May need to store my car outdoors for a couple of months.

Does anyone know whether there is such a thing as a car storage vacuum bag. Looking for something I can drive/push the car into, attach a vacuum cleaner, suck it down and then leave on the drive fully protected from the weather. Material should preferably be opaque. Note, I do not want a gazebo or a framed tent type store.

Any ideas/links will be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

there is certainly the opposite of what you want, where air is pumped in (continuously) giving a 'bubble',
see carcoon or CarCapsule
vacuum/shrink would probably be a good too.

edit: found one for motorbikes and caravans ;-)
https://www.vac-bag.co.uk/

[Edited on 11/3/17 by gremlin1234]

I would imagine the issue with vac bagging is that if you don't get all the moisture out (and I really mean all) you will provide a perfect damp humid condition for corrosion to set in.... The bubble type shelters that blow in dried air obviously don't suffer in the same way as there is a decent air circulation.

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Originally posted by tegwin
I would imagine the issue with vac bagging is that if you don't get all the moisture out (and I really mean all) you will provide a perfect damp humid condition for corrosion to set in.... The bubble type shelters that blow in dried air obviously don't suffer in the same way as there is a decent air circulation.

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If it is only for a short time and security isn't an issue, I would go for a decent tarpaulin. When I stored mine for a period of time, I would get it out every week to have a play with it.

There's a firm called Bagpress who make vac bagging systems to help with venerating and laminating we have one which is about 10' x6' which links to a vac pump
You could talk to them and explore possibilities you will need fairly sturdy material to drive over without puncturing
Also we have a job getting a 100% air tight seal so leave the pump running while it is in use.
Atb
Mike

See Boat Chandlers or Marinas.
I´ve seen a system to do that on boats.
They may adapt to put on a car...
HTH
https://www.shrinkwrapcontainments.com/p-16-heat-shrink-boat-wrap-and-packaging-film-7-mil.aspx
or
https://www.uline.ca/BL_2414/Marine-Industrial-Shrink-Film


[Edited on 3/13/2017 by Angel Acevedo]

Thanks for all the replies, will look into them over the next fewdays.

Carcoon?

I'm sure they'll be a UK version of some sort?


https://www.carcoon.com.au/how-carcoon-works/

In fact Frost do something along the same lines. Not see-through though...

http://www.frost.co.uk/outdoor-carcoon-car-bubble-grey-470-200.html


[Edited on 13/3/17 by McLannahan]

atmospheric preasure is 15psi i would worry about crushing things with a vac bag...

Didn't have to store my MK Indy outdoors, but if I did I'd favour a tie down cover with a stick to prop it up and encourage rainwater to run off. Being open it should allow the air to circulate and help prevent trapping moist air around the car, risking corrosion.

I'd make sure the cover is well tied down to avoid risk of it blowing off. There's a chap in our road with a covered Boxster, but the cover has had to be retrieved from the hedge more than once.

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atmospheric preasure is 15psi i would worry about crushing things with a vac bag...

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Thanks again, more to think about. For info, this is for my Anglia project. One wat to stop a tarp blowing off would be to get one big enough to go partially under the car, jack it up and put the tarp under the wheels. It will only need to be out in the open from may until July but weather is very variable at this time of year. Best case is, I can get it road worthy, book an mot and either get it on the road or drive it to my parents (1 mile away) after the mot. Looks like some late nights to get it going. This option is a backup just in case.

Not that I would condone driving on the road without mot or insurance or tax, but for the sake of driving1 mile and save a bit of cash on a bag thing that will likely never get used again, I'd just drive it. Or tow it if it's not able to go under its own steam.