Made In The Shade / Installing Shade Cloth On The Trailer
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- Опубликовано: 20 июн 2019
- in this video we're adding additional shade cloth to the north side of the RV. We use a different system than we used last time, and I think it actually is working out better. Here is how we did it before.
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We did the same thing at our club property in the California hills. We made a car cover for the property caretaker and buried those same footings about 2 feet down and had metal coming up to attach to a welded 2 x 2 steel frame with that cloth on top. The wind came through one day and ripped every one out and tossed then 20 or 30 feet and destroyed a metal shed luckily it went straight up and missed his brand new truck.
Shade cloth really makes a difference. Great DYI. Have a great day. Trent
Those DeWalt sawhorses are awesome! Some of the best tool money I ever spent. Good to see a creator who knows his tools. Laugh😊
What a great idea for the longest day of the year.
Y'all ever look into "Aluminet" shade cloth? Can be pricey, but some lengthy online searching will produce best prices. Comes in various shade percentages. But it really reflects the heat well. Looks cool too, shimmering in the sun.
IMHO
I just bought some of that (90%) to shade my tent in the TX heat. Now I need an A/C unit for inside. 🥵 😅 It's been a while since I've tried sleeping outside in that sort of heat and humidity.
I think my daughter could really benefit from something like this on the south side (entry) of her RV, as well. Wind gusts can be 40-50 mph here.
I was curious if you've seen anyone use springs (like for porch swings) or bungees at connection points to provide some slack?
Swimming pool noodles work well for insulation of hoses and pipes. And cover corners so you don't get hurt or things torn up.
I agree and they are often available at the Dollar Store. Thanks for watching!
That looks like a nice solid job! I bet all of that shade will make things more comfortable. Have a great weekend!
Another great invention by Bill n Yvonne 😊👍good job!!
Nicely done! Shade is a lifesaver out here 👍
Great, quick trailer shade invention!!
Awesome job done! I think it looks great and will serve up some great shade for ya's.
That’s pretty awesome. We are getting ready to do something, I just don’t know what yet. But getting some ideas from you helps. Thanks
Handeeman sent me! I saw you on his gabion build, and realized you seem to reflect many of my own life plans... Thanks! Subbed!
Looks great! I want to do this!!! 😊👏🏻
I saw you on another video, so came over and subscribed, I do see you are over 1000 now. Yeah! Thank you for your work.
hmmm gave me a couple of ideas thanks for the vid
Neat work.
I wonder if you could get some additional piping vertically added to the flanges you have on the roof already to add a bit of height and toss a shade cloth a directly over the length of the roof of your trailer as well. It might take a few cross braces to keep it from sagging and touching the roof maybe, not sure.
Hi Bill love you videos. Just a thought during monsoon the winds are very strong and I'm not sure those 2 small screws will be enough to hold that big of shade. May want to consider rolling up if you know storm is coming.
Genius. I am on this
100° in the shade. Being mobile to me means moving on to cooler climes. Or warmer in winter.
@@theupsideofdownsizing Havasu in winter is great. Can't afford San Diego. Here in Hawthorne, Nevada I'm halfway between Havasu and the Oregon coast. Otherwise nice here 75 miles east of Yosemite. Heat in summer, OK if there's a mountain lake?
@@theupsideofdownsizing ten years ago I spent the winter at a friends place in Cardiff by the Sea, California near Del Mar... heaven.
Move upward in the heat
This will be my first TX summer in a tent. I was on the road for 3+ yrs and could go higher in elev. or farther north. But not an option this year. 😕 c'est la vie
Love the attention to detail Bill! I'll have to keep that sealant in mind.
Yeah, the North winds aren't bad. It's mostly from the South and West. I find during the rain storms though, it's usually from the North, at least here. Weird right?
Very cool project (pun intended)! Would love to see a progress video of how the shades have been working out!
Im looking for a simple systems for boondocking we do in Arizona lol
I'm having difficulty with your anchor on top 2 screws... I feel like the winds you guys get is going to rip that right out of there
Did you quantify the heat drop from the addition of your shade system?
We are doing this by clamping it with soft grip clamps to the top of the slide itself. Do you think the wind will damage the slide? Or will the clamps just rip off if it gets too windy?
nice video. looks good. In a previous video you described a plan to run the shade cloth at an angle to shade the corner of the RV rather than the length as you did here. perhaps you could explain the change of plan?
@@theupsideofdownsizing Excellent!
Has this made a difference for the inside temperature?
Why not build a frame over the camper and install the same shade cloth, it would lower the temp substantially inside the camper ‼️‼️
Would aluminet be more effective?
Looks great! How's that coffee machine? Not to detract from your efforts, but wouldn't it be easier just to buy an RV cover that could later be used as an equipment cover or modified to be an animal barn?
He meant ev canopy is like a garage tent
How does the shade cloth hold up in the wind. Have you had it out in heavy winds?
At this very moment we are experiencing winds of 30mph and the shade cloth is fine. It's been about 8 months since installation and it's holding up to the sun's UV Ray's extremely well showing no signs of deterioration. What we have changed is the PVC connections to the RV and the floor flange that's mounted to the roof. We have taken PVC out and replaced it with 6", 1/2" galvanized pipe nipples. The PVC DID get brittle in the Arizona sun. Since switching over to pipe, no issues at all.
Is it helping!
@@theupsideofdownsizing that's great!
The type of wood you chose won't bow?
@@theupsideofdownsizing
Thanks for explaining.
How do you secure it for travel?
They come off easily by removing the pipe cap from the top of the trailer and the entire cross piece slides off. They can then be rolled up. They're then stored in the trailer while traveling. They take up very little space actually. Thanks for watching!
@@theupsideofdownsizing Thank you.
Why you haven't park your vehicle near a green tree, just shave the branches of the tree according to the shape of trailer, and park your trailer under it.
00h Yeah... very similar to homeless encampments..