I realized today that I don’t have one single page with ALL my resources on using RV’s for mold avoidance.
If you don’t know my story, here’s my free ebook on my family’s journey. Also, my “getting started with mold avoidance” article, and an intro YT video.
Lisa Petrison, PhD, of the Paradigm Change Foundation, also created a nice summary of many of my mold avoidance resources.
Here is my RV’s for Mold Avoidance eBook (formerly known as my “RV Homework Documents”).
For the first 5 years of my own mold avoidance, I used 7 different RV’s and I learned a lot of lessons. Scroll down for all the RV links, but first, a little introduction…
The RV’s I used include:
- 3 Coachmen Freedom Express
- 1 ATC Toy Hauler 28FB
- One “custom built” RV which ended up being kind of a disaster; cost $57,000 to build and I sold it for $7,000.
- 2 Casita RV’s
If you haven’t already, join my Facebook group focusing on using RV’s for mold avoidance.
In this photo, you can see three of my RV’s: the ATC, the custom RV, and a Casita:
It may seem crazy to you that I needed SEVEN RV’s to do mold avoidance. And you’re right, it is crazy! I did a lot of experimenting and learned a lot of hard lessons. The resources on this page will hopefully save you some heartache in learning all those same lessons the hard way!
One fact to keep in mind is that you “have to live somewhere.” So even though I cycled through a lot of RV’s, I wasn’t paying for a home mortgage or paying rent. So the cost wasn’t as high as someone using RV’s for “luxury travel” while ALSO paying for a regular house.
Before viewing the links below, please note the following important caveats. First, I do NOT suggest using an RV right away at the beginning of mold avoidance. The reason is that most mold avoiders detox a LOT of nasty “badness” from their breath, sweat, and body, during the initial phase of avoidance. That’s because the body’s detox switch gets turned ON when you do mold avoidance. So you can “self-contaminate” living spaces, including RV’s, very easily, and spend way too much money. It is recommended that the initial phase of mold avoidance be done in “disposable” housing such as tents, hotels, couch surfing, or other housing options which can easily be abandoned.
Second, I do NOT think that doing mold avoidance in an RV is the “panacea.” This topic comes up from time to time, that I believe there is “one right way” to do mold avoidance. Nothing could be further from the truth. Some people are much more successful doing avoidance in hotels, rental homes, apartments, tents, air’b’nb’s, etc. I even knew one couple who was VERY successful – and even made money during mold avoidance – by renovating homes and flipping them for a few years as a way to pursue alternative housing options.
What is true is that my own PERSONAL choice – the method that fit my goals, personality, aptitude, and intuition – was to do avoidance mostly in RV’s during the early years. Therefore what this page contains is my own PERSONAL methodologies and lessons. If this information doesn’t resonate with YOU, then you shouldn’t do mold avoidance this way!
OK, without further adieu, here are All my RV mold avoidance resources in one place:
Videos:
- Walkthrough and chatting about my ATC purchase – and Part 2
- Walkthrough and chatting about my first Casita
- 7 benefits of sleeping in a truck camper shell for mold avoidance
- Cost analysis of RV mold avoidance
- Do ATC RV’s get moldy when wet?
- RV or travel trailer? Which is better?
- LOTS more videos about RV’s on my YT channel….
Podcast episodes:
- Avoiding catastrophic RV mistakes
- Making flexibility effortless (foundational principle of RV avoidance)
- Many more premium podcast episodes for $10/mo (one example of a premium episode is this one: “RV Mold Avoidance: 1 Hour Knowledge Dump – My MOST IMPORTANT Lessons!”
Web Pages:
- Tips for doing avoidance in an RV (scroll down half way)
- “Mold aware RV ownership eBook” – for sale for $200 (recommended if you are seriously considering actually purchasing an RV for mold avoidance)
- RV’s for mold avoidance Facebook Group
- Some notes on accessories and options regarding Casita RV’s
In conclusion, I hope this page is helpful to you. However, please note that there are many other important caveats to doing RV mold avoidance. While I did the best I can to compile as many resources as possible here, there are of course some omissions. One of the best way to conduct further research on the topic is to join the many Facebook groups and read the pinned posts, as well as search the discussion for various RV questions and topics. The three groups I recommend are my own two groups, RV’s for mold avoidance and mold avoidance milestones, as well as the group run by Lisa Petrison, PhD, called Mold Avoiders.
Final disclaimer: RV ownership is fraught with risks and possibilities of dissatisfaction. RV’s can break, be defective, have uncertain resale value, and of course, can grow mold at any time. This website and all my resources is NOT intended as a guarantee that you will like RV ownership or be satisfied with it. Any RV purchase should be made under the assumption that things WILL go wrong and that you can afford to take a loss when you sell it. Also, a licensed, certified RV tech or mechanic should inspect any RV you intend to purchase. If you want more of the nitty-gritty details, check out my RV eBook.
Lastly, this post is a work in progress and is subject to change and updating at any time. I don’t spend as much time in the mold avoidance community as I used to, so please forgive any typos or hastiness in putting this together. That’s the benefit of mold avoidance, you get healthy enough to go do other things 🙂
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