Posted by
R. Ticle on
URL: https://www.es-forum.com/Living-in-a-Mobile-Home-tp1548571p1548599.html
Well, I guess it depends on the trailer itself. Mine has, of course,
some fake "wood" paneling inside, as well as some real, solid wood,
and also thinner wood. The floor is linoleum, in quite good shape
considering its age. All the upholstery is, I'm quite certain, a
blend with at least some synthetic fiber in it, likely chosen at the
time of manufacture for cost and durability. I can't say it smelled
chemically to me after over two decades of airing out!
You'd be very hard pressed to find an RV without synthetic material in
it (or a house for that matter!) due to the nature of trailers
(lightweight, portable, yet still livable). However, new trailers are
notorious for formaldehyde and other such nasties from the new
materials, so better old than new!
Be sure to sniff around and check for mold/mustiness/water damage.
You might want to consider the addition of certain houseplants - not
only would they add some life to the often muted color scheme old RVs
used (picture a lot of beige and brown, ha ha), but as a safeguard to
filter oxygenate the air. NASA ran some study on the plants and here
are the results:
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/02/air-filtering-plants-indoors-air-quality-benzen-formaldehyde.phpOne of my dream-homes in a mobile format is the "Mini Home", it's
about three hundred square feet, basically a trailer, but they've
really gone all out and built it from healthy materials, low-no VOC
everything, it's gorgeous inside, but as with most new pre-fabricated
structures these days, it hasn't come down in cost - it's over a
hundred thousand dollars. Mind you, I don't know how well they block
RF, nor is it likely they've considered the wiring/solar power from an
EMF standpoint (it'll take a while I think, before such considerations
are integrated into designs from the beginning), but otherwise it
seems fantastic!
You can drool over it here:
http://sustain.ca/Anyway, sorry to go off topic for a second there. Be sure to check
out the trailer thoroughly. If you have the option of carrying a
meter or two with you, see what you find for RF, and also run the
furnace, and the lights and the pump and check for magnetic fields.
Mine has a few hotspots I don't like and I stay clear of them when
things are running. I may still block them with mu-metal. Have fun!
R.
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> Hi R,
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> There are two mobile home parks in this town (for mature folk) with
> various trailers. Anything I could possibly afford likely would be
> old. I would definitly steer clear of any new carpet anywhere I might
> move and be on the look out for any other synthetic odors. Is this
> harder to do for a trailer?
>
> Kathy
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[hidden email], "rticleone" <rticleone@> wrote:
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> > Not to infringe on a comment not directed at me, but I have trouble
> > with some chemicals (when they put a new carpet in at the store I
> > worked at years ago, that was horrible) - but how old is the mobile
> > home you're looking at? Mine is over twenty years old, which I think
> > is time enough for it to be plenty outgassed. I can't say I noticed
> > problems with fumes after an airing it (except for the unfortunate
> > remnants of 2 dryer sheets and something scented left in a cabinet
> by
> > the previous owners, a misguided gesture, I'm sure).
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> > R.
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[hidden email], Evie <evie15422@> wrote:
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> > > Hi, Kathy,
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> > > Sorry to hear your predicament. :( Are you sure you can stand
> > living in the RV from an MCS stand point? I have heard others here
> > who do live in aluminum trailers--I think they ground them. So, the
> > mcs would seem more of an issue than es.
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> > > My 2 cents,
> > > Diane
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> > > --- On Wed, 2/25/09, spiralwindintrees <aquilawolf@> wrote:
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> > > From: spiralwindintrees <aquilawolf@>
> > > Subject: [eSens] Living in a Mobile Home?
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> > > Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 6:35 PM
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> > > I am needing to move from here as there is a cell tower just one
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> > > away plus the rent is going up once again. The only place I can
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> > > afford is a mobile homne in a trailer park (for seniors where it
> > > should be nice and quiet, I'm 54).
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> > > My question is about EMFs and the metal on a trailer? Would I be
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> > > from the frying pan into the fire? I haven't checked yet to make
> sure
> > > there are no cell towers close to the park. I don't think there
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> > > and this park is located a bit on the edge of town away from the
> > > downtown area where there are tons of towers and antenna.
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