Car storage in garden

[edb49]

Have run out of garage space and want to store a car in my garden. Been looking around for solutions and came up with these:

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

http://www.protech-shelters.co.uk/PS-815-300_mediu...

Essentially want a fully-enclosed tent to store a car temporarily, needs to have a bottom to it to stop damp coming in. I was then going to put one of those dehumidfying pillows in the 'garage' too:

http://www.cbsonline.co.uk/in-car-dehumidifier-deh...

Don't think I've reached the best products though, can anyone point me to something better?

[MrPickle]

How bout these kinda things? Don't take up any more room than the car itself either

http://www.tracyperf.com/carbags.html

Edited by MrPickle on Thursday 28th October 22:31

[edb49]

MrPickle said:

How bout these kinda things? Don't take up any more room than the car itself either

http://www.tracyperf.com/carbags.html

From what I can make out those are for indoor storage only..

[edb49]

For anyone monitoring this thread, I also found this solution:

http://permabag.com/

[RedBull]

I had a Protech shelter for a while to store a Mk1 RS Escort. It protected the car well enough but I found it got damaged by the wind and became a bit of a thorn in my side TBH. That said, I could have installed it better in the first place so I do accept some of the blame. However, the bungee style fasteners used to hold the "doors" to the frame perished after less than a year and I ended up using tie wraps. Also, there is no floor in the Protech so you would need to make something up yourself. Forget making it moisture proof. It will certainly stop rain and protect the car, but it is a very long way from air tight so de-humidification would be a total waste of time. To counter this however, I should say that someone else I know also has a Protech and has been delighted with it and has had it much longer than I did. (I threw mine away after about 2 1/2 years when I sold the RS, after that long on my drive it was fit for scrap - most of the frame tubes bent by the wind etc., although the material was still fine so I gave that to a friend to line his barn) A real shame as they are local to me and I could do with something similar now TBH, I just wasn't at all happy with mine so won't be getting another.

[edb49]

Thanks for the feedback, interesting.

Another option I'm considering is buying a used Brian James trailer, one of the covered ones. Thinking being that if I stick some dehumidfying bags in it, should be reasonably dry, and then I can sell the trailer with little/no depreciation.

[SEE YA]

Hello what about a portable garage canvas type that you folds over the car.

We have one on my wife's beetle very strong good value. Picture for you below just before we were to move it off the car. We put brackets on the floor to hold it in place.

Edited by SEE YA on Monday 1st November 15:19

Edited by SEE YA on Monday 1st November 15:21

[marshalla]

Carcoon : http://www.carcoon.co.uk/carcoons/products.asp

Dries it as well.

[ZOLLAR]

If your feeling a bit Extravagant and want more premanent space ...

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...



http://www.undergroundgaragesystems.co.uk/

[SystemParanoia]

SEE YA said:

Hello what about a portable garage canvas type that you folds over the car.

We have one on my wife's beetle very strong good value.

Edited by SEE YA on Monday 1st November 15:19

i see loads of those whilst out doing leaflets.

most are green and canvas though

[SEE YA]

Sorry mine is black does the job well.