Drive in car tent for winter

[Scottish Westy]

Can anybody help me?

As you may guess from the user id I live in Scotland, Glasgow to be precise and winter is well upon us. I have SORNed my Westfield for the winter but don't want any dampness getting at the car so thought of using a car tent  within my garage. I was at the Harrogate car show and spoke to an exhibitor who showed me the tent they sell which has three fans blowing air over and under the car, the tent comes with a framework so can be used inside and out, it just requires the car to be driven in and then zipp up the doorway. The tent I saw was approximately £300 and costs £15 per annum to run.

It all sounds too good to be true but I have lost the exhibitors details. Has anyone used such a tent to keep the damp of winter away from their pride and joy, or does anyone know where I can get such a beast.

Thanks for any help offered.

[peterg]

Carcoon     http://www.carcoon.co.uk/  

[minisweeper]

An alternative I'm aware of is similar but rather than keeping air flowing you stick a vacuum on a hole in the bag and vacuum seal the car away for winter...dunno which is most effective or what the pros/cons are but i thought it was worth mentioning.

I've a feeling (very distant memory) there's a car valeting company round here which rents those carcoon things out too...might be worth looking at.

[Arm]

I use them for work.All mine are indoor use.

The ones without the frames are better.

They do not stop moisture.

They do reduce the dust.

They do refresh the air. So if it is damp they will dry the car as soon as the humidity decreases sufficiently. Thats the important thing to know.

[Scottish Westy]

Thanks guys for the feedback so far.

minisweeper, where abouts is "round here" are you local to Glasgow?

Arm, correct me if I am wrong, but would a 'carcoon' zipped up and sealed with fans blowing air over the car not be drier than a garge that has air bricks and a gap under the steel door, which in turn should keep the moisture down inside the tent? I have never used one before so I don't really know, obviously the dampness is what does the damage so I want to try and reduce the that as much as I can.

What do you guys use in winter to protect your cars? I want to preserve my immaculate Westy rather than bring it back out in Spring and find rust all over the metal components.

Cheers guys, keep the comments coming forth.

[V 8]

Just cover it in wd40 on a regular basis

[peterg]

You could always stick a cheapy B&Q dehumidifier inside the carcoon as well if you're really concerned about damp    £99 buys a good one  

[Katflaps]

I use one of these there is an external one and an internal one and they are excellent

Permabag

Jeff

[domcross]

I use one of these there is an external one and an internal one and they are excellent

Permabag

Jeff

This looks like a great idea Jeff  

Any idea what size you need for a wide Westie?

Cheers,

Dom.

[minisweeper]

I'm down in sunny harrogate, so not exactly local no

I'm guessing a PS sized permabag would do the trick.  They seem more concerned about length than width but remember the westy may be wide but it's also pretty low as cars go.

[Scottish Westy]

Having done some more googling I find the Cair-o-Port. Anybody used that method for storing? It looks more user friendly than the Carcoon and is cheaper, but cheap is not always best.

[Arm]

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Arm, correct me if I am wrong, but would a 'carcoon' zipped up and sealed with fans blowing air over the car not be drier than a garge that has air bricks and a gap under the steel door, which in turn should keep the moisture down inside the tent? I have never used one before so I don't really know, obviously the dampness is what does the damage so I want to try and reduce the that as much as I can.

Unfortunately not much better as you are sucking in the damp air that is in the garage. So garage humidity may be a poor 85 % and the humidity in the carcoon would be the same 85 %.

But the car should dry quicker when the humidity drops as the air is moving.

Unless you add humidity control of course.

[frubpato?]

I think the company you want is Hamilton Classic   www.hamiltonclassic.co.uk

I bought one of their tents , it has a frame and with the Westy you can work inside it if you want.  Not sure about outside work though , mine was only in the garage - and that was Oxfordshire  - windy Glasgow is another matter  (brought up in Paisley so I know!)

May be willing to sell you mine  as dont use it at present

[judder]

I would go with the WD-40 and a de-humidifier, if your garage is a bit damp. - It's wot I'm using.

Stephen

[Mitchamidilly]

WD-40 is your friend!

Waste of money running a dehumidifier without having a hermetically sealed garage. Just look at the beeb weather with humidity is in excess of 80%. Dehumidifiers are quoted as working in sub tropical conditions (90% humidity, 28deg) and most are ****e at anything below 10 deg C.

My Westie will be put to bed this weekend under cover and I'll spray WD-40 all over metal bits and fibregalss will be coated with a good wax.