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Winterizing Suggestions

If you live in a part of the country where it snows, you'll want to take care to protect your Scotty. The roof seams are fragile and snow weight can cause them to come apart and then you get leaking problems. Here are some suggestions to help keep your Scotty safe!

• If you live in an area where the temps fall below freezing, make sure you drain any water sources--the water tank, toilet holding tank, etc.
• Consider moving your cushions inside if you think you might have mice problems. Purportedly, adding dryer sheets (instead of moth balls), will help prevent critter damage, but personally, I would rather move the cushions to a secure location rather than counting on the dryer sheets!

If you have anything to add, please e-mail me.

If you can't park it in a garage or barn over winter in heavy snow areas, consider something like this: (courtesy of Nancy Kroes)

I used 7 1x4's 10' long, 5 for the rafters, which were cut in half at 45 degree angles (very steep, but Michigan gets a lot of snow and I wanted a steep pitch to keep that snow sliding right off). I used plywood gussets on each side, 6 screws each side.

I notched the ends to fit on the Scotty's edgestrips

The assembled frame

Added chicken wire to support the tarp that would go on

The finished project. It worked very well. Snow slid right off and never accumulated!