hankaye wrote:kirkupnorth, Howdy;
PLEASE, be very careful with the exhaust routing. I would never park next to a truck with a low exhaust
at a Truck Stop as the noxious fumes rise and will find their way inside through the smallest of openings.
Highly recommend you install a CO detector. Please be safe.
hank
low277 wrote:I just noticed that you are from Minnesota also. I am very curious about how well your new heating system works. I have been around the Webesto units, which are very expensive but work well. So if yours works well I would certainly be interested in getting one.
Very nice job on your trailer!!
hankaye wrote:kirkupnorth, Howdy;
How do you have the exhaust routed? Something I'm normally concerned about.
='s me being curious.
hank
McDave wrote:That is a great idea. Just getting it under cover will help to slow the ageing process. We had over 100" last winter and it was a very long and cold winter. I had thought about putting the trailer in the barn but I was in the middle of some projects and by the time that was done the snow was already waist deep. Maybe this year if I don't need the space to work. And if the weather holds for a while longer. Good Luck with your lean-to carport, You might want to consider a wall along the 20' side, could help with the sun/rain/snow?
McDave
No such thing as too tall!kirkupnorth wrote:After building all spring and into the summer, and then actually doing some camping, we're really thrilled that we did this project. The financial investment is pretty modest, but the emotional investment is HUGE! We don't want the camper sitting out all winter, having snow and ice build up on the roof. Unfortunately, it's too tall to fit into our pole barn. So, we decided it was time to build a lean-to off the back of the barn so that the camper can be protected.
For now we're just going to use a heavy tarp on the rafters. Next summer we'll install metal roofing. We built it to be 10' x 20', and the camper fits in there fine. Some nice peace of mind.
fishboat wrote:kirkupnorth wrote:
For now we're just going to use a heavy tarp on the rafters. Next summer we'll install metal roofing. We built it to be 10' x 20', and the camper fits in there fine. Some nice peace of mind.
I live in southern Wisconsin..cold and snowy here also..and at least a month+ early. Just a thought..for all the hassle of securing a tarp up there(without low spots), having a potential..likely..snow load (long term NOAA weather prediction says a warmer and wetter winter = snow..probably), the snow load melting and leaving water and increased weight in the low spots..more snow...it just doesn't go well. Been there, tried that. Combine the beginning to end work of installing the tarp and trying to maintain it over the winter..I'd do the metal roof right away. Or maybe translucent, fluted fiberglass(lets light in) install. It won't take long to install..and would be less total work overall than doing the tarp, and you only have to mess with it once. If you/we lived in St Louis it would be different..but up here..
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