Surthrival Trailer Mark 1 Update #32 Caterpillar Style Greenhouse Part 2

Hello Everyone!

This is part 2 of the caterpillar greenhouse build. This type of greenhouse is an easily transportable greenhouse system that many market gardeners use to move from place to place.

I started by getting a hand from my father who came over to help me drape the plastic. Having another person there to help made this operation go smoothly and took about 30 mins to complete.

We both grabbed a free side of the 20'x50' section of 6mil clear plastic and lifted it over the greenhouse frame.

Here is the view after draping the plastic. We left approx. 15' of plastic at both ends that will be twisted to seal up the greenhouse.

I used a 2' horseshoe steak I had lying around to secure one of the twisted ends of the greenhouse. Using a hatchet I hammered the steak into the ground at an angle facing away from the greenhouse.

Using paracord I made 2 wraps around the plastic and tied it to the steak that was just hammered in.

Here is another view, the next step will be to repeat this process on the other end of the greenhouse.

Here is the wrapped plastic on the opposite end with the steak ready to be tied to.

Using around a 3' length of paracord I tied a two half hitches knot to both the plastic and the steak.

I used a couple wraps on both the plastic and the steak to ensure better security.

Here is the view after both ends were wrapped up and secured.

Starting from one end of the greenhouse I tied a two half hitches knot to the lowest part of the frame of the greenhouse to begin cris-crossing paracord over the top of the plastic.

The paracord will be tied to a steak on the opposite side of the greenhouse that was placed in the center of the ribs.

The paracord was wrapped one time on the adjacent steak.

The paracord was passed back to the other side of the greenhouse and this process was repeated cris-crossing down the length of the greenhouse.

Here is the view of how the paracord was cris-crossed down the length of the greenhouse. Steaks were placed in between each rib and the paracord was attached to each steak.

Here is the overview of the completed greenhouse!

Thank you for your time if you gave this a read!

Yours in liberty toward a brighter future, may the great creator bring peace and joy within your hearts, Greg @makinstuff