One of the distinguishing features of our new 1971 AS is the prominent odor it has. And I was not the only one to notice that it had the same odor on the inside AND outside. I did my best to diminish the smell on the inside- washed the upholstery covers and aired it out as much as possible, and it helped. Over the weekend I finally solved the puzzle- what IS that unpleasant odor? My husband scraped off a lot of caulk when he de-installed our old ac unit, and I stepped in some scrapings that hit the ground. I was not happy. When I went to pry the stuff off the bottom of my shoes- that too-familiar smell hit my nostrils- the same smell as the interior and exterior of our trailer! VULKEM RULES- evidently the force is with us... Now that I know what the odor is, I guess we can "wear it" as a badge of Airstream honor!
Few years ago I bought an Overlander,cool day when we looked at it ,didn`t notice anything.Bought it ,towed it home .When we opened it up the overpowering odor of wet dog about knocked us down. Yanked out gauchos,curtains and carpet,next day still smelled bad ,used the enzine [ms] stuff,helped some,mixed bleach & water sprayed everything that didn`t run,closed it up tight for 2 days,once bleach smell left it was livable. found out po`s had a couple of 100 # bulldogs and full timed in it. Dave
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One of the distinguishing features of our new 1971 AS is the prominent odor it has. And I was not the only one to notice that it had the same odor on the inside AND outside. I did my best to diminish the smell on the inside- washed the upholstery covers and aired it out as much as possible, and it helped. Over the weekend I finally solved the puzzle- what IS that unpleasant odor? My husband scraped off a lot of caulk when he de-installed our old ac unit, and I stepped in some scrapings that hit the ground. I was not happy. When I went to pry the stuff off the bottom of my shoes- that too-familiar smell hit my nostrils- the same smell as the interior and exterior of our trailer! VULKEM RULES- evidently the force is with us... Now that I know what the odor is, I guess we can "wear it" as a badge of Airstream honor!
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