Outdoor car cover for the warmer months?

[Caldrin]

Hi all

During the Winter months I use an In The Garage outside Car bubble to keep my Westfield nice and safe seems do be doing a great job so far. 

But wanted to change to something else for the summer as its a bit of a pain to keep getting in and out of the bubble.. Was thinking one of those folding car tents


But wanted to see what everyone else uses.. well those people that don't have access to a proper garage anyway haha

[eggontoast]

I have one of these. It's just about big enough and is the biggest could fit in to my situation but a bit damp/condensaty in the winter. I could run a dehumidifier in the winter but the back 1/4 is on unsealed ground so I don't think it'd be much help. Or maybe just quite inefficient. 

 

https://www.houseoftents.co.uk/portable-garage/67835.html

 

Very sturdy though, totally unaffected by the high winds these last two years, and there's enough room to work around the car as well, including lifting th engine out with a crane. 

[eggontoast]

I might get an indoor bubble for inside the tent for next winter when driving is at its minimum, but the drive in drive out facility of the tent as is is bliss. This comment is coming from previously just having a cover which couldn't easily be put on if the exhaust was hot.

[Caldrin]

The bubble I am using is great keeps everything nice and dry during the winter months, but yeah a bit of pain to turn off unzip right around the car then getting back in need to alight it up right so you can zip it all back up.. was looking for something a bit quick for the summer so did not have to worry about  it.. but yeah that one you linked looks decent as well .

[mega ade]

Aren't those pram hood style covers expensive i keep my car in a carcoon over winter perfect but as said pain to unzip during summer so ive tried numerous car covers from £20 to £100 and all leaked within a short space of time with continuous use as did tarpaulin from screwfix so I went on Amazon and purchased a cheap pond liner for 30 quid and it looks much like a black tarpaulin but it doesn't leak done the whole of last summer right up to December and the car is now out of carcoon and under it again still ok best 30 quid spent in a long time I just put paving bricks round the bottom more if windy does the job perfectly 

[Caldrin]

Yeah the hood covers are around £500 or more depending on the size.

Have always been a bit weary about standard car covers especially if it gets hot as they can someone damage paint work.  

[mega ade]

Thats true so I always put a cotton type cover over first to protect it and remove the cover every 2-3 days to ventilate even through the summer to stop any condensation building up even if only for an hour or so.