Post #736514 by LoriLovesTiki on Mon, Feb 2, 2015 4:15 PM

Hi Jungle John,

I love your space and I really admire you taking another stab at it. The elements are cruel, aren't they? I'm in New Jersey and our winters just wreck havoc on thatch, wood and other materials. We chose artificial thatch for our bar for that very reason. My backyard paradise is covered in snow and ice at the moment and when I looked out the window yesterday I noticed how discolored the bamboo covered door to our hut is getting. :(
Besides the artificial thatch I've tried dabbling in concrete tikis and bought a plastic one from HD with a fake stone texture. In my opinion you have to make compromises. If I held to being a purist I'd have an empty yard and be a whole less happy. And happiness is all that matters!

At least you get to build cool things in the winter! Nothing will happen here until March at the earliest.

Keep posting pictures!!! It's great to follow the progress of others.