Re: [GBlist] shading my trailer

[Alan Courtright <acourtri@linknet.kitsap.lib.wa.us>]

On Thu, 24 Jan 2002, Martin&Caruso wrote:

> Growing trees for shade would take too long to be any use to me.  I
> have this kind of nutso idea I am thinking about carrying out, namely
> erecting some kind of poles in the front yard upon which to put some
> kind of shading material.  Does anyone out there have any suggestions?  
> I had to run my AC today and yesterday-Ugh.  It is still really hot in
> here, at 9:20 pm.  Outdoors it has cooled down some but it is boiling
> in here.  Yes, I have the door wide open.

I've often wondered about the possibility of setting up a couple of
misters, the way I used to do when I had a nursery and a greenhouse that
was covered with plastic for awhile in the spring.  Such a cover isn't
openable, so it can get hot, but you can't take the thing off before the
risk of frost is past.  

Misters of the type I'm referring to put out really tiny amounts of water,
and cool things tremendously.  Running a hose over the top of the trailer
and setting up a couple of those could make a difference, I suspect.

                         -|//*Alan Courtright*\\|=   
                                Poulsbo, WA
                             acourtri@krl.org
                       



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