Try charcoal. My in-laws bought a house and the previous owner kept dogs in the basement. FIL put charcoal in the basement and said it would absorb/eliminate the odor.
I am going to scrub the door and screen door today, hopefully that will help some. I thought that I heard something about charcoal one time, thats worth a try, thanks. I was reading in a housewives hint book, from when I got married, and it says if you put a bowl of vinegar out it takes away musty smell so after the charcoal I'll try that one, I guess. Do you know how many days they left the charcoal before it was gone? Thanks everyone.
I am going to scrub the door and screen door today, hopefully that will help some. I thought that I heard something about charcoal one time, thats worth a try, thanks. I was reading in a housewives hint book, from when I got married, and it says if you put a bowl of vinegar out it takes away musty smell so after the charcoal I'll try that one, I guess. Do you know how many days they left the charcoal before it was gone? Thanks everyone.
They bought the house years ago and I think I spied the charcoal down there the other day. There's no smell they have just never cleaned it up as it is only an occasional home to them (maybe 2x per year) I would leave it as long as you could; it won't hurt. Just get plain charcoal or you'll end up with a lighter fluid smell. The smell may be in the sub floor if there were bad leaks. If you have storage compartments under the camper, stick some charcoal down there too.
my car was out of commission for a week or two. Unfortunately, I had left a mcdonalds bag in there that made the car smell REALLY bad when we opened it back up.
DH put a plate of fresh coffee grounds and a cut up apple in the car for a couple of days. It smelled like coffee for a couple of days but the yucky smell was gone and the coffee smell faded quickly.
I was going to say coffee grounds too. MY aunt bought a car at an auction and the trunk smelled like cat pee and we put coffee grounds in a 2 days later it was gone!
once you get that damp smell out - be sure to keep some damp-rid in there all the time when you are not using it. it sucks all the moisture out of the air and will keep any problem spots from getting "re-molded".
once you get that damp smell out - be sure to keep some damp-rid in there all the time when you are not using it. it sucks all the moisture out of the air and will keep any problem spots from getting "re-molded".
A little OT, is damp-rid really necessary? I've heard of it before but never used it. When we get back from a trip, I clean out the camper and let the ac run on and off for a few days to "dry" it out. It doesn't seem to have any mold or mildew or moisture problems.
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