Bigfoot Camper is Hurting Tonight!!
Camper Damage The first picture shows you what my Bigfoot Camper and Boat looked like when I put it away just before the winter. The next 12 pictures show you what I found this morning. At thi...
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....that is truly sad. Thank goodness in our district (in Quebec, a hand-full of miles from the Vermont line) we've had the lowest snowfall in living memory (not a record dry winter, but very close). We've only had 180 cms total up till this writing. Usually by this time, we're at 400 to 500+ centimeters. However, it has been record-breaking cold (consecutive record-breaking cold, month after month).
You can only hope for superficial damage on the roof of the Bigfoot (and, as mentioned earlier: check closely all your tie-down fastener points VERY carefully).
Because of the snow load up in the mountains here where we live (we often have 4~6 feet of snow on roofs before it avalanches off our 16/12 pitch), our roof pitches are at the minimum 12/12 (45 deg) to a usual 16/12 (53.1 deg). All our roofs on our property (the 3 buildings) are 16/12. Also (not to be too critical at this time of distress), I noticed that your roof was only supported by the (nonstructural) ridge board only (ie. you should look into purlins and collar ties when you contract out the re-build).
Anyhow, good luck with the insurance claim.
You can only hope for superficial damage on the roof of the Bigfoot (and, as mentioned earlier: check closely all your tie-down fastener points VERY carefully).
Because of the snow load up in the mountains here where we live (we often have 4~6 feet of snow on roofs before it avalanches off our 16/12 pitch), our roof pitches are at the minimum 12/12 (45 deg) to a usual 16/12 (53.1 deg). All our roofs on our property (the 3 buildings) are 16/12. Also (not to be too critical at this time of distress), I noticed that your roof was only supported by the (nonstructural) ridge board only (ie. you should look into purlins and collar ties when you contract out the re-build).
Anyhow, good luck with the insurance claim.
