Storing Car For Winter (Photos)
Discussion
r o n n i e said:
Bispal said:
I've have 2 outdoor Carcoons and they get used and abused a lot. If you are taking cars in and out once a week they will last 4 years before they start to rip and the zips break. Zips can be repaired for around £180 if you return them, tears I use gaffer tape. You have to see them as disposable, £600 and they last around 4 years so £150 a year for a garage. Look at it like that and they are excellent. Trouble is the customer service is not the best and about 3 months back order. Still definitely worth it, there is another company makes them and I might try them next time but Carcoon is still a very good option.
What’s the other company you are thinking of trying next time?
blueg33 said:
Indoor Carcoon is the answer
I kept my 360 in an outdoor carcoon for 12 months until I could make my garage airtight. You can also get drive in/out versions of the indoor one making like much easier.
I put the the dehumidifier inside the Carcoon and was able to maintain a 50% humidity even outside in all weathers
Humidity worries me, all the seals and gaskets can dry out if you use a dehumidifier. I have never used one in 6 years and been fine but perhaps you can have a lower setting? But who knows what the setting should be? All cars are designed for seals and gaskets to work effectively at 'normal' levels of humidity. I kept my 360 in an outdoor carcoon for 12 months until I could make my garage airtight. You can also get drive in/out versions of the indoor one making like much easier.
I put the the dehumidifier inside the Carcoon and was able to maintain a 50% humidity even outside in all weathers
r o n n i e said:
Bispal said:
I've have 2 outdoor Carcoons and they get used and abused a lot. If you are taking cars in and out once a week they will last 4 years before they start to rip and the zips break. Zips can be repaired for around £180 if you return them, tears I use gaffer tape. You have to see them as disposable, £600 and they last around 4 years so £150 a year for a garage. Look at it like that and they are excellent. Trouble is the customer service is not the best and about 3 months back order. Still definitely worth it, there is another company makes them and I might try them next time but Carcoon is still a very good option.
What’s the other company you are thinking of trying next time?It seems equally as good on all counts, just need to see the longevity.
Bispal said:
blueg33 said:
Indoor Carcoon is the answer
I kept my 360 in an outdoor carcoon for 12 months until I could make my garage airtight. You can also get drive in/out versions of the indoor one making like much easier.
I put the the dehumidifier inside the Carcoon and was able to maintain a 50% humidity even outside in all weathers
Humidity worries me, all the seals and gaskets can dry out if you use a dehumidifier. I have never used one in 6 years and been fine but perhaps you can have a lower setting? But who knows what the setting should be? All cars are designed for seals and gaskets to work effectively at 'normal' levels of humidity. I kept my 360 in an outdoor carcoon for 12 months until I could make my garage airtight. You can also get drive in/out versions of the indoor one making like much easier.
I put the the dehumidifier inside the Carcoon and was able to maintain a 50% humidity even outside in all weathers
Car just came back from AV engineering and a full checkover didn't reveal any issues with gaskets, seals etc
Bispal said:
blueg33 said:
Indoor Carcoon is the answer
I kept my 360 in an outdoor carcoon for 12 months until I could make my garage airtight. You can also get drive in/out versions of the indoor one making like much easier.
I put the the dehumidifier inside the Carcoon and was able to maintain a 50% humidity even outside in all weathers
Humidity worries me, all the seals and gaskets can dry out if you use a dehumidifier. I have never used one in 6 years and been fine but perhaps you can have a lower setting? But who knows what the setting should be? All cars are designed for seals and gaskets to work effectively at 'normal' levels of humidity. I kept my 360 in an outdoor carcoon for 12 months until I could make my garage airtight. You can also get drive in/out versions of the indoor one making like much easier.
I put the the dehumidifier inside the Carcoon and was able to maintain a 50% humidity even outside in all weathers
Replace those lovely doors with some rickety old wooden doors with plenty of gaps. At our old house we used to winter store cars in the garage with just an indoor dust cover on them. The rest of the garage was full of electronics and circuit boards. Bloody cold but dry as a bone and never had a problem. All about air flow. Suspect a PIV system would work well but not really looked into it. We're building a garage in the spring so may investigate then
Purso said:
Does anyone use disposable dehumidifiers for within the car cover? If so which ones are best are reducing the humidity?
I have half a dozen "151" branded ones in the cupboard behind me, probably cast a quid each from, erm, Poundland or similar. I used to put a couple on the car when it was away, but sonce getting a dry garage with a house attached I just drop the windows an inch. You can get similar ones in B&M and Home Bargains - they're all about the same. The bottom half fills with water eventually sp you need to keep an eye on them and make sure they are upright.I reckon building an insulated, garage that doesn’t leak lots of air will be easier. Lots of stories of car storage gone wrong.
There’s even a tale of a former ph member who arranged PH “labelled” events, and his car storage business if you search hard enough. Let’s just say there was some less than happy customers
There’s even a tale of a former ph member who arranged PH “labelled” events, and his car storage business if you search hard enough. Let’s just say there was some less than happy customers
This is how I store my Gallardo in the winter:
This will be the ninth winter that I’ve driven it through.
At 17 years old, and with 116,000 miles on the odometer, this is how the chassis looked as I was changing over to the winter wheels a fortnight ago:
Stop being such Jessies. Get out there and drive!!!
(HTH)
This will be the ninth winter that I’ve driven it through.
At 17 years old, and with 116,000 miles on the odometer, this is how the chassis looked as I was changing over to the winter wheels a fortnight ago:
Stop being such Jessies. Get out there and drive!!!
(HTH)
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