Jefffrompawpaw Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Starting tomorrow I will take down the Halloween and begin setting up Christmas. Michigan winters give me a dreadful feeling when I think about my lights. I remember I lost over $500.00 in LED Snowflakes and 2 12 ft trees because of a strong winter storm. The Ice came first then a heavy snow, it pulled down a bunch my display, and I had to end my show on Dec 28th. I had a really great show I was going to debut on DEC 31 for the New Year. We had it really good here in S.W. Michigan and made it almost snow free until that night. Setup will begin soon and I don't even have a plan for what I will do to replace what the storm damaged/destroyed. It's not the money but just what will look good and hold up to the elements. I look at so many displays on YouTube and fantasize what it would be like to have a show where I could plan it without the threat of snow and Ice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownTown Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Lots of luck for a mild winter this year. You'll just have to get out there and do your "no snow" dance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 There is a reason I live in southern California. The majority of my Christmas setup will be this weekend. Forecast for Saturday has the daytime highs down to an even 80. I'll have to get the attic work done before it gets too hot up there... Sent from my Droid Turbo via Tapatalk, so blame any typos or spelling errors on Android Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Grunts Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 I'm just south of you and I have more problems with vandalism then the snow. this year I added camera's to catch those little buggers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmienLightFan Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 I love snow. I love the way it absorbs sound like a 3 inch thick fluffy white carpet, covering every square centimetre in sight. Christmas lights look much better in snow too! Everything in my display is right against the house. It has to be for my house. The only thing at risk is my matrix, on the sloped roof, and my snowflakes and pixel circles either side of it. Controllers are in weatherproof boxes underneath the soffits, so should be safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_b Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Snow hasn't been too big of an issue. It's the wind that kills me. Every year I want to do more props or cutouts through out the yard, then the wind hits in October reminding me whatever I do, it has to be anchored down. I do like the snow as it has a nice reflectiveness with the lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Young Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 You cab build your props to withstand high winds, it just takes a little planning. My megatree, and pixel tree for example, both about 20ft in height, have stood up to 72 mph winds without issues, but I tend to over engineer things a bit, as I live up on a hill, and we routinely get high winds... We tend to get a fair amount of snow here in the Buffalo, NY area, but the last couple of winters have been mild. Don't give up, you can build for the winds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfrog 59 Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Good advice Greg but there is no such thing as over engineering, nothing worse than seeing a 30 ft. mega tree laying on the ground on Dec. 23 after a wind storm. Now if you want to talk about over engineering my 30ft. mega tree has 15 guide lines (I use to fasten my rope lights to) secured to 32 inch screw in anchors. Blow ye winds High Ho, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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