Cats

[Guest guest]

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My doc doesn't think I am allergic to my cat, actually. I tested positive years

ago but now I have tested negative for years. I used to be severely allergic to

cats and couldn't be around them without sneezing and getting runny noses and

watery eyes, but I love cats, and got one anyway, and they think I developed

immunity because after a couple of years (this is going back about ten years) I

was fine and my cat allergy tests came back negative. Plus as I mentioned when

I left the house I stayed with people who had cats and I was fine there with no

symptoms.

Lori

[Guest guest]

Lori Baur wrote:

> ,

Plus as I mentioned when I left the house I stayed with people who

had cats and I was fine there with no symptoms.

>

A friend of mine moved into a moldy house six years ago and his

allergies have gone wild, and just keep getting worse every year.

He's at the point now where pine pollen and smoke dictate where he

fears to go.

But he likes his house, and it's easy to rationalize his progressive

joint problems, achiness, headaches and increased allergy problem as

aging.

That's the insidious problem if a house isn't a total " slammer " .

It'll sneak up slowly and you'll never know how good you might have

been unless, by some fluke, you happen to move and experience the

miracle of having these symptoms disappear.

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[Guest guest]

Hey!

Maybe I should mention that one of the reasons for perpetuating the

RV lifestyle is that after my old camper " went bad on me " ,

I " spec'd " out a bunch of rental apartments, and found a number that

were OK.

But there was a huge problem.

They don't accept cats.

It didn't matter that my kitty is a female and doesn't spray.

There are so many people with cat allergies now that many apartments

simply don't want any cats at all. Period.

Cat dander would bother any subsequent renter who had cat allergy,

so " no more cats " .

I hated being put " in the squeeze " of having to locate a mold free

place, having to wonder if I might sign a lease and be stuck if a

neighbors plume wafted over, AND dealing with the lack of cat

friendly rentals.

I wanted a rock solid reliable " plan B " for me and my kitty.

And I can't trust conventional RV materials and building methods.

So I built my own, and it has worked so well and been so much fun

that I never went back to the rental trap.

I know that " not everybody can build an RV " , but if such a " Plan B "

can be constructed, and if the concept is inherently useful to all

people with this problem - it seems to me that when enough people

demand such an option and signal their desire - it will come.

But I have my kitty to thank for pushing me into adopting and

maintaining " the RV way " .

Thanks kitty!

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[Guest guest]

erik--did you go to nc???

erikmoldwarrior <erikmoldwarrior@...> wrote: Lori Baur wrote:

> ,

Plus as I mentioned when I left the house I stayed with people who

had cats and I was fine there with no symptoms.

>

A friend of mine moved into a moldy house six years ago and his

allergies have gone wild, and just keep getting worse every year.

He's at the point now where pine pollen and smoke dictate where he

fears to go.

But he likes his house, and it's easy to rationalize his progressive

joint problems, achiness, headaches and increased allergy problem as

aging.

That's the insidious problem if a house isn't a total " slammer " .

It'll sneak up slowly and you'll never know how good you might have

been unless, by some fluke, you happen to move and experience the

miracle of having these symptoms disappear.

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[Guest guest]

how did you construct your rv??? did you talk to Tad ???

erikmoldwarrior <erikmoldwarrior@...> wrote: Hey!

Maybe I should mention that one of the reasons for perpetuating the

RV lifestyle is that after my old camper " went bad on me " ,

I " spec'd " out a bunch of rental apartments, and found a number that

were OK.

But there was a huge problem.

They don't accept cats.

It didn't matter that my kitty is a female and doesn't spray.

There are so many people with cat allergies now that many apartments

simply don't want any cats at all. Period.

Cat dander would bother any subsequent renter who had cat allergy,

so " no more cats " .

I hated being put " in the squeeze " of having to locate a mold free

place, having to wonder if I might sign a lease and be stuck if a

neighbors plume wafted over, AND dealing with the lack of cat

friendly rentals.

I wanted a rock solid reliable " plan B " for me and my kitty.

And I can't trust conventional RV materials and building methods.

So I built my own, and it has worked so well and been so much fun

that I never went back to the rental trap.

I know that " not everybody can build an RV " , but if such a " Plan B "

can be constructed, and if the concept is inherently useful to all

people with this problem - it seems to me that when enough people

demand such an option and signal their desire - it will come.

But I have my kitty to thank for pushing me into adopting and

maintaining " the RV way " .

Thanks kitty!

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[Guest guest]

-, I agree that renting can have alot of downfalls and if anyone

can they should consider rv liveing. they can talor it to fit theri

needs and most landlords are not going to let you change anything,I

had one landlord that was nutso on the spraying of roaches. it didn't

matter that I had none and I had to open windows and find other

acomadations for 3 or 4 days, he would not stop. he had no

understanding of chemical sensativity at all.I had a rv and I cleaned

it from head to toe but the only reason I tolerated it was because it

had a new ac unit that I ran constantly, it wasn't road ready and

winter came on and I was to ill at the time to deal with it all but

had planned on gutting it out and redoing it,my way.I have been lucky

to find this apartment that I can tolerate. the thought of even

haveing a green home built is scary because you have to place trust

in the companys you hire. I'd love to eventally have a home because I

have grandchildren, but other than that reason a rv lifestyle

wouldn't bother me one bit.-- In

, " erikmoldwarrior "

<erikmoldwarrior@...> wrote:

>

> Hey!

> Maybe I should mention that one of the reasons for perpetuating the

> RV lifestyle is that after my old camper " went bad on me " ,

> I " spec'd " out a bunch of rental apartments, and found a number

that

> were OK.

> But there was a huge problem.

> They don't accept cats.

> It didn't matter that my kitty is a female and doesn't spray.

> There are so many people with cat allergies now that many

apartments

> simply don't want any cats at all. Period.

> Cat dander would bother any subsequent renter who had cat allergy,

> so " no more cats " .

> I hated being put " in the squeeze " of having to locate a mold free

> place, having to wonder if I might sign a lease and be stuck if a

> neighbors plume wafted over, AND dealing with the lack of cat

> friendly rentals.

> I wanted a rock solid reliable " plan B " for me and my kitty.

> And I can't trust conventional RV materials and building methods.

> So I built my own, and it has worked so well and been so much fun

> that I never went back to the rental trap.

> I know that " not everybody can build an RV " , but if such a " Plan

B "

> can be constructed, and if the concept is inherently useful to all

> people with this problem - it seems to me that when enough people

> demand such an option and signal their desire - it will come.

> But I have my kitty to thank for pushing me into adopting and

> maintaining " the RV way " .

> Thanks kitty!

> -

>

[Guest guest]

- Leigh McCall-Alton wrote:

> how did you construct your rv??? did you talk to Tad ???

>

Yes, I believe I did talk to Tad and that it was he who told me that

Airstreams are pretty bad when it comes to condensation.

His modified Airstreams are pretty nice, for those who can afford

them.

I decided to go with my own design, which allows the condensation

to run down the inside wall and out the bottom without encountering

anything that could grow mold. Well, actually, there's nothing in

the camper except metal and plastic, so about the only thing it

could possibly find would be accumulations of organic material and

dust inside a wall.

I bolted together a basic aluminum frame, used steel studs for a

four inch wall, and pop riveted on the exterior aluminum skin.

Cost about $4,000 in materials.

Rather than trying to minimize condensation, I built it in such a

way that no amount of condensation is a problem. I could wash the

inside with a garden hose, if I really had to.

Also I built it as a shell with all areas accessible from the

interior, so that if somehow there was a problem, I can take the

wall apart and replace virtually everything but the metal frame and

skin.

Just in case something were to happen in the winter, which is the

most " condensation intense " time.

I really did get tired of getting kicked around by this stuff.

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