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X-Roughneck
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Hello board, We are Semi-new RVrs.
We downsized, moved a couple 100 miles to our new Sticks and bricks. Basically walked away from the Rat Race in July 2019.
At our new place we poured 1000 +' of Concrete, (AKA: Weed killer) in the back yard, installed a 16? gate. Paid to move a freshly installed 16? gate, purchased our first RV ever in August flying from San Antonio, TX to Detroit, Motor City USA, Michigan, one way for a Fly, buy and Drive back to West Texas.
In between staying out of the Summer 2019 heat I did some DIY sweat equity installing our Desert scaped front and back yards at our little house in the hood. Met a guy that built a porch for us. Did I mention I love smoking some BBQ? It?s in Texas DNA.
Now it is time to build that RV Cover we need.
In my, "Neck of the woods", mesquite trees and prickly pear cactus would actually be more fitting. Here in the high desert summer time temps easily top out for consecutive 90 days in the ?Flame Throwing Heat? category. July, August, and September are dreaded almost.
I want shade and cover for our $$ investment.
Sun and Water are destructive forces, and wind does a whammy on things too. We have plenty of everything but water where I reside. Stay out of the sun and the south western wind coming off those mountains in Mexico will just make you want to grab a beer and listen to some HWjr
There are 2 types I am considering.
1 The one I really want is something I see at car lots, 2 metal boxed arms cantilevered with stretched colorful nylon sail, A frame pitch,
but?? I can see that 10 years down the road that Nylon will look like a Flag on a Ship on Deadliest Catch or the Land Version, with No Water, a Flag Flying atop a Oil Derrick looking out over the Permian Basin. Torn Tattered, Out ?der flapping (ODF), Flying Bold and Proud, but in this case whipping my RV.
I am also thinking this could be done on the cheap, DIY with 4 each tall Metal I beams of steel, nylon tarp and a come along, 15? to 13? Pitch, concreted 3 ft down at corners of my pad, Slant?? though, am I crazy? Of course I am.
2. Here are the photos of the one I think I am probably going to get.
I got quoted $4189 installed. (35? x 15?) with corners at 12? high. Flattened ?A? shaped roof, corrugated type metal on the 2 each 35?long sides have 3? down hang for sun and high enough to allow ease of walk around RV.
My Worry and I think is valid, the RV we own is 11?4? at top of roof AC unit to ground level, so I am asking myself?Roof maintenance would be impossible at 12? on the corners apex-ing out to 14' ish? Dieting is not a option for getting that small.
//Building this frame will prevent me from a full awning extension here at the house.
I need to go a little higher on the corners 14?-15? pitching higher to roof apex. I need to have enough room to get up there and have at least attic maneuverability? Maint on Seams, etc.
Plus I can easily mount a solar panel for a trickle charge for the coach batts on the corrugated.
I think keeping the project at a max of $5K is top end of my reality.
The seller guy I talked to on the phone said they guarantee 90 MPH winds because of the anchoring on each side of the legs at the concrete feet.
I think if I am outside and the wind is blowing 89 MPH I am probably going to be looking at a funnel cloud anyway.
Carport Seller told me if the pad is 16? then make the width 15? so the holes they drill in the pad won?t crack the concrete RV pad.
On the demo lot where I snapped these pics, I got out of the car and shook the awning leg as hard as I could. Nobody was there so I didn?t hold back. I was impressed. The demo was anchored into the earth on the 4 corners. It felt real solid, I like the way the bracing has no real nesting opportunities for birds to nest and crap on my RV. We got birds around here. Did I mention Archie, my Apricot Male Shar Pei has fallen in Love with the chickens next door? Birds. Yea we got ?em.
We downsized, moved a couple 100 miles to our new Sticks and bricks. Basically walked away from the Rat Race in July 2019.
At our new place we poured 1000 +' of Concrete, (AKA: Weed killer) in the back yard, installed a 16? gate. Paid to move a freshly installed 16? gate, purchased our first RV ever in August flying from San Antonio, TX to Detroit, Motor City USA, Michigan, one way for a Fly, buy and Drive back to West Texas.
In between staying out of the Summer 2019 heat I did some DIY sweat equity installing our Desert scaped front and back yards at our little house in the hood. Met a guy that built a porch for us. Did I mention I love smoking some BBQ? It?s in Texas DNA.
Now it is time to build that RV Cover we need.
In my, "Neck of the woods", mesquite trees and prickly pear cactus would actually be more fitting. Here in the high desert summer time temps easily top out for consecutive 90 days in the ?Flame Throwing Heat? category. July, August, and September are dreaded almost.
I want shade and cover for our $$ investment.
Sun and Water are destructive forces, and wind does a whammy on things too. We have plenty of everything but water where I reside. Stay out of the sun and the south western wind coming off those mountains in Mexico will just make you want to grab a beer and listen to some HWjr
There are 2 types I am considering.
1 The one I really want is something I see at car lots, 2 metal boxed arms cantilevered with stretched colorful nylon sail, A frame pitch,
but?? I can see that 10 years down the road that Nylon will look like a Flag on a Ship on Deadliest Catch or the Land Version, with No Water, a Flag Flying atop a Oil Derrick looking out over the Permian Basin. Torn Tattered, Out ?der flapping (ODF), Flying Bold and Proud, but in this case whipping my RV.
I am also thinking this could be done on the cheap, DIY with 4 each tall Metal I beams of steel, nylon tarp and a come along, 15? to 13? Pitch, concreted 3 ft down at corners of my pad, Slant?? though, am I crazy? Of course I am.
2. Here are the photos of the one I think I am probably going to get.
I got quoted $4189 installed. (35? x 15?) with corners at 12? high. Flattened ?A? shaped roof, corrugated type metal on the 2 each 35?long sides have 3? down hang for sun and high enough to allow ease of walk around RV.
My Worry and I think is valid, the RV we own is 11?4? at top of roof AC unit to ground level, so I am asking myself?Roof maintenance would be impossible at 12? on the corners apex-ing out to 14' ish? Dieting is not a option for getting that small.
//Building this frame will prevent me from a full awning extension here at the house.
I need to go a little higher on the corners 14?-15? pitching higher to roof apex. I need to have enough room to get up there and have at least attic maneuverability? Maint on Seams, etc.
Plus I can easily mount a solar panel for a trickle charge for the coach batts on the corrugated.
I think keeping the project at a max of $5K is top end of my reality.
The seller guy I talked to on the phone said they guarantee 90 MPH winds because of the anchoring on each side of the legs at the concrete feet.
I think if I am outside and the wind is blowing 89 MPH I am probably going to be looking at a funnel cloud anyway.
Carport Seller told me if the pad is 16? then make the width 15? so the holes they drill in the pad won?t crack the concrete RV pad.
On the demo lot where I snapped these pics, I got out of the car and shook the awning leg as hard as I could. Nobody was there so I didn?t hold back. I was impressed. The demo was anchored into the earth on the 4 corners. It felt real solid, I like the way the bracing has no real nesting opportunities for birds to nest and crap on my RV. We got birds around here. Did I mention Archie, my Apricot Male Shar Pei has fallen in Love with the chickens next door? Birds. Yea we got ?em.
