How Do You Handle a Mobile Job When It Is Raining?

Summary:

Mike acknowledges that rain is a fact of life in the Pacific Northwest, so he plans for it. His first hope is that the customer has some kind of cover available, such as a shop or a garage area, where he can do the work out of the weather. When that is not an option, he carries a ten-by-twenty pop-up tent that he can set up over the vehicle, depending on the height of the vehicle. The one factor that can stop him from setting up the tent is wind. Wind can pick up a tent and carry it away, so he has to be very careful. High wind is the only condition where he typically will not put a tent up.

Answer:

Well, it definitely rains a lot in the Pacific Northwest. So if I run into that scenario, hopefully the customer has some sort of cover, as far as a shop or a garage area, for me to work in. That is always the best case, because I can do the job the same way I would on a dry day. If not, I always carry a ten by twenty pop-up tent that I can use, depending on the height of the vehicle. That gives me a dry area to work under right on site, so a little rain does not mean we have to cancel. The most important thing to watch is wind, because wind can pretty much take your tent away. I have to be very careful with the wind. Rain by itself I can work around with cover or the tent, but strong wind is the only time I typically will not set a tent up. In that case we look at other options for cover or timing.