dust!

BCTatG

We own a 2018 T@G Outback 6W. Just completed a 2 week trip which included several hundred miles on gravel roads. The amount of road dust that found its way into the cabin was alarming. Most of it seemed to come from the A/C vents and other penetrations through the partition wall between the cabin and the galley.  The power center was absolutely caked with dust. We were able to remediate somewhat by blocking the vents alongside the A/C and the cowbell vents, but it would be far better to keep the cavity between the plywood partitions dust-free. I'd appreciate learning any additional ways I can fix this annoying problem. 

ragtag2

I think there are 3 primary openings for said cavity (between the vertical plywood partitions) to the exterior of a T@G... 

2 Cowbells: which have screening but not dust blocking capability. Some folks have had good luck with stuffing sponges into the cowbells to prevent dust flowing in.

1 "belly vent": which has coarse "hardware cloth" to keep critters from getting in that cavity, but allows plenty of air/dust flow. Somewhere in these forums there are posts of installing a trap door or some other method to block the air/dust flow while in transit. Needless to say, this involves plenty of crawling around under your teardrop and getting familiar with the the NuCamp engineering mindset. Caution must be paid to keeping the condensate drain hose from the air conditioner from being kinked/obstructed. 

Some folks just put a sheet/towel under the AC unit to catch the dust. 

How did you clean your power center? I'm very curious, as this need is bound to arise for us at some point.

BothellBob

I just want to add that we filled our t@g with dust on South Dakota dirt roads, still trying to get it out! I'll be plugging those 3 holes in the future, thanks. 

The_Rigger

I wonder about the practicality of fitting a small furnace filter on top of the belly vent, to block dust from entering that way.

Sponges in the cowbells works fine, but consider adding a foot or so of bright-colored yarn or paracord to the sponge, to serve as an obvious reminder that you've blocked the cowbells.