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    Posted: 23 May 2018 at 12:55pm
+1. I have been getting on the roof of the 'Pod for washing and waxing since we got it. It is very solid up there.
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Posts: 96 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 May 2018 at 11:24am

Killing some time this morning watching an rpod factory tour for the umpteenth time and saw this.  Did a double take and rewound the video.  Below is a screen capture of 2 men working on the roof of an rpod.  Wanted to share it because just maybe, for what ever reason, we’re being unreasonably worried about getting on top of the roof for cleaning and maintenance.



If you think about it - with the exception of the 180, every rpod has interior bathroom walls that would help support the weight of the roof.
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I finished the job yesterday and the trailer looks great.  I did not do any "slithering" because with the right ladder I could use my "gorilla arms" and reach it all :-)
I really wasn't comfortable with getting up on the roof and was ready to use the plywood trick; in the end I managed to avoid that too.
Thanks for the help.
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Posts: 302 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 May 2018 at 7:51am
+1 to Jato.  Use a telescoping wash brush for washing and waxing (throw a waxing pad on it)
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Posts: 3419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 May 2018 at 5:18pm
I have a piece of plywood that I cut to fit across the roof, as I move the ladder I can move the plywood to let me kneel on roof and wash/wax it. I'm a light weight but was concerned about weight on roof. Worked so far. I can see roof and issue up close.
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Posts: 3220 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 May 2018 at 11:39am
My brother has a much larger T.T. than my 177 but he uses a telescoping handle apparatus (similar to what you use when painting walls/ceilings) and attaches a brush/sponge to the end.  Easy to apply, a bit more effort required to remove the wax, but not much.  Pretty slick.  I am a little guy only 5'10", (i am shrinking!) and still 5 lbs. below my high school weight of 165 so I could slither but since I have gorilla arms (long)  I can just make it w/o have to do the snake dance on top.
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Well, slithering it is then! :-D
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I use a method I learned from our local rattle snakes.  
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Posts: 128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 May 2018 at 6:54am
Walking all of your weight is on your 2 feet. How many square inches?

Slithering there is a lot more square inches making contact, so less load per square inch.

I'm sure the day will come when I'll be slithering. Probably 2-4 weeks away yet.

Compare to building some kind of a scaffold that would let you walk "Close" to the pod.
Slithering does not seem so bad.
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