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Mulegena
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Oil the roofs or the rats?
Seriously, what oil or oil-blend? Chapatote, a mix of gasoline (preferably diesel) and used motor oil? Was it sprayed on or... ?
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mulegena
Seriously, what oil or oil-blend? Chapatote, a mix of gasoline (preferably diesel) and used motor oil? Was it sprayed on or... ?
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Chapapote...tar. Remember the Tar baby in the Uncle Remus story? They called it Chapapote in the Spanish version.
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Have you seen the aftermath when a series of palapas burn?... Happened in Conception Bay a few years back. Fire would be one of my
worries,,especially if well oiled.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skeet/Loreto
Third: c-cks from San Nicholas very near to the Petrogliffs were used for the foundation.
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Thanks for the replies. I was more wondering about human pests than those from the insect kingdom. So when you pull your RV out of one of these and
go back to your other home, you pack up all the books, the stove, fridge, pots and pans, etc. and put it in storage somewhere? And if you leave the
place to go to the store while living there, you just trust your neighbors?
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Kgryfon
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And thanks for the link, Woody, but I was asking more about the RV/half-house concept rather than full-fledged houses with palapa roofs.
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If you had seen the exploding palm trees and palapa roofs at the Tripui Trailer Park fire in Puerto Escondido south of Loreto back in 2004 you would
never consider living under one, much less storing your boat, trailer or other valuables under one.
The whole place was toast in a matter of 15 minutes. And I mean the whole place. It was shocking.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Kgryfon
Thanks for the replies. I was more wondering about human pests than those from the insect kingdom. So when you pull your RV out of one of these and
go back to your other home, you pack up all the books, the stove, fridge, pots and pans, etc. and put it in storage somewhere? And if you leave the
place to go to the store while living there, you just trust your neighbors? |
A. yes
B. totally depends on where you are
reality\'s never been of much use out here...
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Kgryfon
And if you leave the place to go to the store while living there, you just trust your neighbors? |
If you can't do that, you're really in the wrong place. 
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J.P.
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Palapa
One of the most beautiful homes I was ever in was in Manzanillo . It had a atrium style living area and a Palapa Roof the rafters appeared to be
Bamboo and the Palm fronds were hand laced and tied. The underside of the finished product was Varnished.It was truly a piece of art.
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I think most will agree they can be beautiful, but the risk of fire, the upkeep, the rodents, seem to point to newer building methods. Maybe better
for a big covered area out in the yard.
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J.P.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Loretana
If you had seen the exploding palm trees and palapa roofs at the Tripui Trailer Park fire in Puerto Escondido south of Loreto back in 2004 you would
never consider living under one, much less storing your boat, trailer or other valuables under one.
The whole place was toast in a matter of 15 minutes. And I mean the whole place. It was shocking. |
Yes it burner fast but there was a vast amount of propane at each site that hyper fueled the fire, it was a very bad fire.
I lived in Houston Texas a lot of years they used to roof huge housing developments with Split Wood Shakes and a fire would wipe out a whole
neighborhood until they outlawed the use of Wood Shakes.
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