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travelnman
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May 17, 2015

Debris on roof of bumpouts

Thought this idea would help everyone that does not want to spend
$750 bucks on a topper or awning for their bump outs. I bought a
STIHL leaf blower and the "gutter kit? It works awesome for
removing leaves and sticks from the roof of the bump out. The gutter
kit includes several tubes and two curved short tubes for curling
over the top of gutters to blow leaves out of your gutters but it
also does the same job for RV's. Now I don't have to take a ladder
to reach the top of the bump out roof just parts of my gutter kit and the leaf blower. Of course if you prefer a fixed ladder in back that works but I don't like climbing on the roof at my age and worry about damage to the rubber roof. One other company sells this thing but but it is battery powered and has weaker (in my opinion) mph blowing power. The STIHL works on 110 volts so you will not have the battery going dead, a extension cord will also be necessary. I paid just around $150 bucks for the blower and leaf kit a savings of $600.
  • lanerd wrote:
    Great idea....but what is a "bump-out"? :h Just kidding, we all know you mean slide out, but I gotta admit I've never heard them called that before. New one on me. ;)

    Ron


    I think that bumpout was originally sort of applied to smaller manual hinged type of expansion "bumps" in smaller trailers.
    my Ryobi 18 volt rechargeable blower will work for cleaning them off.
    bumpy
  • Great idea....but what is a "bump-out"? :h Just kidding, we all know you mean slide out, but I gotta admit I've never heard them called that before. New one on me. ;)

    Ron

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