How to Reduce Campfire Smoke Entering Your RV

[Just two]

Camping is fun, a good experience. A camp fire is a large part of that fun.
We recently spent a week at a campground and a neighbor enjoyed a campfire every night of the week. Several nights the wind blew just right to cover or site in smoke. Their fire ring was very close to our site and they seemed to always burn damp wood.

We have 2 roof fans, when we run either of these fan on exhaust it draws in smoky air.

I am working on installing a charcoal filter system to clean the air entering the camper. First step is to replace the refrigerator side grill with an air tight boat hatch. Second is to add a charcoal MERV13 filter that filters incoming air.

Thoughts?

Grill replacement pictures below. I am waiting delivery of-the filter material.

P.S. we are running a 12 volt refrigerator so the side vent is no longer needed.

 

[wildtoad]

Please explain where you plan to put the filters and how you envision these filters working?

 

[Just two]

Sure,
When smoke is present in camp and we are running an exhaust fan. I plan on opening the new hatch and the negative pressure in the camper will cause outside air to pass through the opening. And through a charcoal filter.
I will get some pictures when I get the filters installed.
I will test this and let you know if it works.

 

[Just two]

I did some testing with all the doors and windows closed. I turned on the range hood and two Maxfans on high on exhaust. I was able to find and seal some air gaps. An interesting one was where the floor meets the walls. It seems they added foam to seal this area but they missed some major spaces. I could see daylight through the gaps.
Another major gap is where the cab section attaches to the house wall. The place to look is in the lower corner behind the seats.

Pictures are of that major gap behind the seats. The last picture is of the daylight coming through.
Note I was able to use the gap to run some cables and conduits before sealing them.

Also the metal wasn’t insulated. The first picture shows insulation added.

Hope this helps.