CGRotorhead' 6x10 base camp build

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Re: CGRotorhead' 6x10 base camp build

Postby CGRotorhead » Wed Sep 14, 2016 2:12 pm

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Re: CGRotorhead' 6x10 base camp build

Postby rebapuck » Sat Oct 15, 2016 5:47 am

When you get your cot, remember to put a mat of some sort on it in winter. Blocks the cold from underneath.
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Re: CGRotorhead' 6x10 base camp build

Postby CGRotorhead » Sun Oct 23, 2016 9:59 am

I have a foam camping mat that's I have been sleeping on right on the floor so I'm going to get a cot wide enough to fit it.
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Re: CGRotorhead' 6x10 base camp build

Postby CGRotorhead » Thu Jan 19, 2017 10:38 pm

Amazon was having a deal on Rtic coolers, so I got one in the 65q flavor. It's normally $200 but thy were on sale for $168 and free shipping. Going to put this thing to work next hunting season.
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Re: CGRotorhead' 6x10 base camp build

Postby Yukon Cornelius » Fri Jan 20, 2017 10:51 am

Nice! Got mine when they first came out and am impressed with how well they hold ice!
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Re: CGRotorhead' 6x10 base camp build

Postby CGRotorhead » Mon May 29, 2017 5:06 pm

So I have been noticing that I have been getting a lot of moister in my trailer with all the rain we had this winter/spring. So I climbed up to check it out and this is the condition of the sealant that I found.
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Lots of spots where it was cracked and pulling away.
So it is time to remove the old and reseal. I took off as much of the old sealant as I could and prepped the skin of the roof too.
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Used a wire wheel on an angle grinder and some MEK to clean and prep.
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Disclaimer: if you use MEK double rubber glove or use chemical gloves
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Used this stuff
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Now it says self leveling but I did use a body work putty knife to smooth and spread it out to cover all the seams.
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And to ensure many more years on a non leaky roof. I put on four coats of this
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All done, this should help cool the inside of the trailer during the summer too by reflecting the sun.
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Re: CGRotorhead' 6x10 base camp build

Postby flboy » Mon May 29, 2017 7:31 pm

That should do it! Nice job. Does that Dicor roof coating also help with the roof temperature in the sun?
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Re: CGRotorhead' 6x10 base camp build

Postby CGRotorhead » Mon May 29, 2017 10:00 pm

It should help reflect the sun instead of absorb so much
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Re: CGRotorhead' 6x10 base camp build

Postby McDave » Tue May 30, 2017 4:49 am

The Dicor is reflective. Nice work. that looks great. How long did it take before a bird showed you how much he liked it?

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Re: CGRotorhead' 6x10 base camp build

Postby CGRotorhead » Tue May 30, 2017 8:31 pm

About 20 sec :lol:
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Re: CGRotorhead' 6x10 base camp build

Postby CGRotorhead » Wed Jan 03, 2018 7:33 pm

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Re: CGRotorhead' 6x10 base camp build

Postby CGRotorhead » Wed Jan 03, 2018 7:42 pm

I welded up some racks to hold my kayaks
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Re: CGRotorhead' 6x10 base camp build

Postby McDave » Thu Jan 04, 2018 5:02 am

Very Nice. That's some kind of shop there. Handy to have access to that.
Well done, Sir.

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PS Roof looks to be holding up pretty good.
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Re: CGRotorhead' 6x10 base camp build

Postby hankaye » Thu Jan 04, 2018 10:12 am

McDave, Howdy;

Looks like a Coast Guard aircraft maintenance facility, our tax $'s and materials(?), hard at work ...

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Re: CGRotorhead' 6x10 base camp build

Postby CGRotorhead » Thu Jan 04, 2018 1:10 pm

I have to train some how.... make myself a more rounded mechanic skills wise
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