โJun-02-2016 07:18 PM
โJun-05-2016 06:22 PM
Jim@HiTek wrote:
Perhaps I should have said, "I wonder how it would do in a snow storm, if I built one in Oregon". ๐
โJun-04-2016 12:59 PM
โJun-04-2016 12:39 PM
Jim@HiTek wrote:
This is a great design, Timmac, IMO. Think I'll build one of those myself. I'm thinking of settling down east of the Cascades in Oregon (high desert area). Pretty sure there would be some maintenance but probably not more then a little work, and maybe expense, a couple times per year.
I wonder how it does in a snow storm?
โJun-04-2016 11:54 AM
Jim@HiTek wrote:
I wonder how it does in a snow storm?
โJun-04-2016 11:13 AM
timmac wrote:Deuceofspades wrote:
I live in my class A full time and currently have a spot on a 5 acre ranch in Palmdale. There is no shade and it is very hot in the Mohave desert 5 months out of the year. I want to invest in a metal carport and wondering whether I should get the metal roof, or just buy the skeleton and use sun shade tarps. I worry, since I will be living in the RV, that the metal roof will actually radiate lots of heat since the sun will be beating on it all day... Have any of you lived in an RV parked under such structure in high heat (90 to 105F) and full sun, and if so, how did it work out for you? Any insight would be much appreciated.
You are correct the heat in the desert will just make more heat under the metal carport and running the AC could cause them to overheat, here is my answer to a shade structure here in Las Vegas, I stay cool all summer and can use AC's and still have some day light thru the windows, no need to worry about high winds the wind blows right thru the fabric..
โJun-04-2016 08:21 AM
โJun-04-2016 05:52 AM
timmac wrote:Deuceofspades wrote:
I live in my class A full time and currently have a spot on a 5 acre ranch in Palmdale. There is no shade and it is very hot in the Mohave desert 5 months out of the year. I want to invest in a metal carport and wondering whether I should get the metal roof, or just buy the skeleton and use sun shade tarps. I worry, since I will be living in the RV, that the metal roof will actually radiate lots of heat since the sun will be beating on it all day... Have any of you lived in an RV parked under such structure in high heat (90 to 105F) and full sun, and if so, how did it work out for you? Any insight would be much appreciated.
You are correct the heat in the desert will just make more heat under the metal carport and running the AC could cause them to overheat, here is my answer to a shade structure here in Las Vegas, I stay cool all summer and can use AC's and still have some day light thru the windows, no need to worry about high winds the wind blows right thru the fabric..
โJun-04-2016 05:43 AM
โJun-04-2016 05:38 AM
timmac wrote:Deuceofspades wrote:
I live in my class A full time and currently have a spot on a 5 acre ranch in Palmdale. There is no shade and it is very hot in the Mohave desert 5 months out of the year. I want to invest in a metal carport and wondering whether I should get the metal roof, or just buy the skeleton and use sun shade tarps. I worry, since I will be living in the RV, that the metal roof will actually radiate lots of heat since the sun will be beating on it all day... Have any of you lived in an RV parked under such structure in high heat (90 to 105F) and full sun, and if so, how did it work out for you? Any insight would be much appreciated.
You are correct the heat in the desert will just make more heat under the metal carport and running the AC could cause them to overheat, here is my answer to a shade structure here in Las Vegas, I stay cool all summer and can use AC's and still have some day light thru the windows, no need to worry about high winds the wind blows right thru the fabric..
โJun-04-2016 01:52 AM
โJun-03-2016 07:11 PM
Deuceofspades wrote:
I live in my class A full time and currently have a spot on a 5 acre ranch in Palmdale. There is no shade and it is very hot in the Mohave desert 5 months out of the year. I want to invest in a metal carport and wondering whether I should get the metal roof, or just buy the skeleton and use sun shade tarps. I worry, since I will be living in the RV, that the metal roof will actually radiate lots of heat since the sun will be beating on it all day... Have any of you lived in an RV parked under such structure in high heat (90 to 105F) and full sun, and if so, how did it work out for you? Any insight would be much appreciated.
โJun-03-2016 12:05 PM
โJun-03-2016 12:01 PM
โJun-03-2016 11:56 AM