Thread: The Backup Plan (for rainy days)

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Everyone has their perfect setup in mind for decorating outside; but what do you do differently, if you know on Halloween night it's going to rain! Do you have a backup plan? Do you theme your setup differently? Break out the trash bags? Or just take down your setup? What's your plan B?

My "backup plan" is a complete last minute re-theme. If the weather is perfect I proceed with my normal scene setups, but if I know for a fact that it's going to storm;
I immediately switch to Plan B: a low budget, quick weather-resistant covered-porch setup primarily consisting of traditional orange lights, jack-o-lanterns and Hallowindows.

Does anyone else have a go to backup plan with regards to weather? What do you guys do?

I have a back-up plan. Lots of swearing and throwing a fit.

so far, everything ive done has been weather proof., so its never been an issue LOL

Originally Posted by bamtunebam

I have a back-up plan. Lots of swearing and throwing a fit.

I hear ya! It sucks setting up only to have mother nature piss on the parade that was planned in advance for so long! I guess most people weatherproof their props and stuff, but with the things I put outside, I just can't afford for anything to happen to them. I bring them inside, toss out a few expletives, and then quickly set up Plan B! I guess it's better than nothing, and a heck of a lot better than damaged props!

I fought the weather for 20+ years...now I do a garage walkthrough. No more sleepless nights running after props in the wind!

With our weather more often than not it will be snowing or at least have some on the ground so I always have to plan ahead for weatherproof items. Seems like kids used to be tougher and just would put on a coat however these days attendance is almost nill if it snows. (Costumes are so much better now - we almost always ended up having to wear a winter coat when I was a kid which I would insist on putting under my cheap plastic costume which would blow out at the seams pretty quickly! Its funny now but between that and breathing through the tiny airhole on my mask TOTing was an adventure!!)

There are many items I wish I could have but don't think they would stand up to the weather here. I rake up several bags full of leaves earlier in the season though so I can sprinkle them on the sidewalk and driveway...hearing the TOT crunching through the leaves is one of my fondest Halloween memories as a child.

Crying and groaning doesn't help much when Mother Nature keeps destroying everything.
We rebuild and rebuild as much as we can. 2 years ago, it was a disaster on Halloween day. Our tunnel was ripped apart, so, we just could put the frame of it, was very sad looking. Also shoveling out the props out of snow sucks big time.

I don't remember the last time it rained here on Halloween... but if it did, I think my backup plan would be the same as bamtunebam's.

Originally Posted by bamtunebam

I have a back-up plan. Lots of swearing and throwing a fit.

Except maybe with a little crying thrown in too.

I'm not good at improvising. It would be up to Ghouliet to save things while moaned and sulked about.

I often deal with a rainy Halloween. The only difference is that I shut off any animated props and ground hanging props if they aren't essential. I'm OCD about power cords and light fixtures, so those are already taped within an inch of their lives. Sound systems I put under a milk crate and shield as best as I can from the elements. Everything else stays up until it falls apart.

I plan for bad weather to begin with...so the props I don't want to get wet are already protected.