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
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From: Diesel-RVs@yahoogro
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
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>
> Can you explain to me Why I need to do this?
> TIA
> Rose
>
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