Anyone have experience with Portable garage/carport?

[capone]

I'm thinking about buying a Portable garage/carport for my utility trailer and and lawn equipment. Anyone ever use one of these?

I was looking at this one. But I'm sure someone probably makes one that is better quality.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...Category=20721&_trkparms=algo=LVI&its=I&otn=2


Thanks

 

[99slverZ]

I'm thinking about buying a Portable garage/carport for my utility trailer and and lawn equipment. Anyone ever use one of these?

I was looking at this one. But I'm sure someone probably makes one that is better quality.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...Category=20721&_trkparms=algo=LVI&its=I&otn=2


Thanks

A buddy of mine has one he LOVES it. Looks identical to that one. His has I believe a nice zip up door. He layed either carpet or tarp across the floor and puts his foxbody inside of it. He has a 4 car garage with a house, he keeps 4 in their and the Mustang in the portable. No moisture even got inside of it. Real nice setup.

 

[Scott714]

They are nice but you have to kep the snow off the roof. Also with this wind we have been having you got to have them secured down. I had one blow away before so I strapped the next one to my wooden fence and the other side to a buch of garden wall bricks. EDIT. That one says snow load ok but the one I had held snow and would start to bow in. That one looks better than mine.

 

[99slverZ]

They are nice but you have to kep the snow off the roof. Also with this wind we have been having you got to have them secured down. I had one blow away before so I strapped the next one to my wooden fence and the other side to a buch of garden wall bricks. EDIT. That one says snow load ok but the one I had held snow and would start to bow in. That one looks better than mine.

It's okay you can tell us you got it from harbor freight for forty bucks. :lol:

 

[Scott714]

It's okay you can tell us you got it from harbor freight for forty bucks. :lol:

No it was from Kmart and was 100 bucks on sale :sagrin:

 

[derbydad276]

we use them in my sons boyscout troop they hold up great

tie em down they stand up to 45 mph wind gust

go up easy

 

[selser420]

I've seen them on sale pretty cheap at Costco. Around a $100-150 IIRC.

Get yourself some 18" pieces of rebar and bend them like candy canes. Stake it down with a bunch of those and you'll be golden as far as wind......it's what we do in the Black Rock desert where winds easily top 50mph.

 

[quickstang1983]

I've used a "ShelterKing" portable garage for like 4 years now and have had to replace the cover after about a year and a half or so. I agree with keeping the snow off the tops of them. It weakens the cover pretty quickly if it sits on it all winter. I paid like $500+ bucks for it new and I wouldn't recommend getting one from them(Shelterking). Something else that I noticed since ive owned one is that the material dries out very quickly if we tend to have a hotter, dry summer. I would recommend keeping it in a somewhat shaded area if possible. Maybe you'll have better luck with the one you decide on but I figured i'd at least give out some helpful tips based on what i've already been through with my $500+ dollar one. Good Luck....:thumbsup:

 

[capone]

Thanks I appreciate everyone's comments. :thumbsup: