johnjudy3@verizon.net Report post Posted January 8, 2010 We are moving to Florida for the winter months and will be storing our 37". 2007 Damon Challenger for the Nov. to May period. We are accustomed to the winter storage issues and have a summer cottage in northern Wisconsin that is closed in the winter. How should we prepare the motorhome for storage in a humid hot climate? We are storing in a good, secure place but it will be outdoors and not checked or run for month or more at a time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfe10 Report post Posted January 8, 2010 We are moving to Florida for the winter months and will be storing our 37". 2007 Damon Challenger for the Nov. to May period. We are accustomed to the winter storage issues and have a summer cottage in northern Wisconsin that is closed in the winter. How should we prepare the motorhome for storage in a humid hot climate? We are storing in a good, secure place but it will be outdoors and not checked or run for month or more at a time. Will you have shore power available? To clarify we are talking about November to May in Florida? And someone will be able to have access to drive it and run the generator on a monthly basis? Brett Wolfe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnjudy3@verizon.net Report post Posted January 8, 2010 Yes we are talking about November to May storage in Florida and there will be no shore power. I think I can talk my son into checking batteries and running the engine but he will NOT drive it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfe10 Report post Posted January 8, 2010 Yes we are talking about November to May storage in Florida and there will be no shore power. I think I can talk my son into checking batteries and running the engine but he will NOT drive it! If it is not going to be driven, don't start the motor. Just starting and idling it does more harm than good. Make sure you change the oil just before storing it unless the oil is less than a thousand or so miles old. Inflate the tires to the max on the sidewall of the tire as long as it does not exceed rim max PSI (recommended by the tire manufacturers for extended storage). Be sure you have a battery disconnect on the chassis and house batteries unless you have solar panel(s) keeping them up. The solar is a good idea BTW. Have your son go over monthly, start the generator, turn on the A/C and let it run for 45 minutes. Then switch the A/C to fan for an additional 10 minutes to dry out the evaporator and allow the generator to cool down before shutting it down. That will help combat the normal battery self-discharge as well. Obviously, covered storage is a lot easier on it from a sun-damage standpoint. Cover the tires if possible to keep the sun off them. 6 months of sun exposure with no driving is really hard on tires-- a main cause of sidewall cracks. Brett Wolfe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jomarfl Report post Posted January 13, 2010 We live in Fl and also keep our vents open for air circulation. Haven't had any problems at all with insects or rodents, cross our fingers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
