how small RV interiors are (along with their poor air circulation), the likelihood of inhaling mold spores is far higher in an RV than in a traditional home. Perhaps unsuspectingly, RVs are a hotspot <\/strong>for mold growth, specifically in drawers, closets, bathrooms, and kitchens.<\/em>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The risk of mold only increases when an RV is in storage. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When an RV remains unused for long periods, the air inside RVs stagnates due to poor circulation, breeding a hotbed for moisture. Therefore, it’s important to know how to prevent mold from forming inside a stored RV. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Does Mold Form? <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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While most people have heard of mold and understand its dangers, not everyone knows how mold actually forms.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mold forms when enough mold spores gather together in one place<\/strong>. Mold spores are so tiny that they’re invisible to the naked eye, but they’re present virtually everywhere in the environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For mold spores to gather together and drop from the air onto a surface, they need two things – moisture and a lack of air circulation<\/strong>. The lack of circulation and ventilation allows mold spores to land in their desired location, typically on a wet or moist surface. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The spores then feed on the moisture and reproduce, and when enough of them clump together in one place, it results in visible mold. <\/em>Mold is fairly easy to spot, as it will have a dark green or black color and will become fuzzy when it’s ready to reproduce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because mold requires poor air circulation and moisture to grow, stored RVs make an excellent candidate for three reasons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n