Go to the source: Keep It Simple Survival
I used cheap caulk when I rebuilt the roof on the ‘pod, and it came back to bite me in the ass. Had a pretty good leak during a hard rain overnight. BUT! As you can see, I had a tarp which covers the length of the camper, and a container full of bungee cords to secure it with. All part of my preps.
Threw on my poncho this morning and covered the ‘pod in the rain. It was a trick, getting that tarp up and over (got paracord?) by myself, but I managed. Made a bridle out of paracord and attached it to two of the tie down grommets on the tarp, then tied the rest of the cord to it. Gave it the heave-ho over the roof, then pulled the tarp over with ease.
The whole works will get a good test tonight and tomorrow, as Tropical Storm Hermine will brush us to the south tonight and into tomorrow. We’ll get a lot of rain, it looks like. Shouldn’t have much wind. What wind we get should be mostly blocked by my workshop.
Mon, Sep 6, 2010
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