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Remind me not to stand under the new uber shelter...excuse me...lodge....
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Oh, and smiley, if price allows it, waterproof canvas might be a more heavy duty form of cover. Certainly more-so than the blue and silver tarps that made the old uber shelter.
Jordan - My main concern would be the added weight of the canvas (
quite a bit of added weight! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/scared.gif" alt="" /> ) -- but as it just so happens, through his job, Rubo is looking into that very possibility right now -- We'll see how it goes <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
I'll bring my duct tape just in case <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Andre - I don't know about duct tape, but we could sure use a bunch of 3' to 4' hook-end bungee cords <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />
Another Shelter Update:I went to Lowe's yesterday to do some materials testing - and it's a darn-good-thing too! --- I discovered that, when fitted-together, the pieces I'd planned on using as the support members couldn't span the distance required without bending
WAY out of shape (
as in: it looked a lot more like a giant wet spaghetti noodle <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/zombie.gif" alt="" /> ) -- Not good!
Sooooooooooooo, I had to come up with a 'Plan B'.
I found something else that
*should* work just fine (and only costs about $0.30 more per piece), but I didn't have enough time yesterday to confirm this for sure - so, I'm heading back over there later today to fit a bunch of them together and see if they will do the trick or not.
I guess if this doesn't work, it looks like I'll be setting everything up the old way <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif" alt="" />
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