Carcoon experiences

[crankedup]

Thinking of buying myself one of these with the hope that they do what they say on the box, keep the car nice and dry and cosy in the garage. Anyone tried them out?

[p7ulg]

crankedup said:

Thinking of buying myself one of these with the hope that they do what they say on the box, keep the car nice and dry and cosy in the garage. Anyone tried them out?

Got a carcoon which I used to keep a MK1 Jaguar in. Could only say it kept the dust off!! but never noticed any other benefit.Think you will find many people on here, myself included, advocate that using the car as often as possible is the best thing to do.I found with the carcoon it was a chore to take the car in and out and the car was actually left in the garage on decent winters days when it could have been used.

>> Edited by p7ulg on Thursday 22 January 16:02

[Buster4.2]

I looked into this and recently purchased a garage dehumidifier which are much more effective at reducing corrosion of electrics etc as I store a ex-race car that is used maybe twice a year.

Look at www.dry-it-out.com for lots of details on car storage etc.

£159 inc delivery which is far cheaper than a carcoon.
Running costs circa £40 per annum as has auto cutout.

[mr sheen]

I've got myself a Carcoon as well as a dehumidifer in my garage.
My V8S is on axle stands inside the Carcoon with the dehumidifer running on the outside.
I think that the Carcoon costs something like 1p a day to run, alos something to think about is the storage when it's not in use, it's quite a bulky item.

Good luck, it's well worth the money.

[HarryW]

mr sheen said:

I've got myself a Carcoon as well as a dehumidifer in my garage. My V8S is on axle stands inside the Carcoon with the dehumidifer running on the outside. I think that the Carcoon costs something like 1p a day to run, alos something to think about is the storage when it's not in use, it's quite a bulky item. Good luck, it's well worth the money.

, blimey Andy no wonder its so shiny .

Harry

[jigs]

Hardly condusive to a quick blast when you get a spot of winter sun though!

[pvapour]

great minds an all that, I posted this earlier:

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=77592

you might wana take a look, i think i'm going to get one of the external units for outside, from what people have said they seem to be reliable and good value, just not sure on the convenience side of things tho

[larrylamb11]

Have been using Carccons for years and they are very good and do prevent cars from going mouldy / manky etc.
However if i was to go out and buy NOW i would be looking at alternative products because there are better versions around. It is a major shag putting the Carcoon up...
What i found was the Airflow chamber which has a little rigid frame, so it acts like a little garage - a much more user freindly product IMHO.
BTW they really do work to dry cars out and prevent furring up of aluminium parts etc. I have used Carcoons in some pretty harsh environments including open sided sheds!

[Nano2nd]

yeah there great for long term storage, i've got my RS2000 in one... if you were using your car pretty regular i.e. once a week it could be anoying..

heres a pic

[Nano2nd]

oh and when i get my TVR it i will consider one of these... same concept better execution and cheaper

www.hamiltonclassic.co.uk/cair-o-port/cair-o-port.htm

[gf15]

I bought the external version 2 years ago, as we did not have a garage. Worked extremely well, although a build up of snow did cause it to droop. Vital stats
Erect: less than 5 minutes.
Deflates in 5 minutes, best if there are 2 of you, as we tend to roll it up as we take it off the car & we always lifted over the fabric section of the roof. It came with a trickle charger for connection to car battery, which keeps it inflated during short power cuts, and always left enough power to start the car.
Biggest disadvantage is that you unroll the cover back over the car to put it away; it has the potential to scratch the car if mucky.
Also prevents the dog clawing the car while having a nose at the interior. As the external version is opaque, most louts assume it contains nothing worthy of vandalism.
Worked extremely well for us, and even though it stays in a nice dry garage, we always put it in the bubble.
P.s. You will get some V. funny looks from the neighbors.

[crankedup]

Thank you for your comments and advise, very helpful to me.

[BREMBOV6]

Apoligies to bring up an old thread but im currently thinking about buying an indoor carcoon.

The make is Carcoon, its the clear but I have been told its a sponge structure? - what is this?

Also how much do these go for used (roughly) and also has anybody ever posted one or have an indea of weight?

Thanks!

[330p4]

They weigh a fair bit also as above I find it keeps the dust out very well not so good at keeping it dry in damp weather
Ian

[Paul.B]

If you want to use the car without taking the whole thing down then these work very well. Un-zip, drive out! Drive in & zip up!! (the link above didn't work)

http://www.hamiltonclassic.co.uk/acatalog/CairOPor...

They take up a little more space though.