RV Skirting November 16, 2015, 08:43:03 am Yahoo Message Number: 156997Whilst searching the internet for ideas on improving my RV skirt, I found this picture: http://cdn.blog.rvshare.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Bales-of-hay-around-the-van.jpg?de6dcdI can see a few problems with their strategy, and I'm glad I decided to recycle a torn RV cover instead. I've uploaded some photos of where I'm at so far. If anyone has a good idea for finishing off around the cab - it's a totally separate piece of material - I would be grateful.Many thanks...Pat The Pearl
Re: RV Skirting Reply #1 – November 16, 2015, 08:53:18 am Yahoo Message Number: 156998Just curious, Pat - are you skirting because you will live in the LD during colder months or for other reasons? I've read that skirting increases the probability of mice infestation significantly. I can only imagine what critters the hay bale skirting would attract.Chris
Re: RV Skirting Reply #2 – November 16, 2015, 08:54:16 am Yahoo Message Number: 156999Well, the look is a bit rustic, but straw *is* a very effective insulator! ;-)Joan
Re: RV Skirting Reply #3 – November 16, 2015, 09:16:40 am Yahoo Message Number: 157000Chris - yes I'll be living in her this winter, one of the reasons I held out for a Lazy Daze and so far I'm very impressed. I've got an extenda-stay and a big propane tank, a radiant heater for the front area and Reflectex just about everywhere, including under the windscreen shield, which has cut condensation in the cab dramatically. And I am concerned about mice, but I have an excellent defense system - in one of my photos you can see Buffy, who supervised every aspect of the work and who is also an excellent mouser. She loves having the skirt up and even when the temps dip into the low 30's she's happier outside. And so far the mice seem to prefer the chicken coop to the moho, but that's another story... Joan - I especially like the little covered entry-way they seem to be constructing - something to think on for next year. However, on warmish bright days I would still prefer to look out a window... Pat - and Buffy
Re: RV Skirting Reply #4 – November 16, 2015, 11:34:16 am Yahoo Message Number: 157002Just when you think you've seen everything, along comes another amazing "everything." That project is NOT on my "To-Do" list.Ed & Margee Fort Worth
Re: RV Skirting Reply #5 – November 16, 2015, 06:12:36 pm Yahoo Message Number: 157011I saw that article and it was in Alaska and reason he insulated with the bales. He also built a stove that he cooked on and heated with.Jan/Scottsdale AZ.
Re: RV Skirting Reply #6 – November 16, 2015, 08:22:11 pm Yahoo Message Number: 157012Pat,Well *that* brought back some memories!When my family came to America in '52, for a couple of years we lived on a farm back east in a little travel trailer, 7 of us, no heat, no running water. Us kids slept cross ways on a fold out couch. My feet hung off the edge and used to get pretty cold. Second winter, my step dad put bales of straw around the trailer and that helped some. Tough times. A Lazy Daze would have been an unimaginable improvement - heck, even having an outhouse to use would'a been darn close.bumper
Re: RV Skirting Reply #7 – November 17, 2015, 06:04:49 am Yahoo Message Number: 157014Hi Bumper I hope there were some fond memories! My Grandmothers used to tell me stories of what it was like when they were growing up and then when raising families during the Depression - better than what you experienced but still not the luxury most Americans expect today. I have heat, water, a stove to cook on, a bed to sleep in (feet covered, except for the hot flashes) and a real toilet - I feel blessed!Pat
Re: RV Skirting Reply #8 – November 17, 2015, 10:53:19 am Yahoo Message Number: 157018Many years ago, I helped make a skirt for a friend'so lLD We used a long roll of 4' wide Naugahyde. You want a foot or more on the ground to stack rocks or even sand bags on, in an attempt to secure the skirt to the ground, preventing air infiltration under the rig. The top edge was himmed, to provide a thick layer of material for installing the stainless steel snaps. Matching snaps were lint around the perimeter of the LD. The use of marine-grade snaps and SS mounting screws are mandatory. Supposedly it worked fine, the major downside was It's bulk, when folded and stored.A single layer of hay bales, positioned are the perimeter, also work well if available. I wouldn't use them on the roof, fearing they would absorb moisture, get very heavy and damage the roof.Larry
Re: RV Skirting Reply #9 – November 17, 2015, 11:34:10 pm Yahoo Message Number: 157043Re: miceFYI--I'm trying for the first time, so not yet a testimonial from meJeanne Bold shared her success with Fresh Cab Botanical Rodent Repellent at the Ladeze gathering in Moab--as a full timer with a dog in the rig she still had unwelcome guests set up housekeeping under the hood before she started using the Fresh Cab. She said hers came from a True Value; my local Ace Hardware ordered for me (it's not a regular item in the store, but they had it the warehouse). It's heavily infused with balsam oil, which I didn't find unpleasant, but apparently Pixie, Dixie, Speedy Gonzalez, & all their friends & relatives aren't so keen on the stuff. I put a bag in each storage bay, one front/one aft inside, and one under the hood when I took LDy Lulubelle out to the Morton Building at the farm a couple of weeks ago, & we've had several frosty nights that probably encourage critters to seek warmer quarters (did have a rat run out from under the tractor seat a couple of weeks back--fortunately the hired man was sitting there at the time instead of me, but scared the pee-waddin' out of both of us when the critter scampered out, so we put a bag under the tractor seat, too).Lynne LDy Lulubelle, '05 30' TB Lilly, 4-Legged Alarm
Re: RV Skirting Reply #10 – November 18, 2015, 04:39:24 am Yahoo Message Number: 157045Hi Larry Thanks for the info. What did you use for the cab to secure the skirt? On the "house" I used snaps as well, replacing a few of the trim screws with the snap screws. However, I'm not keen on drilling holes in the cab. I saw someone using suction cup holders to secure a skirt and ordered a few to try them out. If the weather turns really sour I may add bales outside the skirt, but only as a last resort...Pat
Re: RV Skirting Reply #11 – November 18, 2015, 05:07:18 am Yahoo Message Number: 157046Hi Lynne Thanks for the tip on a natural rodent repellent. Between the cats, the dogs and the chickens I need something a bit safer. By the way, chickens eat mice too - one of my hens caught a not-so-Speedy and the rest of the girls chased her around the yard for their share of the treat!Pat The Pearl
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