Hi Folks,

In the next day or two I'll be laying up the DS for the winter. She
lives under a cover in a nearby barn. Experience is that she stays
nice and dry but that there is a bit of a stale whiff inside after six
months. Anyone got any bright ideas about what I could do to counter
that? I thought of Magic Tree / Feux Orange / etc but I don't really
want her to smell like a Milton Keynes taxi!

Ian
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"Ian Johnston" wrote in message
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Hi Folks,

In the next day or two I'll be laying up the DS for the winter. She
lives under a cover in a nearby barn. Experience is that she stays
nice and dry but that there is a bit of a stale whiff inside after six
months. Anyone got any bright ideas about what I could do to counter
that? I thought of Magic Tree / Feux Orange / etc but I don't really
want her to smell like a Milton Keynes taxi!

Ian
--

regular airing is the only answer.

mrcheerful

On 12 Sep 2005 18:34:14 GMT, "Ian Johnston"
wrote:

Hi Folks,

In the next day or two I'll be laying up the DS for the winter. She
lives under a cover in a nearby barn. Experience is that she stays
nice and dry but that there is a bit of a stale whiff inside after six
months. Anyone got any bright ideas about what I could do to counter
that? I thought of Magic Tree / Feux Orange / etc but I don't really
want her to smell like a Milton Keynes taxi!

Leave the windows open?

On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 01:36:25 UTC, Dean Dark
wrote:

: On 12 Sep 2005 18:34:14 GMT, "Ian Johnston"
: wrote:
:
: Hi Folks,
:
: In the next day or two I'll be laying up the DS for the winter. She
: lives under a cover in a nearby barn. Experience is that she stays
: nice and dry but that there is a bit of a stale whiff inside after six
: months. Anyone got any bright ideas about what I could do to counter
: that? I thought of Magic Tree / Feux Orange / etc but I don't really
: want her to smell like a Milton Keynes taxi!
:
: Leave the windows open?

Mmm. Bird**** on the seats.

Ian
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"Dean Dark" wrote in message
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On 12 Sep 2005 18:34:14 GMT, "Ian Johnston"
wrote:

Hi Folks,

In the next day or two I'll be laying up the DS for the winter. She
lives under a cover in a nearby barn. Experience is that she stays
nice and dry but that there is a bit of a stale whiff inside after six
months. Anyone got any bright ideas about what I could do to counter
that? I thought of Magic Tree / Feux Orange / etc but I don't really
want her to smell like a Milton Keynes taxi!

Leave the windows open?

And find a mass of spiders and cobwebs.

Lovely.

On 13 Sep 2005 07:53:45 GMT, "Ian Johnston"
wrote:

: In the next day or two I'll be laying up the DS for the winter. She
: lives under a cover in a nearby barn. Experience is that she stays
: nice and dry but that there is a bit of a stale whiff inside after six
: months. Anyone got any bright ideas about what I could do to counter
: that? I thought of Magic Tree / Feux Orange / etc but I don't really
: want her to smell like a Milton Keynes taxi!
:
: Leave the windows open?

Mmm. Bird**** on the seats.

Tie the cover down more securely?

On Tue, 13 Sep 2005 11:46:40 UTC, Dean Dark
wrote:

: On 13 Sep 2005 07:53:45 GMT, "Ian Johnston"
: wrote:
:
: : In the next day or two I'll be laying up the DS for the winter. She
: : lives under a cover in a nearby barn. Experience is that she stays
: : nice and dry but that there is a bit of a stale whiff inside after six
: : months. Anyone got any bright ideas about what I could do to counter
: : that? I thought of Magic Tree / Feux Orange / etc but I don't really
: : want her to smell like a Milton Keynes taxi!
: :
: : Leave the windows open?
:
: Mmm. Bird**** on the seats.
:
: Tie the cover down more securely?

And there goes the ventilation.

Been there, tried that!

Ian

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Ian Johnston wrote:

: : In the next day or two I'll be laying up the DS for the winter. She
: : lives under a cover in a nearby barn. Experience is that she stays
: : nice and dry but that there is a bit of a stale whiff inside after six
: : months. Anyone got any bright ideas about what I could do to counter
: : that? I thought of Magic Tree / Feux Orange / etc but I don't really
: : want her to smell like a Milton Keynes taxi!
: :
: : Leave the windows open?
:
: Mmm. Bird**** on the seats.
:
: Tie the cover down more securely?

And there goes the ventilation.

Been there, tried that!

What do you think's actually causing the stale whiff? Are you sure it
isn't dampness? I'd be inclined to run a dehumidifier in the car for a
day or two before laying it up.

On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 16:16:53 UTC, Willy Eckerslyke
wrote:

: What do you think's actually causing the stale whiff? Are you sure it
: isn't dampness? I'd be inclined to run a dehumidifier in the car for a
: day or two before laying it up.

That's a good idea - though I'd have to buy one. I suspect the whiff
comes from the nice real-wool carpets. Hmm. Shake 'n' vac?

Ian


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"Ian Johnston" wrote in message
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On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 16:16:53 UTC, Willy Eckerslyke
wrote:

: What do you think's actually causing the stale whiff? Are you sure it
: isn't dampness? I'd be inclined to run a dehumidifier in the car for a
: day or two before laying it up.

That's a good idea - though I'd have to buy one. I suspect the whiff
comes from the nice real-wool carpets. Hmm. Shake 'n' vac?

Ian

Er - risk of being obvious - don't lay it up, use it!

Geoff MacK