Dodged a Bullet

[thejum57]

Dodged a bullet this weekend. I've had one of those 10'x20' canope things you see advertized with cars and boats underneath, well with our No'Easter snowstorm it colapsed ! The J-10 has been parked underneath it since last August. Last weekend, I started it, and pulled it out! :rolleyes: If it was still under there, the canope would have done some major damage to my aluminum camper shell, and maybe the truck itself! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

[drlocke]

You sure did dodge it!

I've wondered about those vehicle shelters. They sure ask enough money for them too.

[KaiserMan]

That's a lucky break. Would have been nasty if the truck had been under there. This last snow we had was pretty heavy. This is a good reminder for people to shovel off thier roofs.

[Serious Johnson]

My Dear Son had one of those once -- looked like a decent enough thing for non-snow country. Unfortunately, he hadn't quite got around to installing the grond tie-downs (after a year), and it plumb disappeared in a windstorm. Never did figure out where it went.

S.J.

[grand_wag_85]

There's a gent down the road that bought one for his '69 Mach1 Mustang. The shelter collapsed onto the car about 3 yrs ago and hasn't been touched since. The 'Stang was Cherry to say the least:(

[chrisnsarah]

I've thought about getting 4 of them and ganging them together for a cheap 4 car shelter, but we have occasional strong winds, which could turn them into kites, plus they would look trashy. One is ok. Several looks bad.

A neighbor had 2 ganged together and a strong wind yanked the stakes out of the ground and carried it across his property. Fortunately, a large tree stopped it before getting to his neighbors yard.

I think for the price of those, you can spend a little more and do a pole shed with metal roofing and siding.

[Gambler68]

my neighbors have had one for 2 years with no problems. They sell for like 200 bucks with walls at the Cummings Tool Sale that comes through twice a year..I dunno, I prefer wood with lag bolts :) We dont get much snow BUT we get alot of microbursts (60-80mph wind gusts) this time of year..