Check Your Windows!

Extremely nice cabinetwork.  You have been blessed with an ability to do professional wood work!

WOW, you started when you were 4?  That is a lot of experience under your belt.  Thanks for sharing the photos!

I don't mean to hijack the thread-this is about INTENSE rain and no leaks and a reply to earlier posts by Jato and myself. specifically about the rain and floods in rocky Mountain National Park.

we were driving up to the park from Denver when it started raining. It rained all day as we arrived and set up the pod at Mary's Lake Campground.  It rained all night-intensely at times. the next day was still raining.  we decided to go hiking and sightseeing anyway-we were here and were determined to see the park.  well, we never saw anything over 9000 feet because everything  was in the clouds. and still raining. all day and all night. The third morning we decided to leave.  We derigged everything, hitched up the pod and started out.  We didn't get very far until a ranger stopped us and told us all roads were either washed out or closed. We were not able to leave. so we went back to the campground and set up everything again.  It looked like we might be there for an unknown time. so we filled up the water tank .  It was still raining.  We decided to go into Estes park and try to buy some additional groceries.  We got almost to the small town and found that there was a small river that crossed under the road.  the water was literally up to the bottom of the bridge.  We knew the water was only going to get higher because it was still raining. We got some basic groceries and returned to Mary's Lake Campground.  As we went back to the campground, we drove around a little to see what was happening.  It was unbelievable what the local rivers, creeks and even the drainage ditches were carving huge crevaces into the ground-flooding everything. We also discovered that Mary's Lake Campground was located at the base of Mary's Lake, right below the dam! If the dam broke or the lake overflowed, we were in the direct path of the water.  We were totally freaked out.
It was still raining.  We lost internet, then power. We were quite alarmed-no, we were scared, but couldn't go anywhere.
about 4 or 4:30 that afternoon the ranger came by the campground and told us that Trail Ridge Road was going to be opened by 5 pm but it would only be open for about an hour-it was to be closed again at dark.

We did the fastest tear down and hook up ever!!we got the pod secured and hitched to the truck and scrambled up the road.  as we passed the same bridge to Estes Park, we ran through about a foot of water over the bridge.  We were able to go up and over the highest road at about the slowest speed ever. As Jato said, there was no visibility, boulders everywhere, slow vehicles and RAIN. When we got to the top, there was sunshine on the western side.  We stopped and camped at Granby Lake l Forest Service campground on the flatlands west of RMNP.  That is where the photo in our signature was taken.

We were glad to be there!!We slept very well that night.

The R Pod NEVER leaked!!

Vann

So far, our record was a trip, pretty local, 3 dayer, and on Saturday, we got +6" of rain. Friday and Sunday were beautiful. No leaks in the pod. The dome did either leak a bit, or sweat, temps were in the high 40's..

I don't remember how mine are, but it's common to only caulk the top and sides of windows so that water will drain out.