Carcoons - are they any good?

[Labradorofperception]

I have a 60's Alfa which i keep in a Car o port - same idea as a Carcoon, but has a metal frame inside. Think sealed caravan awning.

Works really well, no faff like the Carcoon and the car sits happily within, keeping the tin worm at bay.

[lowdrag]

Carcoon do the same framed system:-

https://www.demon-tweeks.com/eu/carcoon-veloce-ind...

[Blib]

Hello!

What's the best outdoor cacoon type car bubbly thing at present?

I'm close to accidentally buying a car. However, the garage is full, so something will have to live outside in winter.

I'd prefer a rigid frame with good air circulation as I'd be more likely to use the car on cold, sunny days if I could just drive it out, rather than collapse and then reinflate a bubble. But, Mrs B won't allow anything too tall or obtrusive.

What is currently the best way to go?

Thank you.

[Blib]

Bump.

[lowdrag]

On this thread I don't think we have talked about framed outside protection. Based on what I have seen on Youtube the best protection by far is afforded by the Carcoon, but then no one seems to have tried these:-

https://www.houseoftents.co.uk/portable-garage/

They seem to have a nice range, but damp will rise from the ground, unlike a sealed Carcoon.

[Blib]

Thanks. Sadly, they're not suitable for my needs. I had hoped a Carcoon Veloce system, only as an outdoor cover, may be available somewhere.

I suppose carcoon remains the goto solution.

[swisstoni]

There are rigid framed car storage options, without the air circulation, but they are all pretty shocking looking.

I suppose you could get away with a Veloce in a sheltered outdoor situation. We just need a brave test pilot.

[the griffin]

For one winter I used a Carcoon Veloce outside with a caravan cover over it, I had to make a timber frame to create a 'roof pitch' otherwise the rain water puddled on top of the cover.
I wouldn't recommend it. It seemed damp in there on wet days even though the fans worked well to circulate the air.

[Castrol for a knave]

the griffin said:

For one winter I used a Carcoon Veloce outside with a caravan cover over it, I had to make a timber frame to create a 'roof pitch' otherwise the rain water puddled on top of the cover.
I wouldn't recommend it. It seemed damp in there on wet days even though the fans worked well to circulate the air.

I turned my fans off and put a £100 dehumidifier in there.

It has done a cracking job of keeping humidity below 60% through the winter. I tends to go into standby when it is 2 degrees or lower, but on those days, humidity tends to be low anyway.