Why would rubber tires absorb water while rubber gaskets keep water
out???
Ken
'96 Safari, 35', CAT 300
--- In Diesel-RVs@yahoogro
>
> I've never heard that reason for vapor barriers... :) ...but the
first
> "advantage" sounds like WITHOUT the barriers...
>
> Tire mfg's recommend a vapor barrier under your tires, especially
when
> parked on concrete, as the concrete draws the moisture/oils out of
the
> tires. Many surfaces do to one extent or another, but concrete is
about the
> worst. You don't have to deal with the effects of this on your car
tires in
> your garage because you wear them out before they dry out. But
owners of
> show cars & collector cars will normally protect the tires from
drying out
> by using a vapor barrier. Anything is better than nothing, but
something
> that does not absorb water is best. IN ADDITION, many will argue
that you
> should not park your RV where the tires will be standing in water.
The
> argument is that the tires will absorb the water, which will rust
the steel
> belts, possibly causing premature failure.
>
> Paul ... fulltimin', currently at Montgomery AL
> '03 Winnebago Ultimate Advantage 40e
> '00 Honda Odyssey toad
> KE5LXU, Escapees, FMCA, SMART, WIT
> http://afchap.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diesel-RVs@yahoogro
RVs@yahoogroups.
> Behalf Of tomoneal1
> Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 3:53 PM
> To: Diesel-RVs@yahoogro
> Subject: [Diesel-RVs] Re: Vapor Barriers Beneath Tires
>
> I put down a 4' X 4' squares of 1/2" CDX plywood over a sheet of
10'
> X 35' plastic weed mat so that tires rest on the plywood and weed
mat blocks
> insects and weed growth under coach.
>
> Advantage: weight of coach causes a small bowel in the ground under
each
> wheel that retains a little standing water most of the time.
> This puddle under the tires effectively blocks ants from crawling
up the
> tires. (Had ant problems before I tried this now none!) Plywood
keeps tires
> from tearing the plastic or sinking into ground.
>
> Even if dry, the plywood soaks up insecticide and a good dose lasts
a long
> time to block insects during dry spells as crawling insects have to
crawl
> over several feet of plywood to get to tire and into coach. I have
our home
> insect control company spray the plywood each time they spray the
house.
>
> Tom
>
>
>
> --- In Diesel-RVs@yahoogro
> >
> > Can you explain to me Why I need to do this?
> > TIA
> > Rose
> >
>
>
>
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