Someone suggested using the metal from my rain water collection system for skirting around the RV and that was a good idea so I did it.

But while I was working I found out that we have a severe wind warning for all of New York with gusts up to 57 mph. Now on a good day I can get that out here without any severe wind warning. That means I might be in real trouble so I worked furiously to get the RV skirted quickly and securely.

I had to make sure nothing would blow out due to the high winds that are on the way so I used just about anything I could find to cram up against the RV to hold the skirting in place. I used all kinds of stuff to fill in gaps under the RV. I used a lot of pallet wood pieces to prop things up securely against the RV.

I also secured the wind turbine tower better with some boards, cement blocks and bricks to hold it down better. I also screwed two long boards to the frame of the tower to help keep it from tipping over in a worst case scenario.

I secured the solar panel racks as well with a bunch of heavy oak pallet wood boards on the feet of the frame. I do not want to lose anything to wind damage.

I put lead acid batteries on the floor of my dilapidated greenhouse to keep it from flying off into the forest. I also moved it up against the back of the old camper for safety.

Anything that was not firmly secured in place I tried my best to tighten down or hold down to prepare for the winds to come.

Now we get to my craigslist find. I have been thinking about the money I spent last year on supplies and materials and how I can save this year. I thought about machines that I need or use that can even make me money.

I got a wood chipper off the classifieds for next to nothing. It is nearly new but the owner wanted it gone because it was in his storage and costing him money. I got an awesome deal.

And it already earned me a free lunch on the first day. I used it to spread some mulch on the driveway of the landlady's house. It was all full of muddy ruts and it was a total mess. Since nobody around here has the money to fix it properly and nobody has a plow or front loader then I figured the mulch will help for now. We cannot even shovel the mud around because the ground is frozen just a couple inches below the surface. You cannot move that stuff at all.

The machine did a very fine job of spreading an inch or so of mulch in the worst places in the drive. Now at least you can drive on it. It is a temporary fix but it works. The landlady is happy and I got a nice pizza for lunch.

Later I spread some mulch in front of the RV where I walk in the mud every day. It chews up a batch of twigs and branches in minutes. It is a very nice machine and makes a super fine garden mulch. I could not ask for better. I will mix this mulch up with some topsoil I picked up last year and make my own super organic potting soil for my seedlings this year.

I can also just simply sell the fine mulch. I think this machine will at least save me money if nothing else. I was paying $50 to $70 per tank of gas last year to pick up "free" mulch and compost for my garden with my truck. This adds up fast. I also want to mulch the walkways around my camper and RV to prevent sinking in mud with every step. The mulch will also help me maintain moisture in my garden without watering so much.

I was thinking about also selling some of my homemade organic potting soil if it turns out well for me.

Already the floor of the RV is warmer with the added padding I put in the other day. It makes a huge difference in here with just that little change.

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