Last Thursday mother nature turned on the sauna. My two portable units couldn't keep up. It was down to 83 when I got home (the high was 86), but the house got toasty.
I ended up closing off all the other rooms. It helped. I still have concerns about when it gets to the 90s later this week. The humidity has been obnoxious too, the dewpoint is now up in the 70s.
Friday I managed to get a couple of things done. I got the support cut and sanded for the bed platform.
I also got the drawer rollers installed on the drawer, and a couple of bolts just to make sure it holds together. I don't trust the glue.
Friday after work I went to pick up some free sand. There is more there I could take, but it is well over an hour away, it is a bit further than I thought.
It was located at a power station. There was some interesting stuff there, like a ginormous impeller.
The view was quite nice.
We had our first dry Saturday since about March. Saturday was excavator day. I got the charger put on it. The charger said it was almost full, which was odd. I left it on float for a couple of hours.
I also filled the hydraulic fluid. I might have seriously overfilled it; everything I read online said it took 2 gallons, but this took at most 1.5 gallons. Oops.
I got the trench finished. At least kinda. I need everything to dry out and get my level out to double check.
Sunday I awoke to a thunderstorm since we can't have a weekend without precipitation. All it did though was increase the humidity. While everything was drying out, I took a short trip into town. I needed a flat spot, so I went and brought my used oil to get it out of the carport. I wanted to see how level the conversion was, and there isn't a single level spot in my driveway. It was as bad as it looked.
When I got home I made some more minor modifications. This is just so it isn't pressed against the driver's seat.
I got another board put under the front to help level it. It looks pretty good now.
The last thing was to get the cargo net over it. This is supposed to keep the stuff from falling out.
I went out for a bit once it started to cool off. Got to watch the sunset.
I was still roasting when I got home though. My AC was struggling so I borrowed the fan I bought for the car.
This morning before it got too horrible I went out and loaded things into the conversion.
My new sleeping pad arrived today too, which was faster than expected. The other thing is a camping washer; a laundry washing bag.
That was the last piece, so I got the sleeping side all set up too. The blue thing is the pad from my cot. I have a sleeping bag I could put on top as well, but I don't think I will need that in the summer.
Today was brutally hot, the first of our days in the 90s. Despite the ACs, it still got up into the 80s inside.
The only other AC I have is a window unit, and all my accessible windows have portable units in them, but I still tried installing it. If it gets the second room down below the inside I will open the door and take any excess BTUs it has into the main living area.
All that really remains on the CR-V conversion is tweaks and customizations, which require testing. I am hopeful that I will get to do that this coming weekend.
Available Projects and annual tasks:
- Dunks and bug repellent.
- Clean up yard
- Take scrap metal away
- Finish cleanup on the pile in the back
- Do something with the trailer.
Fix excavator- Finish drainage
- Build deck
- Push back trees
- Install concrete pilings
- Install landscape fabric and gravel underneath
- Build frame
- Lay decking
- Set up hot tub and pool
- Build insulated platform for hot tub
- Put down pool sand to level spot for pool
- Get water delivered for both
Fix mowers and equipment- Get tractor serviced
- Build travel station for CR-V/prep CR-V for travel
- Move carport
- Build the roof extension over to the rocks
- Fix front stairs
- Test travel options (rent u-haul and test that, rent trailer and test that)
- Install storm doors
- Build overhangs for windows
- Insulate the water lines
- Front yard drainage
- Fix snowblowers (broken grease fitting on big snowblower, gas leak on small one)
- Gravel/hardpack driveway
- Fix grade to the shed
- Level a spot for a lean-to up the hill
- Build a small lean-to for off-season equipment
- Make shed mouse-tight
- Create walking trails (put up markers, maybe put down some gravel).
- Clear and level a spot for orchard
- Build a bridge over the creek
- Build a gazebo or something on the other side
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