Car tent recomm ndations

[dw1]

Originally Posted by RNajarian

Is there an issue with mice/rats taking shelter under/inside the car when it is exposed from the bottom?

If so how do you prevent them from nesting?

There are several options for powered acoustic emitters that effectively discourage squirrels, chipmunks and mice, but those require running an extension cord to and into the car if it is parked outside and covered.

I have always found good old-fashioned moth balls work well. Yes, it takes awhile to air out the car come spring, but it's a small price to pay.

Of course best is to use a garage because that's what it is there for.

[unclebilly]

I posted about this 14 years ago… when I first moved to our farm, we didn’t have a shop. I bought 2 Costco car tents and put my 2 911s in them. One morning while out plowing snow, I noticed something… I could see one of my cars.

In a windstorm the previous night, the car tent broke apart badly. The plastic bases that were screwed to the 2x10 lumber broke and let go one by one with the vertical legs beating the 5hit out of my 911 as they let go. The car tent was located by my wife 2 days later 1/2 a mile away and looking like a plane wreckage. Big insurance claim on that 911 and a complete repaint and it’s as good as new. Costco took the tent back.

[911 Rod]

What are you putting it on?
I was between homes and bought a large tent to store my worldly possessions (garage junk).
The humidity in there was nuts because it was in the backyard.
Lots of stuff got ruined. I can't imagine what it would do to a car.

[DWBOX2000]

In my case it would be the winter which is typically dry. We do get wind and I’m in a coastal town.
After all this, I decided to just send south 1000 miles. My daughter had space in her garage.