1/15/2020

As fate would have it we did indeed lose the damaged pop up even though we tried to shore it up. We're not really distraught because we have been using it in the damaged condition for probably four years.

It would be fair to say we more than got our money out of it. So, the project of the day was to dismantle the parts that were worth saving for repairs on our other tents and demo the rest.
 

1/14/2020

Hit with another wave of the white stuff overnight! Had a bit of damage control this morning.

The oldest popup probably won't survive the winter, but if it will hold up until we get the pad down we will be really happy.

After all the DC and digging through the container again we found all of the parts and pieces to get the blu ray and tv up and running for Brynja so she can watch her movies if we have to abandon the house for the ARK.

1/11/2020

This was a day of bouncing around. We have to take down another section of the existing structure so we can get the concrete truck close enough to the pour that we don't have to wheel barrow anything. Saves every bodies back!

In order to do the demo we our scaffolding set. Problem is they are worthless due to water damage, so they needed new decks. That was the first order of the day. Cut them out and started coating them with primer sealer, but the temps today were not working in our favor.

While waiting for the first 2 coats to dry we went into the storage container to find the ring for the bath light that holds the bulb. Naturally, we found it in the very last one. Once we had it we hauled butt over to the big orange store to get bulbs so we could fire up the bathroom.

Back at the motor pool as fast as we could, we turned the planks over and started the coating of the other sides. While the first coat was drying we installed the bulb ring and bulbs and fired up the bathroom. Another milestone!

1/7/2020

It was back into the dirt today for the whole team. As well as waiting for some Email response we need regarding the products we are going to use in the bathroom completion. Sounds like the Flextile products are just what we need.

The real excitement for the team is the fact that we are starting to put dirt back rather than taking it out. Tamping however, is still not a thrilling activity. 😣 Back at it tomorrow. 
 

1/6/2020

This post has been a long time coming, and it actually has to do with the Dragon Wagon build!

Back story! The weather up here in the PNW, as all of our readers are aware of, has really taken a turn to the unfriendly. There are lots of alerts and warnings of power outages and more severe stuff to come. The new property has no backup power or heat sources, so Tiffany has truly assumed her role as the ARK!

We did hit a road block today. The cable that Uncle Bob originally built to connect her to shore power or the generator was way too short for the new property because of the layout. We hit the big orange store and about a hundred and a half bucks

later we had 50 feet in length instead of 25. 

Got some new LED bulbs as well and now it's like stage lighting inside. Glad we went with a dimmer switch.

12/31/2019

Well we totally got rained out today, forming a new plan for tomorrow.👍

12/30/2019

Let's just come right out and say it! Hand sifting rocks out of dirt sucks

Unfortunately, there is a lot of that in the near future.