# How to dispel that old Caravan smell. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 13, 2010, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-dispel-that-old-caravan-smell/539280 "2010-05-13T09:50:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-dispel-that-old-caravan-smell/539280/41 "2010-05-16T08:02:01Z")
> [@mangeorge](#): > > I have nothing, but I’d sure relish a picture (a link to) of that caravan, **kambuckta**. > Your OP somehow made me think of [this](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118064/) very good movie. 😛 > Thanks, > mangeorge Here ya go mangeorge: this is a bigger van, but of a similar vintage to my new babe. [cgi.ebay.com.au/FRANKLIN-CARAVAN-18FT-/200470459132?cmd=ViewItem&pt=AU\_Caravans\_RVs&hash=item2eacf872fc/] Like my new van but not as pretty](cgi.ebay.com.au/FRANKLIN-CARAVAN-18FT-/200470459132?cmd=ViewItem&pt=AU\_Caravans\_RVs&hash=item2eacf872fc) ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-dispel-that-old-caravan-smell/539280/42 "2010-05-16T11:27:09Z")
And now I’ve had a tutorial in linking from xash, here is a better model of the van we bought: 😃 [This one is heaps dearer though!](http://cgi.ebay.com.au/CARAVAN-VISCOUNT-15-X-7-ROYAL-/170482915291) ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-dispel-that-old-caravan-smell/539280/43 "2010-05-16T15:09:34Z")
Greetings from The Humungus! The Lord Humungus! The Warrior of the Wasteland! The Ayatollah of Rock and Rolla! ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-dispel-that-old-caravan-smell/539280/44 "2010-05-16T15:21:58Z")
Cool! Those are much like what we have here in the US. Except, well, is there some kind of special tax on wheels? I noticed the ones in the pics look quite small. For reference; 1 AUD = 0.8859 USD. Thanks for the pics. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-dispel-that-old-caravan-smell/539280/45 "2010-05-16T17:50:31Z")
> [@mangeorge](#): > > Cool! Those are much like what we have here in the US. > Except, well, is there some kind of special tax on wheels? I noticed the ones in the pics look quite small. > For reference; 1 AUD = 0.8859 USD. > Thanks for the pics. 🙂 I think the skirting is making the tires look smaller. ---
**Author:** ![dragonlady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@dragonlady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragonlady)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-dispel-that-old-caravan-smell/539280/46 "2010-05-17T03:38:10Z")
> [@butler1850](#): > > Long time son of camper (caravan) owners. > > Open everything. All cabinets, under cushion storage, appliances, vents, hatches, windows, portholes, drains, etc. A few fans blowing around will help lift any smells and get them out the door. > > Take out all cushions, and beat mercilessly. Get the dust out. Let them sit in the sun for a bit, flipping once in a while. Wash them with an upholstery cleaner if you can. You may want to cover or replace, if they continue to smell. > > Take out the carpeting, if any, and follow cushion instructions. > > While all the “soft stuff” is out of the caravan, wash all the surfaces with your favorite surface cleaner. > > After that, you should be good. It’ll always have a bit of “Caravan” smell to it. It’s made of Caravan in the first place! 🙂 This is spot on. Never underestimate the power of fresh air. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2010, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-dispel-that-old-caravan-smell/539280/47 "2010-05-17T04:25:48Z")
> [@kambuckta](#): > > And now I’ve had a tutorial in linking from xash, here is a better model of the van we bought: 😃 > > [This one is heaps dearer though!](http://cgi.ebay.com.au/CARAVAN-VISCOUNT-15-X-7-ROYAL-/170482915291) Now that I see a picture of it, I can confirm that that is what we’d call a trailer. Sometimes to be more precise, and to distinguish it from cargo trailers, we’d say a ‘travel trailer’. Camper trailers are more tent-like, and often have fabric sides that fold upwards or outwards from a compact base. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-dispel-that-old-caravan-smell/539280.md?page=2)