Incontinence pads

rocketonarail

rocketonarail

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Have to keep one bike outside ......... bought a new cover for it ......... advertised as being waterproof ........ It rained heavily last night ........ looked at the bike this morning and the bike was almost as wet under the cover as the cover was wet on the outside ........ I`m not normally one for naming names , but it was an Oxford Aquatex ....... It was cheap ( £20 ) , but then I guess you get what you pay for ......... In this case a waterproof cover which isn`t ..........

As this is a working bike , it`s not quite as bad as it could be ...... as soon as it stops raining , the cover will be off , and oil and hot electricity will soon be pulsing through it`s veins again ........ If it was left for a few weeks unknowingly in that damp state , it could well be a different story ....... A JDC cover is now on it`s way .... hopefully that will perform better ......

The other bike I keep in a garage ....... Not an air conditioned , carpeted , well lit , multi bike garage , with Snap On cabinets , pillar drills , polished tools , beer fridges , internet , sofas , stage , spotlights , and topless go -go dancers booked in for a couple of hours every Wednesday evening , like most of you rich Laverda folk ....... but a draughty little lock up with snails crawling up the inside of the doors .......

This other bike will continue to be used during the winter ( within reason ) ...... but there may be a period of a few weeks when the weather makes this difficult , so I have plans in order to keep low temperatures , and most importantly , the dreaded condensation and so on , at bay , during these periods .

These plans are a slight variation on the methods employed by a past member of the ILOC , now sadly departed .......

At the onset of winter ....... and seeing the bike would be laid up for a while ........ this fellow would march into his local pharmacy , purchase as many packs of incontinence pads as he could , march out again with armfuls of these things , ( ignoring the worried / concerned / startled stares of everyone in the shop ) ...... and then place them in varying locations around the Alpino , in order to soak up any excess moisture and condensation ......... apparently , it seemed to work rather well .........

An idea worth trying , I think you`ll agree ......... except I`ll be trying Kleenex ........ in order to avoid any gossip .............

( Someone once told me that if I ever watched the movie Bambi , I would need a large box of Kleenex .......... I never realised it was that sort of film ....... ) .....
 
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rocketonarail said:
Have to keep one bike outside ......... bought a new cover for it ......... advertised as being waterproof ........ It rained heavily last night ........ looked at the bike this morning and the bike was almost as wet under the cover as the cover was wet on the outside ........ I`m not normally one for naming names , but it was an Oxford Aquatex ....... It was cheap ( £20 ) , but then I guess you get what you pay for ......... In this case a waterproof cover which isn`t ..........

As this is a working bike , it`s not quite as bad as it could be ...... as soon as it stops raining , the cover will be off , and oil and hot electricity will soon be pulsing through it`s veins again ........ If it was left for a few weeks unknowingly in that damp state , it could well be a different story ....... A JDC cover is now on it`s way .... hopefully that will perform better ......

The other bike I keep in a garage ....... Not an air conditioned , carpeted , well lit , multi bike garage , with Snap On cabinets , pillar drills , polished tools , beer fridges , internet , sofas , stage , spotlights , and topless go -go dancers booked in for a couple of hours every Wednesday evening , like most of you rich Laverda folk ....... but a draughty little lock up with snails crawling up the inside of the doors .......

This other bike will continue to be used during the winter ( within reason ) ...... but there may be a period of a few weeks when the weather makes this difficult , so I have plans in order to keep low temperatures , and most importantly , the dreaded condensation and so on , at bay , during these periods .

These plans are a slight variation on the methods employed by a past member of the ILOC , now sadly departed .......

At the onset of winter ....... and seeing the bike would be laid up for a while ........ this fellow would march into his local pharmacy , purchase as many packs of incontinence pads as he could , march out again with armfuls of these things , ( ignoring the worried / concerned / startled stares of everyone in the shop ) ...... and then place them in varying locations around the Alpino , in order to soak up any excess moisture and condensation ......... apparently , it seemed to work rather well .........

An idea worth trying , I think you`ll agree ......... except I`ll be trying Kleenex ........ in order to avoid any gossip .............

( Someone once told me that if I ever watched the movie Bambi , I would need a large box of Kleenex .......... I never realised it was that sort of film ....... ) .....
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Please tell me your address, and the time (on Wednesday night the 1st week of July) that the table top dancers will arrive.
 
rocketonarail said:
Have to keep one bike outside ......... bought a new cover for it ......... advertised as being waterproof ........ It rained heavily last night ........ looked at the bike this morning and the bike was almost as wet under the cover as the cover was wet on the outside ........ I`m not normally one for naming names , but it was an Oxford Aquatex ....... It was cheap ( £20 ) , but then I guess you get what you pay for ......... In this case a waterproof cover which isn`t ..........

As this is a working bike , it`s not quite as bad as it could be ...... as soon as it stops raining , the cover will be off , and oil and hot electricity will soon be pulsing through it`s veins again ........ If it was left for a few weeks unknowingly in that damp state , it could well be a different story ....... A JDC cover is now on it`s way .... hopefully that will perform better ......

The other bike I keep in a garage ....... Not an air conditioned , carpeted , well lit , multi bike garage , with Snap On cabinets , pillar drills , polished tools , beer fridges , internet , sofas , stage , spotlights , and topless go -go dancers booked in for a couple of hours every Wednesday evening , like most of you rich Laverda folk ....... but a draughty little lock up with snails crawling up the inside of the doors .......

This other bike will continue to be used during the winter ( within reason ) ...... but there may be a period of a few weeks when the weather makes this difficult , so I have plans in order to keep low temperatures , and most importantly , the dreaded condensation and so on , at bay , during these periods .

These plans are a slight variation on the methods employed by a past member of the ILOC , now sadly departed .......

At the onset of winter ....... and seeing the bike would be laid up for a while ........ this fellow would march into his local pharmacy , purchase as many packs of incontinence pads as he could , march out again with armfuls of these things , ( ignoring the worried / concerned / startled stares of everyone in the shop ) ...... and then place them in varying locations around the Alpino , in order to soak up any excess moisture and condensation ......... apparently , it seemed to work rather well .........

An idea worth trying , I think you`ll agree ......... except I`ll be trying Kleenex ........ in order to avoid any gossip .............

( Someone once told me that if I ever watched the movie Bambi , I would need a large box of Kleenex .......... I never realised it was that sort of film ....... ) .....
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At risk of appearing sensible, which I’m not, can you get those ‘Damp Rid’ things? Maybe an old sheet over the bike, then a big plastic cover over that, and bung a couple of Damp Rid cassettes on the floor under the bike? I’m just not sure which part of the bike you would put the nappies on.
 
Silica gel is the product in “Damp Rid”, you can buy it in bulk too. Probably the same stuff in the nappies but it’d be a bloody expensive way to buy it!
 
rocketonarail said:
Have to keep one bike outside ......... bought a new cover for it ......... advertised as being waterproof ........ It rained heavily last night ........ looked at the bike this morning and the bike was almost as wet under the cover as the cover was wet on the outside ........ I`m not normally one for naming names , but it was an Oxford Aquatex ....... It was cheap ( £20 ) , but then I guess you get what you pay for ......... In this case a waterproof cover which isn`t ..........

As this is a working bike , it`s not quite as bad as it could be ...... as soon as it stops raining , the cover will be off , and oil and hot electricity will soon be pulsing through it`s veins again ........ If it was left for a few weeks unknowingly in that damp state , it could well be a different story ....... A JDC cover is now on it`s way .... hopefully that will perform better ......

The other bike I keep in a garage ....... Not an air conditioned , carpeted , well lit , multi bike garage , with Snap On cabinets , pillar drills , polished tools , beer fridges , internet , sofas , stage , spotlights , and topless go -go dancers booked in for a couple of hours every Wednesday evening , like most of you rich Laverda folk ....... but a draughty little lock up with snails crawling up the inside of the doors .......

This other bike will continue to be used during the winter ( within reason ) ...... but there may be a period of a few weeks when the weather makes this difficult , so I have plans in order to keep low temperatures , and most importantly , the dreaded condensation and so on , at bay , during these periods .

These plans are a slight variation on the methods employed by a past member of the ILOC , now sadly departed .......

At the onset of winter ....... and seeing the bike would be laid up for a while ........ this fellow would march into his local pharmacy , purchase as many packs of incontinence pads as he could , march out again with armfuls of these things , ( ignoring the worried / concerned / startled stares of everyone in the shop ) ...... and then place them in varying locations around the Alpino , in order to soak up any excess moisture and condensation ......... apparently , it seemed to work rather well .........

An idea worth trying , I think you`ll agree ......... except I`ll be trying Kleenex ........ in order to avoid any gossip .............

( Someone once told me that if I ever watched the movie Bambi , I would need a large box of Kleenex .......... I never realised it was that sort of film ....... ) .....
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Can I suggest a shipping container?
I can give you my address….
 
I have a brick built detached garage which is great in summer but a condensation nightmare in winter. I use the Vac Bag system. Wheel the bike into a huge plastic bag, suck out most of the air with a vacuum cleaner, throw in a drysorb sack and seal with a cable tie. Works brilliantly. The downside being getting it out again if you do fancy a ride on a decent winters day.
 
You need air circulating, air in and air out. I use my mums garage for storage, I put an air brick at one end and another diametrically opposite to ensure good air flow- it’s all to do with temp difference and dew points.
A forced air system will eradicate all moisture but you would need a loft for the tempered air, but I Suspect you have a flat roof. You can also fit a vent to an up an over door- air is the answer.
 
Google kitty litter. There is a certain type that's very good for damp apsorbtion (from the air) , kinda like large quantities of silica, but at low cost. I can't remember the material type required at the moment. I tried it years ago in a wet car interior and it worked a treat.

Had a bloody good laugh at your post. 👍😂
 
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Exmoor beast said:
You need air circulating, air in and air out. I use my mums garage for storage, I put an air brick at one end and another diametrically opposite to ensure good air flow- it’s all to do with temp difference and dew points.
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I have a double garage put an unsulated stud wall down the middle, boarded and insulated the ceiling, sealed up the draught under the door and insulated that too. It's far from airtight but there are certainly no draughts and I've done the best I can to seal it all up. The other half of the garage blows a gale through it, a gap under the door, fully vented soffits.

Which side gets the condensation? Well the answer is by and large neither but all it takes is for a really cold day to be followed by a warm one and the big bits of metal in the non-insulated side get sodden. On the insulated side, however, because there's no rapid change in temperature like that, things stay dry.
 
Andy J said:
I mainly rely on a dehumidifier to keep the worst of the damp at bay. Generally works out okay.
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I have one too that I used to use in the sealed/insulated side of my garage but I barely turned it on last year and there's been no discernible difference. It uses quite a bit of electricity. I wish I was smarter and/or had more time to learn how to do cool things with electronics and code. You could in theory control the dehumidifier based on temp gradient and humidity.

Edit. Just gone to garage now and it's a bit chilly so turned on dehumidifier as a heater. It's the desiccant type so it blows warm air. I use an oil filled radiator when it gets proper chilly and a 2kw fan heater to get started.
 
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To keep the real chill at bay I use one of the low wattage tube type heaters in combinatioN with the dehumidifier, which also adds a little bit of heat to the room.
 
Andy J said:
To keep the real chill at bay I use one of the low wattage tube type heaters in combinatioN with the dehumidifier, which also adds a little bit of heat to the room.
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you don't have a desiccant type dehumidifier?
 
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