Winter storage - uninsulated and unheated garage

[HPLouis]

What do you guys do for winter storage in your unheated and uninsulated garage? For the summer, I run a dehumidifier and that helps out a lot but it won't work in the winter since the coils will freeze.

I was also told to put some outdoor carpet under the car to keep moisture from seeping out of the concrete.

Any other ideas?

Thanks

 

[Roots-type]

Sticky traps. Year-round.

 

[LS WUT]

I’d suggest putting it in the living room. Would be a nice center peice if you ask me.

 

[HPLouis]

I’d suggest putting it in the living room. Would be a nice center peice if you ask me.

LOL, it'll fall through the floor.

 

[HPLouis]

Sticky traps. Year-round.

They'll freeze in the winter.

 

[LS WUT]

LOL, it'll fall through the floor.

Damn, sorry. Honestly I wish I could give you some input. I don’t have freezing weather. However I have mine on dolleys year round. I ensure to have the tank full to avoid any moisture, and I have it under a car cover and carpet under it.

 

[Lambeau]

IF you have access to electricity, you might consider one of these.

BTW, my garage is not insulated/heated.
It's ambient - lol.

I pull the battery and bubble mine in a car capsule.
Because:
1) It keeps the mice out. There's a woods within '50 of my garage. I do my best to keep all food/grain out of garage, but you never know.
2) Reduce/eliminate condensation. The air exchange rate inside the bubble seems to work pretty well for that. No complaints.
3) It "kinda" protects the car from stuff falling or rubbing up against it. I never underestimate my ability to **** something up.

I also have 4 carpet samples that I put down on the inside for the tires to sit on.

Pretty sure mine's a 16'. Bought in 2010 for $300 and been storing a Mustang every winter since. It's an indoor model. Outdoor models are tan? and I think thicker.

IIRC, I've replaced the transformer once and fan twice. Unless they've revised the material in the past 4 years, the round air filters are total garbage. They degradate, and crumble into tiny black granules. Don't waste your money. Buy a big chunk of that blue filter media, and cut it in a circle instead.

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I used to store my '01 Cobra in it. Now my '20 GT sits in it. The '20 is an inch or two wider. It's border line too wide in the ass at the tires. The black bubble bottom mat ripped away from the zipper.
You can clearly see that I performed the repair with surgical precision - lol.

Oh, I've had two small tears in the clear top. I just put some clear duct tape over the tears from the inside, and it's been fine.

The clear vinyl portion of the bubble is actually pretty stout.

This spring after I got the car out, I re-inflated it, then wiped the inside to clean the dust/dirt out.

The fan input is 120v, output 12v at 1000milliamps. Uses about ~$15/month?

In fact, I'll be bubbling up my car within the next few days. It's really simple. Two people are nice to pull the top of the bubble over the car, but not necessary.

 

[Roots-type]

They'll freeze in the winter.

Mine work fine in freezing temps. If you haven't tried them yet they're cheap enough to give a shot. If you've already done it, disregard and go to regular traps. Throw a rat trap in there too. Gotta have traps.

Battery charger
Full tank of gas
Test antifreeze
Air tires to 40psi
Complete detail
Set the alarm
Wait and masturbate

 

[TerminatoRS]

For years I stored my cars in unheated, unfinished garages and storage units. Never did a whole lot and never had any issues. My current garage is climate controlled so now I throw a cover and battery tender on it and just walk by it from Dec-April. lol However, I used to:
Fill it up
Pull the battery and keep it inside.
Cover it up
Dryer sheets under the front seats
I never leave it in gear. Maybe a click or two on the handbrake and chock the wheels.
I'd run it on occasion just to move fluids around. Not so much anymore since the garage doesn't really get below 40. (Mixed opinions about the potentially unnecessary cold starts.)
Be sure you've got a good ratio of antifreeze to water in your intercooler
Throw a couple mouse traps around just in case

 

[HPLouis]

Damn, sorry. Honestly I wish I could give you some input. I don’t have freezing weather. However I have mine on dolleys year round. I ensure to have the tank full to avoid any moisture, and I have it under a car cover and carpet under it.

It's cool. I've never done this before. I just used to wash the car, put some Stabil in a full tank and walk away but for this car, I really want to take care of it.

On another note, I'm jealous of you Florida and Texas guys. You don't have the NYC emissions, good roads and year round good weather.

 

[HPLouis]

Wait and masturbate

LMAO

 

[HPLouis]

Mine work fine in freezing temps. If you haven't tried them yet they're cheap enough to give a shot. If you've already done it, disregard and go to regular traps. Throw a rat trap in there too. Gotta have traps.

Battery charger
Full tank of gas
Test antifreeze
Air tires to 40psi
Complete detail
Set the alarm
Wait and masturbate

Oh, I get it. The traps are for rodents.....I never thought about that. I never figured that mice would be getting into the garage but after doing some reading, I see that's a big problem. Thanks. I'm gonna get some

 

[HPLouis]

IF you have access to electricity, you might consider one of these.

BTW, my garage is not insulated/heated.
It's ambient - lol.

I pull the battery and bubble mine in a car capsule.
Because:
1) It keeps the mice out. There's a woods within '50 of my garage. I do my best to keep all food/grain out of garage, but you never know.
2) Reduce/eliminate condensation. The air exchange rate inside the bubble seems to work pretty well for that. No complaints.
3) It "kinda" protects the car from stuff falling or rubbing up against it. I never underestimate my ability to **** something up.

I also have 4 carpet samples that I put down on the inside for the tires to sit on.

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Pretty sure mine's a 16'. Bought in 2010 for $300 and been storing a Mustang every winter since. It's an indoor model. Outdoor models are tan? and I think thicker.

IIRC, I've replaced the transformer once and fan twice. Unless they've revised the material in the past 4 years, the round air filters are total garbage. They degradate, and crumble into tiny black granules. Don't waste your money. Buy a big chunk of that blue filter media, and cut it in a circle instead.

16' CarCapsule Indoor

Do you need to protect your car in the garage, or while traveling out of state? CarCapsule 16' Tall Indoor is the perfect solution. Order now!

carcapsule.com

I used to store my '01 Cobra in it. Now my '20 GT sits in it. The '20 is an inch or two wider. It's border line too wide in the ass at the tires. The black bubble bottom mat ripped away from the zipper.
You can clearly see that I performed the repair with surgical precision - lol.

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Oh, I've had two small tears in the clear top. I just put some clear duct tape over the tears from the inside, and it's been fine.

The clear vinyl portion of the bubble is actually pretty stout.

This spring after I got the car out, I re-inflated it, then wiped the inside to clean the dust/dirt out.

The fan input is 120v, output 12v at 1000milliamps. Uses about ~$15/month?

In fact, I'll be bubbling up my car within the next few days. It's really simple. Two people are nice to pull the top of the bubble over the car, but not necessary.

Wow....this is amazing. I never knew about this. I'm ordering one!!! Thanks

 

[SID297]

Just send it to me. I'll feed and water it for you.

 

[Lambeau]

Wow....this is amazing. I never knew about this. I'm ordering one!!! Thanks

I think there are some other brands out there, just not sure about cost/quality.

 

[94slowbra1]

Mine is getting ready to start hitting the roads finally. Temp is finally good enough. Past few months are just too hot. I feel for all you up north peeps!

 

[BlckBox04]

I’d suggest putting it in the living room. Would be a nice center peice if you ask me.

I wish I could put my cars in my living room

 

[LS WUT]

I tend to just put my motorcycles inside lol

 

[2003RedfireVert]

I never do anything to my cars in the winter. I don't consider the cars I've had to be nice enough to put any real effort into it. They are garaged year-round, I drive them plenty, and I never worry about it. I'll clean it, fill it up with gas, and then onto the jack stands for my winter projects. I have maybe 2 more weeks of "driveable weather" so I'm enjoying it while I can.

 

[badcobra]

I don't do anything