first off, THANK YOU to Fig Jam and everyone who has posted in this thread. i found an answer to all of my questions on here i followed every direction closely, and only came across one issue...how the pad shrinks / slumps when wet. and continues to slightly slump over time. luckily, i read this bef...

i appreciate your response! Of course, you do want to guy down the 2x2's in both needed directions, 90 degrees to the stress. even if the aluminet isn't attached to the 2x2's? i envisioned guying the net down at 3 stakes on each of the long ends that will extend past the 2x2's, and using the 2x2's t...

for those who have aluminet / shade structure knowledge, let me know where this plan is faulty a friend just offered to loan his 12x7 aluminet 70% with grommets, which i'd like to use for a porch / shade in front of my yurt. given the lack of prep time (and my remaining funds), i'd like to keep it c...

anybody use these for ground stakes? seems like it would be easier to hammer in vs. rebar. but will it hold a 6ft stretch?

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anybody have experience with the bonded paper pads in the small cooler? i came across a roll of this (link below), its about 1 in thick. i'd like to be able to use it and save $$ but dont want to risk losing any quality of my cooler. thanks! http://www.lowes.com/pd_181251-26699-7130_0__?productId=47...

While the swamp cooler runs, it needs an exhaust vent to be open somewhere else in the hexahurt. NOT in the roof . Pick somewhere on a wall, seal wall openings with the foil tape as usual, so you're not breathing the wall particles or MOOPing them. A down-turn elbow on the outside, taped to the wal...

much appreciated!

thank you!

and disconnect the battery & jumpers during pt 2 when letting the car idle?

"If you had to, you could charge it back up from your car with a set of jumper cables in about 30 minutes."

is this true? i'm finding conflicting information online

cheers!