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Post by Atomic Addiction on Sept 23, 2009 3:47:21 GMT -5
Ok. I may be just a bit out of my friggin' mind. Ok. A LOT out of my mind but... I'm thinking of building a "portable/temporary" shelter/cover/garage type thing for Louise. I have looked online for a portable shelter/garage and they are EXPENSIVE! I have found a couple that were not too bad but they were not that nice. Besides, I don't think it would fit the Shasta size wise. The problem being the height. You can find them wide enough and long enough but when you step up in height it really shoots the price up. So why not make one? I mean it truly is nothing more than a skeleton with a tarp cover. The reasons for needing one is this. Wisconsin is not nice during the winter. I would sleep better knowing that snow, rain and ice are not in direct contact with the trailer all winter (winter being 11 months out of the year here  ). Besides. While fixing her up I need to do things like pull windows and paint it. I don't have access to a garage so this is my though process on it. I am thinking of building a 2X4 structure and covering it with decent tarps. Basicly building it as rock solid as I can but still being able to take it apart. The tarps being secured firmly to the structure and the structure being secured to the ground. I think even if I bought some really nice tarps that it still wouldn't come even close to the price of a manufactured structure. Am I really that far gone? Does this sound stupid? One way or another the trailer really will need to be under cover to make it through the restoration. What are your thoughts? Brian |
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Post by Red Dirt on Sept 23, 2009 9:35:01 GMT -5
You crack me up. Just last week while watching our pecan tree in the driveway dump junk all over our camper I thought maybe I should build a temporary carport. I went to lowes and priced the material to do it building it out of treated 2x4's. I looked at fencing steel but the posts aren't tall enough. I thought I might use chain link fence top rail around the top to give me something to attach the ball/bungee cords. I figured I could do a 16 x 10 for ~250 using a good tarp ie 60 bucks or so. I looked at corrugated plastic or fiberglass roofing but that added ~200 to the cost. You would probably need more roof supports or a nice steep pitch for snow so that would increase the cost a bit, I figured three "hoops" in mine, 8 feet spans might be a bit much for snow load.
Anyway, about the time I went to go and pick up materials, a guy posted a tarp carport on craigslist for $50 bucks. It is the Hercules 10X20 so I will use it instead. ;D It even has the sides. The only down side is it is about 2" too short, so I elevated on blocks to make it easier to back into.
Looking at the pole construction of this thing I think that if a guy had a buddy in a muffler shop you could have them build a piece together frame too, since they can expand pipe to fit them together and do bends for the roof. A small mom and pop shop might do it for fairly cheap.
Oh yeah in answer to your question, no you are not crazy. Well, not for this idea anyway
Red Dirt
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Post by Atomic Addiction on Sept 24, 2009 5:38:02 GMT -5
Well, you got a good deal! I have looked a bit at craigslist but nothing has turned up so far. I'll keep looking but I think I'm going to have to build something.
I'm going to price materials soon. The sooner it gets done the better.
I need to get it under some cover. The weather won't hold out forever here.
Brian
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Post by uncleatom on Oct 12, 2009 16:52:50 GMT -5
I will be weathering my 62 Airflyte under a tarp again. Next year I may look for a deal on one of those portable garages.
Fortunately we just had a couple of trees taken down that were hanging over the camper parking spot, so hopefully I've reduced the risk somewhat. I have a big tarp I wrap over the top and down the sides/front/back. I just put in a plastic roof vent with built in fan last year and to give it a little extra protection I picked up a small black plastic container Home Depot sells for mixing cement. Upside down it covers the vent and the tarp slides over the container easily.
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Post by joek on Oct 12, 2009 23:19:26 GMT -5
You should be able to buy the corner components from the manufacturer. It is usually just made of larger diameter electrical conduit. So you could get the corners you want, and buy the conduit at your local electrical suppy or big box lumber store and cut it to the longer lenghts you need.
I have 3/ 10' x 20' portable garages in the basement. I don't have any flat land, so they don't do me any good. They all have pitched roofs and are very sturdy, I think they are made of 1 1/2" EMT. They withstood 4 trips to Burning Man with up to 60mph gusts and are just fine, if not a bit super dusty. I'd sell one to you, but I think the cost of shipping would make it not worthwhile, as I'd guess each set weighs in at around 150lbs. Anyway, they were Home Despot buys and cost $200 each.
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Post by B.Tal on May 3, 2010 22:48:46 GMT -5
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Post by Atomic Addiction on May 5, 2010 8:20:12 GMT -5
That is pretty slick. The problem that I have is the fact that it isn't portable. I think someone at the Village of Oregon would detemine this to be a solid structure and it would need a building permit and inspections. It would be great if I lived in the boonies but I live in town on a corner lot so EVERYONE could see it.
I'm still looking for my dirt cheap shelter.
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Post by cdraz on Jun 30, 2010 9:39:49 GMT -5
The pallet shed is great!....We need about 40 sheds around here, one for the tractor, one for the ATV, chicken house, syrup shed.......and the list goes on......................
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Post by dbrennfoerder on Aug 29, 2011 22:56:18 GMT -5
Could you build an inexpensive structure out of plastic plumbing? There are all kinds of junctions and closures. Some T's and Y's could be combined to make a simple structure and then cover it with a tarp that is bungee'd into place.
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Post by universalexports on Aug 30, 2011 7:45:11 GMT -5
PVC might be a bad Idea,
wal-mart sells a kit like that, a PVC pipe/tarp careport, I had a good friend buy one to hide his precious 1991 GMC Syclone from the elements, which is one of less than 3000 produced. (turbo charged all wheel drive S-10)
we got a 8 inch snow last winter and it collapsed and dented his hood and a roof corner which will be a PITA to repair.
a fix might be to have more pitch to the roof, but tarps are prone to sagging in the center allowing the snow to build up.
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Post by offspringin on Aug 30, 2011 7:55:10 GMT -5
what about something like this??? these are pretty cheap and fairly sturdy, steel pole construction. www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200304845_200304845my dad has a 92 shasta and this is pretty much its permanent home. The tarp covering lasts 1-2 years if you leave it outside 24/7. We dont get much snow here in GA but it has held a couple inches before, though i dont think it liked it. (as Universalexports said it WILL sag. I suspect even if you were to have a home built unit with the tarp super tight eventually snow build up would stretch and rip the tarp causing failure) Obviously it doesnt have sides but you could add those with additional tarps. its knock down so its "portable". usually Northern tool will have sales/coupons and you can get it for about 100 bucks. Needs to be tied down if you get much wind or it will just pick it up and throw it. |
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). Besides. While fixing her up I need to do things like pull windows and paint it. I don't have access to a garage so this is my though process on it.
