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Thanks! And yes there's no doubt Necessity is the mother of Invention! :)
Kris
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Subject: Re: [eSens] Aluminum cage worked!!!!!
Horray ! I am so pleased that you have found a solution, now you can work
on it to make it more comfortable no doubt, necessity is the mother of
invention hey..
In a message dated 23/04/2010 22:41:09 GMT Daylight Time,
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oh ok Good thanks for clearing that up! :)
Yeah, we taped over any tear there was and I over lapped the foil
everywhere but the entrance(my feet are toward the entrance when I'm in it.)
Would that fine mesh be the 200 threads per inch type stuff?
Kris
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Sent: Fri, April 23, 2010 4:34:56 PM
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I meant pin holes should NOT be a big concern.
On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 8:15 AM, Bill Bruno <_wbruno@gmail.wbr_
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> Pin-holes should be a big concern. You can probably get away with
> some holes up to 1mm. Cracks are very bad though. Best to patch them on
> the outside with good overlap.
>
> You might try putting in a window with fine mesh. At least a few
> inches of overlap.
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> Bill
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> On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 6:47 PM, K <_kfarming@yahoo.kfa_
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>> Well, in the last couple of days, we built a "cage" around our couch. We
>> made the frame out of PVC pipe 1/2". Took Reynolds Heavy Duty Aluminum
foil
>> and placed it under the couch on the floor, folding over twice and
>> taping each seam with aluminum tape. We did this on the top, sides and
>> ends. My Hubby had to of course help me in and close the one open end
>> with me lying on the couch inside. I had my oxygen tubing so I was able
>> to have enough air from the tank on the outside of the cage. Grounded
>> it to a stake outside.
>>
>> IT WORKED!!!! We had three jets fly
>> overhead several swoops and Very very VERY close. Made the house shake
>> a little. (Maybe they didn't like the cage!) I didn't tremor nor did
>> I get the jabbing chest pains! :)
>> I was jittering inside some but did NOT tremor!
>>
>> It
>> was tough to make b/c the foil easily has little pin holes poked
>> through all over. I crawled inside and saw them all. :( So then I
>> took some lighter duty foil and doubled up on the sides, top and one
>> end. Hard to do the end I have to crawl through, but at least that
>> took care of most of the pin holes.
>>
>> I had such a bad reaction to
>> the Denny Foil we used last year that I was very skeptical that this
>> would work. God answered our prayers. It did.
>>
>> SO, then for the trailer, we have to put in a vapor barrier yet anyway,
so
>> we should probably go ahead and use a product like the
>> reflectix before the wall board? We're going to change our flooring
>> and go with that aluminum tread solid stuff.
>>
>> What do you think?
>> Kris
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