R-pod Owners Forum : Roof Walking (kneeling) http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : I need HELP!!! : Roof Walking (kneeling) Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 20 May 2026 22:21:30 +0000 Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:01:52 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=12225 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ Roof Walking (kneeling) : Good for you, my kid is ok but... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115589#115589 Author: offgrid
Subject: 12225
Posted: 24 Sep 2018 at 5:01pm

Good for you, my kid is ok but the grandkids...not so much..,computer gaming is a lot safer I guess..]]> Mon, 24 Sep 2018 17:01:52 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115589#115589 Roof Walking (kneeling) : Nahh, My kids started working... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115588#115588 Author: lostagain
Subject: 12225
Posted: 24 Sep 2018 at 4:34pm

Nahh, My kids started working at 14.  I started paying into Social Security at 12, working off books earlier.  My oldest grandkid started working at 14.  It goes back generations in our family.  You just have to be sensible about the kind of work they do.  No explosives, logging, or working as a deck hand in Alaska.]]> Mon, 24 Sep 2018 16:34:18 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115588#115588 Roof Walking (kneeling) : I can certainly feel that extra... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115556#115556 Author: offgrid
Subject: 12225
Posted: 24 Sep 2018 at 11:33am

I can certainly feel that extra 10 lbs so you may be right....

I can agree with your suggestion except that kids are so protected from any sort of risks these days that you expose yourself to being accused of child abuse for putting the grandkids in danger by sending them up on the roof of the pod.  Wink
]]> Mon, 24 Sep 2018 11:33:55 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115556#115556 Roof Walking (kneeling) : Aha! There's the difference... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115518#115518 Author: lostagain
Subject: 12225
Posted: 23 Sep 2018 at 3:51pm

Aha! There's the difference I only weight 220 so our Pod hardly moves when I get in; kind of like a leaf falling on the roof.  Wink

In all seriousness, I agree about putting down the jacks down, both front and back.  It's not that the trailer would try to tip over, but just that it's an unstable surface -- kind of like a painters fall scaffold hanging on the side of a building.  For most of us with advanced years, our balance isn't what it used to be  Or, as I suggested in another post, maybe it's time to send your kids or grandkids up to take care of the chore.  They're much more agile.
]]> Sun, 23 Sep 2018 15:51:59 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115518#115518 Roof Walking (kneeling) : I'm 230, the trailer does... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115507#115507 Author: offgrid
Subject: 12225
Posted: 23 Sep 2018 at 9:01am

I'm 230, the trailer does for sure notice it when I get in and out. Didn't want to find out what it was like climbing around on the roof without the jacks deployed Ouch]]> Sun, 23 Sep 2018 09:01:12 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115507#115507 Roof Walking (kneeling) : Yikes! I'm not that fat! http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115505#115505 Author: lostagain
Subject: 12225
Posted: 23 Sep 2018 at 8:54am

Yikes! I'm not that fat!  Wink]]> Sun, 23 Sep 2018 08:54:55 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115505#115505 Roof Walking (kneeling) : Short of Spidey glue it would... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115473#115473 Author: offgrid
Subject: 12225
Posted: 22 Sep 2018 at 3:39pm

Short of Spidey glue it would also help to deploy the stabilizing jacks so the pod isn't tilting while you're up there Ouch ]]> Sat, 22 Sep 2018 15:39:50 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115473#115473 Roof Walking (kneeling) : Spreading out your body, rubber... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115471#115471 Author: lostagain
Subject: 12225
Posted: 22 Sep 2018 at 3:30pm

Spreading out your body, rubber soled shoes, a dry Pod roof, etc. all enhance raise the coefficient of friction.  Some of that glue that Spiderman uses for his web slinging would be ideal.  I wonder where you can get some, maybe Amazon.]]> Sat, 22 Sep 2018 15:30:00 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115471#115471 Roof Walking (kneeling) : The friction coefficient between... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115470#115470 Author: offgrid
Subject: 12225
Posted: 22 Sep 2018 at 3:28pm

The friction coefficient between rough sawn wood and most materials is around .5 or .6,  so pretty good. I guess the plywood or anything else could be a problem if you were to stand up on it, but I never did. Just slithered around to keep from creating any point loading.  I was concerned about damaging the roof. Pretty obviously, avoid going up there if the roof is wet, nothing has a good friction coefficient when wet. ]]> Sat, 22 Sep 2018 15:28:20 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115470#115470 Roof Walking (kneeling) : Originally posted by StephenHBetter... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115465#115465 Author: OldNeumanntapr
Subject: 12225
Posted: 22 Sep 2018 at 2:16pm

Originally posted by StephenH

Better yet is a pair of rubber knee pads along with good shoes with good traction such as deck shoes.

I agree. The plywood sheet sounds like a bad idea. Good sticky shoes and knee pads, (and keeping a low center of gravity), is a much better idea.
]]> Sat, 22 Sep 2018 14:16:20 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115465#115465 Roof Walking (kneeling) : Better yet is a pair of rubber... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115464#115464 Author: StephenH
Subject: 12225
Posted: 22 Sep 2018 at 2:12pm

Better yet is a pair of rubber knee pads along with good shoes with good traction such as deck shoes.]]> Sat, 22 Sep 2018 14:12:28 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115464#115464 Roof Walking (kneeling) : Be careful with that plywood sheet.... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115463#115463 Author: lostagain
Subject: 12225
Posted: 22 Sep 2018 at 2:10pm

Be careful with that plywood sheet.  You can find it slipping off faster than you may expect.  I think the coefficient of friction of you and your clothes may be a little better than plywood and fiberglass, though I confess to having done no testing.]]> Sat, 22 Sep 2018 14:10:54 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115463#115463 Roof Walking (kneeling) : I laid a partial sheet of 3/8... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115454#115454 Author: offgrid
Subject: 12225
Posted: 22 Sep 2018 at 9:29am

I laid a partial sheet of 3/8 plywood on mine when I needed to be up there to install the Easystart on the ac unit, but I'm no lightweight. I use an extension ladder with rags tied around it to protect the roof edge rather than a step ladder. I've fallen off a step ladder before, only about 2 feet but onto concrete it was enough to spend 6 weeks in a wheelchair recovering from a broken hip and elbow. So I hate step ladders now.

Didn't know the pod had a 500lb weight limit on the roof, I can cover the whole roof with solar without exceeding that!
]]> Sat, 22 Sep 2018 09:29:55 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115454#115454 Roof Walking (kneeling) : mcarter, last time I fell from... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115452#115452 Author: lostagain
Subject: 12225
Posted: 22 Sep 2018 at 9:13am

mcarter, last time I fell from that height [off a scaffold when a plank broke] it cost nearly $500,000 in medical bills.  And now I set off metal detectors. Confused]]> Sat, 22 Sep 2018 09:13:05 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115452#115452 Roof Walking (kneeling) : From FR, the Pod has a 500 lb... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115443#115443 Author: RetSandcrab
Subject: 12225
Posted: 22 Sep 2018 at 2:13am

From FR, the Pod has a 500 lb roof weight limit.







]]> Sat, 22 Sep 2018 02:13:56 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115443#115443 Roof Walking (kneeling) : I fell off mine it took a week... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115432#115432 Author: mcarter
Subject: 12225
Posted: 21 Sep 2018 at 6:41pm

I fell off mine it took a week to heal:)]]> Fri, 21 Sep 2018 18:41:35 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115432#115432 Roof Walking (kneeling) : I’ve climbed up to the roof... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115430#115430 Author: OldNeumanntapr
Subject: 12225
Posted: 21 Sep 2018 at 6:38pm

I’ve climbed up to the roof on my 180 to put the trailer cover on but I stayed on my knees and only on the flat part. I didn’t want to get too close to the front because I could just see myself sliding off and landing on the tongue (and then being taken to the hospital!!)]]> Fri, 21 Sep 2018 18:38:39 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115430#115430 Roof Walking (kneeling) : Originally posted by lostagainI... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115429#115429 Author: GlueGuy
Subject: 12225
Posted: 21 Sep 2018 at 6:09pm

Originally posted by lostagain

I would recommend wearing spike heels on the roof. Wink
I was going to suggest golf cleats for traction... Star
]]> Fri, 21 Sep 2018 18:09:52 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115429#115429 Roof Walking (kneeling) : As I have said on other threads... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115426#115426 Author: lostagain
Subject: 12225
Posted: 21 Sep 2018 at 5:13pm

As I have said on other threads on this topic, I slither around on the roof.  Never had a problem except that I'm too old and fat to be climbing up there in the first place.  I would recommend wearing spike heels on the roof. Wink]]> Fri, 21 Sep 2018 17:13:12 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115426#115426 Roof Walking (kneeling) : I have not been up there yet,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115414#115414 Author: GlueGuy
Subject: 12225
Posted: 21 Sep 2018 at 11:55am

I have not been up there yet, as I've been able to do what I need from the side on a ladder. However, as I tip the scales at a little over 200 lbs, I would be super careful. I think I would lay a sheet of 1/4" plywood over the top to help distribute the load as a precaution.]]> Fri, 21 Sep 2018 11:55:06 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115414#115414 Roof Walking (kneeling) : Several times. My PDI tech recommended... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115405#115405 Author: Awchief
Subject: 12225
Posted: 21 Sep 2018 at 9:57am

Several times. My PDI tech recommended I stay on my knees. Seems solid with no flexing. ]]> Fri, 21 Sep 2018 09:57:46 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115405#115405 Roof Walking (kneeling) : I've been on the roof many... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115401#115401 Author: StephenH
Subject: 12225
Posted: 21 Sep 2018 at 9:08am

I've been on the roof many times to work on various things like installing the Micro-Air Easy Start in the AC, installing and then removing and installing again a cover on the fan, washing and waxing the top, removing the cover of the AC so I could paint it white and reinstalling it, etc. The roof is strong as long as you stay on the flat part (179 and 180 size models). I'm not sure about some of the other models. I guess it depends on whether the other models also have the aluminum framed part on the top. There is a YouTube video of a 2014 factory tour showing two workers on the roof of an R-Pod under construction. I think if two people can safely be up there, I can be up there as long as I take care not to fall off since I don't have that nice bridge along side for safety.
]]> Fri, 21 Sep 2018 09:08:28 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115401#115401 Roof Walking (kneeling) : Me too, I also have been on the... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115396#115396 Author: mcarter
Subject: 12225
Posted: 21 Sep 2018 at 8:36am

Me too, I also have been on the roof several times, normally can reach anything with ladder.]]> Fri, 21 Sep 2018 08:36:57 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115396#115396 Roof Walking (kneeling) : I walked on our 177 roof a couple... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115391#115391 Author: furpod
Subject: 12225
Posted: 21 Sep 2018 at 7:58am

I walked on our 177 roof a couple times, but was able to do nearly everything from a regular ladder leaned against the side.. ]]> Fri, 21 Sep 2018 07:58:17 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115391#115391 Roof Walking (kneeling) : Has anyone got there full weight... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115388#115388 Author: harrypodder
Subject: 12225
Posted: 21 Sep 2018 at 7:05am

Has anyone got there full weight on a Pod roof to work on the A/C or other maintenance? Does FR have a position on this 1. Don't go on the roof only work from the sides. 2. Kneeling or walking on the roof is ok.   ]]> Fri, 21 Sep 2018 07:05:02 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=12225&PID=115388#115388