Happy now can't it always be 70 degrees? :)

[JuliaAnne2018]

Hi. I had a another thread I started that chronicled some of my ups amd downs of preparing for this mobile lifestyle. It is/was entitled "Anyone go through what I'm going through now?"

I had gotten to a point where a lot of the stress of preparing has died down other than that I have to earn enough money in about 2-3 weeks to get my trailer on which I plan to finish building my rig.

Right now, I feel comfortable in this shed in my uncle's back yard. I enjoy nights because it's usually 60-70 degrees and stays warm enough through most of the night for now.

Right now, it's warm enough to not need a blanket and even lay here with no socks on. I am thinking, "can't it always be 70 degrees?"

But I am less apprehensive of the upcoming rain predictions after testing out this shed's "holy" roof that I decided to cover first with a couple of waterproof dog food bags then the one piece of tarp I own now held down by concret blocks and logs with a few plastic bin lids.

I threw about a gallon's worth of water splashes, a couple of which I threw violently over the roof.

The good news is no water leaking inside. Yay!

I can't say it would hold up in a severe downpour or harsh wind storm, but I think ay least if it doesn't rain too much during the upcoming thunderstorm, it shouldn't leak much -- I hope.

I'm still nervous about the first rainy night I will spend in here, but I'm less nervous now that I tested it.

But right now, I fee relaxed for the first time in more than a week and content and happy.

I'm doing my best as far as preparing with thw only available resources I have til this Friday. I'm glad I at least had the finds for one tarp that fits over this shed's roof.

 

[JuliaAnne2018]

Get this:

One thing that was stressing me out that I resolved is how I would have enough power to do a day's worth of work, and that I partially damaged my laptop screen plus broke another 2.5mm charger for my Nextbook during my move.

I alleviated some of the stress by doing work on my phone til I can get a new cord (again) for my "little red computer" that would stay charged as long as my phone does.

It took a little getting use to maneuvering from screen to screen on a 3.5 inch Android, but I find I can manage for now.





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[Dingfelder]

Good luck on that roof; overbuild it for sure. We have canopies and tarps that are tied down pretty darn well still get the wind up under them somehow, and then get torn off.

Once really surprised me. We had the canopy and its sidewalls really strong secured against the wind that comes down the hillside. It's other side was against the house, so we were safe from that direction. So I thought.

Turns out the wind bounced off the house and then into the inside of the canopy and took it apart *that* way. Wind is ingenious.

 

[JuliaAnne2018]

Good luck on that roof; overbuild it for sure.

--->Update:

I'm now officially sitting through my first rainstorm with a little bit of thunder and lightening. It just poured rain moderately hard for about 5 minutes or so now just sprinkling. A little wind too.

No leaks yet HalleluYah. Just a relieving breeze -- the kind my dog and me need after a 85- to 90- degree afternoon like the one we had today.

I am just hoping the weather will be mild for the next week or two while we're still here.

Oh, I should add this shack against the garage already had a roof. I found two cement blocks and three bricks yesterday to hold down the tarps (with additional weight from some old logs).

Thank goodness I had the stuff around here I needed to keep this place dry.

It's raining again as I type this, so hopefully the mosquitos will go away again. Been using repellant though.

Still dry and hope it stays that way. I'm enjoying the breeze through some of holes in the walls that I left uncovered for ventilation in case I need heat.



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[Dingfelder]

Good luck. I don't feel confident that bricks will hold back a wind of any real power. Tarps can become sails and rip out their moorings. I'd be more confident putting some of those screw pegs into the ground through the tarp's holes ... wow my vocabulary is failing me ... I'd actually worry about a tarp flinging a brick once it caught wind.

 

[crofter]

It's called "screw type ground anchor".  Maybe there is an old dog tie out around there that you can use? ~crofter

 

[JuliaAnne2018]

Good luck. I don't feel confident that bricks will hold back a wind of any real power.

Update: Been through several rainstorms since -- one of which occurred before you made this comment, which I didn't notice until today. I'm confused by this reaction (and I notice this happening with other people's posts too, and I don't understand why) because I already gave a report before this that I had successfully stopped the rain. I thought I mentioned other things besides the cement blocks and bricks I used. The thing is, this shack is on the side of a garage on one side.

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[mpruet]

Because some storms have stronger winds than others...

 

[JuliaAnne2018]

But at the beginning of my thread I mentioned I would be ok as long as there was no violent windstorm, so not sure why saying this to me is even necessary. This is the kind of thing that happens on here a lot. I wanted to just be happy I made it through it while keeping myself dry. If there had been a tornado warning, I would have probably went in the house, and even though my uncle doesn't want the dog in the house, I know he would in an emergency. Because she and I would go to the basement. I think people need to learn to let me trust my own judgment.

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[rm.w/aview]

 I think people need to learn to let me trust my own judgment. 

This is some of what I had in mind with my last post in your other thread. I know what it takes to live outside, I know that not everyone can, & I know that Julia has this under control. Cheers

 

[JuliaAnne2018]

I know what it takes to live outside, I know that not everyone can, & I know that Julia has this under control. Cheers

Thanks. Wasn't sure if you meant me, but I'm not exactly living outside. LOL When I have the doorway sealed off at night (part blanket, part tarp and part actual doors on hinges), it's actually almost only as drafty as my previous apartment. This part wood-part metal shack is actually built attached to a garage, so one whole wall is wood. I did what I could as far as anchoring blankets down and used the insulation I bought for the other home I intended to build and so on. I figure my uncle's backyard is a good testing ground as I prepare.



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[JuliaAnne2018]

Because you said " I'm confused by this reaction" when another person posted that they were not sure that bricks would hold down a tarp in a strong storm.

I mean I don't understand why say "not sure the bricks would hold down" if I already proved it would (heavy blocks not bricks). It was a thunderstorm. Not sure if I would even stay out here in a tornado, and unless it's violent winds or an electrical storm, I'll stay out here in a thunderstorm. There actually are two cement blocks in addition to some bricks like the ones used for some foundations up on the roof plus a few heavy log sections, weights and other things holding things down. I ws relieved to have stayed dry in the rain several times already. This place had a roof, but it has holes I needed to cover.

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[RoamerRV428]

I sure understand you wanting to do this on the super cheap and what you have already because you want that money to go elsewhere. It sounds like thru trial and error you are finding a way to make this work for you...keep on trucking!

 

[JuliaAnne2018]

I sure understand you wanting to do this on the super cheap and what you have already because you want that money to go elsewhere. It sounds like thru trial and error you are finding a way to make this work for you...keep on trucking!

Thanks am trying. I don't recall having much less of a draft in my old apartment living room. LOL

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[cyndi]

Might I suggest some of you use the ignore feature. You'll find it in your user CP. Scroll down to the miscellaneous section. It's the second option.

 

[JuliaAnne2018]

Might I suggest some of you use the ignore feature. You'll find it in your user CP. Scroll down to the miscellaneous section. It's the second option.

It's at least better today and, it's not everyone that was doing it. Just a few people. And at least one person that was doing it is making an effort to be nicer than in the past. So that's good. What I wish I could do is just delete what I don't want on my own threads like I do on my FB page. And ignoring peopl isn't going to necessarily make the problem go away. I also need to see what people are saying about me because I want to keep an eye on what people say on my threads. There's a reason I feel the need to do that, but this is not necessarily the place to explain why.

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