Not unusual for him. I've had PM's from people who still think I'm a mod to put him away for awhile.

sugarwood is a pure butthole in many threads. Maybe most imo. In others he seems spot on. He has a very strong but perhaps unique opinions from a different perspective. I don't see any problem there if I were a mod. Which I am not. Sometimes the best answers are the ones we don't want to hear. Sometimes not.

George,
The first thing that ttrigers me when looking at any property is water and grading.
Water swells ground around foundations. Promotes root growth. Moisture and mold. etc

You've got a river below. It would take a neighborhood effort to put in a stone/other retention wall or barrier.
You've got a street and slope above and runoff into your foundation.

One idea is to install a sloped retaining wall (plus french drains) to divert uphill water away from the house entirely.
The path into the shed can be diverted, and a level separate parking/working spot would be created.
Maybe a little funky but just another idea.

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Solution to everything found.

[QUOTE=john70t;11586004]sugarwood is a pure butthole in many threads. Maybe most imo.

Agree.

Sometimes the best answers are the ones we don't want to hear. Sometimes not.

I don't see anyone asking "hey, my yard look like a dump to you or what?"

Oh and a few days later, we did find the remains of the building about a mile away in my neighbour’s field. It looked like an experimental plane crash.

Costco took it back…

Wow... Really? :confused:

I really like this idea and the price seems reasonable.

The "high wind warnings" on these tent-like structures were not found on the older models (+12 years ago) that used heavier steel tubes, a continuous base strip, and rope tensioning system with short ball bungees.

I've read some of the wind warnings after watching the wind rip apart my last tent bought three years ago (car was in a barn miles away thankfully), and they say take down the tent if high winds are expected, meaning don't use it. Also a "no snow warning" is now included. So what is the point of them?

I looked at a shipping container, but because of Covid the cost went up so much that it didn't make sense, and I'm rural but not that rural, just not that much room.

That is a very attractive solution for fair weather and weekly access in lieu of a carport. However when I watched the videos and looked at still photos I could see light coming through the joints/cracks at the bottom. In addition, moisture coming up from an exterior concrete ground slab is not addressed, nor is condensation.

The car condom as my buddy calls it addresses all of these issues, but it is not a daily nor weakly access solution, it is a storage solution.

I did have plans to put up my old Harbor Freight tent frame from +12 years ago that is still in great shape and drape a tarp over it as a "fly" to keep the snow off the inflatable structure, but seemed more of a liability than an asset.

This looks like a neat product. The vehicle holding the structure down is a good design.



When I bought my 996 my Cayenne, a garage queen since birth, was booted out to the driveway. I had a good car cover on it with an easy up over the SUV to lower temperature inside the SUV and extend the life if the car cover.

My Cayenne is parked in the driveway, sandwiched between two houses. I thought that would minimize any wind damage. Wrong.

We had some high winds recently, when I got home the easy up was upside down in front of the SUV. I was worried the metal legs may have somehow damaged the SUV in the upending process. Fortunately no damage noticed yet, I will take a closer look today.

There are some interesting solutions in this thread

A couple eyebolts or screw-in ground anchors with cable will prevent liftoff.

Yes, I didn’t think it would get windy in that protected area. Perhaps attaching some metal bars that the SUV parks on would help.

I’m considering using an old Air Force cargo parachute (similar to one in photo) as a canopy. It would prevent lift off.

Sorry if I am hijacking this thread.

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I'm in the midst of a garage project, and needed protection for an old car I purchased in the fall. I have plenty of space on-site and was considering the pitched version of the Outdoor Car Capsule, though I found it's price ($3k-ish) was too much for what would be ultimately a temporary solution. Concerns with wind and extreme temperatures (it's 4 as I write this) led me to source an off-site 24-hour accessible climate controlled storage unit 10 minutes for my house and for 1/3 of the cost.

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Quite a few storage options here: https://www.portablegaragedepot.com/index.cfm

Breaking call out rules:
(Sugarwood, I respect and sometimes copy your blunt honesty and alway consider that to be fresh eyes to any conversation, but don't always agree btw. Much of the time that is truly what is needed to find an answer. I didn't mean to sound harsh. Kach is a good guy with a nice place but doesn't live in an exclusive setting)

Why is there an orange pylon in front of the sweet truck ?

First severe weather report; snow followed by sun melting a layer, freezing that layer and piled on with more snow much like the conditions that caused the Pontiac Silverdome to sag, contacting the truss lighting structure suspended below it causing a breech in the membrane.

It was not so much the weight of the ice that cause partial deflation, a small snow drift on the intake side partially suffocated the system.

The photo you see is after I used my foot to clear it out.

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Before it got too dark to work, I rigged a bench and some boards to shelter the intake.

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The inflated marshmallow promises to be yet another item I sweep snow off in the morning (and check the intake), guess I'll have to get up five minutes earlier than usual on show days.

Do I generally agree with the One who started this thread, no, but I, like I'm sure others here are in the same situation, so thank you George for providing another option for storage.

My neighbor is a glutton for punishment. He buys a new one of these pretty much every other year. It looks to be just storing junk in there. They have been ruined by both wind and snow load.

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If I needed a temporary solution, I'd look for a storage unit or maybe on site container to rent.

That seems to be sugar's mood du jour these days. Pay no heed.

And I'm digging that you've still got the razzle dazzle painted truck!

That's pretty cool. I'm guessing/hoping that place doesn't get much/any snow or wind.