How to construct a caterpillar low tunnel Part 3

[@mddoit]

Thank you sir. Appreciate your time.

[@BareMtnFarm]

Our pleasure. Hope it is helpful for you. Thank you for watching.

[@bingster-223]

Great design. I found another video by Ross Raddi and from his video I found your 3 part video. It makes venting the tunnels or tending to the plants so much easier. Plus the way it handles strong winds is impressive too. When it gets below freezing I put woodchips along the sides to help seal it up at nights. We're in 6b Pa we're off to our earliest and best start ever. Every season we step up our game in some way.

[@rosiestandish478]

Thanks so much. I am in the process of building a low tunnel this weekend and as a visional learner, this was easy to follow. With my engineering husband, this doesn't look to difficult. Look forward to making this work.

[@mather829]

Awesome videos. The three part video series was fantastic and helped us tremendously. Thank you!

[@36madison]

Thanks you guys! I'm building a few tomorrow and haven't in a few years, WAY back on version 1.0 or so when you still used one long piece of rope. This looks easier! Can't wait!

[@BareMtnFarm]

Thanks Lennie; Saw your Instagram Story today(11-29-17), thanks for watching our channel!

[@oby-1607]

Very good turorial. Excellent presentation. I was looking for this info to do this and you have saved me.

[@debbieglasco8516]

Wonderful information! Thank you!

[@BareMtnFarm]

Glad it helped you out @Debbie Glasco

[@KyLinda]

Thank you!

[@patriciakeys4873]

love, love, love your instructional videos... ALL OF THEM. But I would like to make a suggestion... do you have any affiliate partners? I was looking for those clamps you used on the ends of the tunnel to ratchet down the ends of the plastic and couldn't remember what you called them so I looked on line under D Clamps and C Clamps finally I went back to your video and found the section where you talk about it. OHHHHH... U clamps.. If you have an affiliate partner you could just list the items you use so that newbies, like me, could find all the items quickly and get to it and you'd get a residual. Every little bit helps, eh?

[@BareMtnFarm]

Hi, thank you for your comment and suggestion. Are only affiliation is with Amazon. We have a store with the various tools and gadgets that we use on our farm and videos. We try to explain where we got our tools in the videos. Hope your low tunnels work well for you. Have a great growing season.

[@mthompson]

I like your method for these a lot...simple and effective. I'd recommend tieing a slippery grip hitch for the twine, which would allow for easy adjusting as needed instead of having to untie and retie to tighten or loosen (if ever needed). It can also be simply untied when tearing down.

[@BareMtnFarm]

Cool idea on the slip hitch, definitely going to try that out. Thanks for the tip!

[@simonhillam8791]

Hi there from Pembrokeshire, Wales, I hope I didn't just miss it, but how do you anchor your ratchets?? We have a wet climate here in the UK and my concern is soft ground holding the required tension. Love the video Regards

[@BareMtnFarm]

Hi Simon, we use a 3 ft t-post that is pounded in to the ground at a 45 degree angle. About 2 1/2 ft is in the ground. We hook the ratchets to the post. Hope this helps. Good luck and thank you so much for watching.

[@kevineyelures6321]

Thanks for the nice video. I think I will build one to extend my vegetable garden. Checking out your other videos also. I liked the oculation one also. Interesting.

[@rositaschrock9323]

Thanks for posting these videos. We're getting ready to make our first low tunnel this spring, thanks to your instructions. We do have a fair amount of wind in March. What's the maximum wind speeds these tunnels can withstand? Would you have any additional tips for high wind situations? Thanks again!

[@BareMtnFarm]

Hi Rosita; we have seen this design take gusts upto 50mph. However, in all high wind situations we make sure the sides are all the way down to the ground and that the individual tie down strings on each hoop are secure. My thought to add in a high wind area would be to use a rope center purlin on the tunnel. this would be a 1/4" polyester cord anchored at each end post and looped around each individual hoop. When tensioned this would give the structure some more rigidity.

[@mtg333]

can you tell me what kind of cables you are using for the ratchet?

[@HerrTikTok]

Thx for sharing sir . . .

[@BareMtnFarm]

Thanks for watching!

[@timmcwilliams8024]

great series! thanks for taking the time to make them! in your experience, any brand or features special about the ratchet? where do you purchase from?

[@BareMtnFarm]

We just use inline electric fence tensioners purchased from the local Farm Supply store. They cost about $4.00 USD

[@denisececil8762]

How long does your plastic last?

[@BareMtnFarm]

Hi @Denise Cecil; The plastic we use on the low tunnel is greenhouse UV resistant 6 mil. Its rated for a 4 yr life but we have used these same pieces for 6 years so far.

[@rob4631]

thx for the vids. but I fell asleep while you were cutting that plastic. use your damn leatherman next time! ;)

[@BareMtnFarm]

Ok Rob, you caught me..... use the knife, leave the scissors :)

[@robs9574]

Bare Mtn Farm that’s not me, I didn’t mind at all. Question; how much poly for those type of ends? Say with 100’ piece should I just go with an 80’ row? Trying for 100’ rows is my goal.