<VV> Car Tents

[Mel Francis]

About four years ago, I bought one of these tents for covering one
of the cars that doesn't rate a place inside the garage, yet shouldn't be
left out in the elements, here in Wisconsin.

After two years of use, I removed one of the end flaps, since it 
occasionally
held way too much humidity inside the tent, especially during the late 
winter and
early summer here.

Another modification came, when I moved the structure further back on the
gravel driveway and that was to build a two-layer, 2x4 foundation frame and
then insert the posts through holes in the upper layer, to lock the posts in 
place.
It's only three-sided, so I can still drive in and out. This has prevented 
the
individual posts from sinking down into the gravel and kept the frame level,
much better than when it was first installed.

Mel



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Sethracer at aol.com>
To: <lechevrier at earthlink.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 8:25 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Car Tents


>
> I have one of the eight-leg Costco ones. I never installed the  sides. It
> has never seen snow (Snow is that white stuff, right?) But it has  seen 
> rain
> and wind here - and lots of direct California sun. The failure mode  for 
> me
> - after about six or seven years - was an abrasion where it  contacted the
> support pipes. (small water leaks ensued) I was able to  replace just the
> cover, purchased from some company in Southern  California and it fit
> perfectly. When I installed it, I added some sheets of  foam rubber at 
> most of the
> contact points. It should last even longer this  time.
>
> Also - I figured out why Bills pair finally failed - He was two  tents!
>
> Seth  Emerson
>
> C's the Day! - Corvair, Camaro,  Corvette
>
>