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Newlin
10-09-2012, 02:07 PM
I'm not sure if this is the right place for this topic but at the moment we have a two car garage which has my mom's van and my sister's Neon in it, leaving my Alero out in the cold. However my mom offered to buy a canopy to help protect it during the upcoming winter, and probably all year around as well.

I have been looking around online and it looks as though most range in the $300 - $500 area but I don't know if these would hold up well to the wind, snow, and ice. Do you guys have any recommendation that are still relatively inexpensive?

03Sleepr
10-09-2012, 03:09 PM
a NEON gets the garage over the ho? what the eff, somethings gotta change.

tw0123
10-09-2012, 04:02 PM
If you are getting one of the portable garage kits secure the anchors in concrete in the ground. This will help with the stability a bit...

sleepyalero
10-10-2012, 02:15 AM
a NEON gets the garage over the ho? what the eff, somethings gotta change.

my thought exactly.

Newlin
10-10-2012, 04:11 PM
my thought exactly.

Yeah, it blows. But she is the oldest and tends to be favorited in that regards.

Anyway, should I be okay with something like this (http://www.amazon.com/Caravan-Canopy-Domain-Carport-White/dp/B0032UY0C4)with additional side walls?

Or should I be spending more and getting one that is aluminum? I've also noticed that small sheds cost about the same as a the metal carports but the doors aren't wide enough.

sleepyalero
10-10-2012, 04:24 PM
this has a "door"

http://www.harborfreight.com/interests/outdoor/10-ft-x-20-ft-autoshelter-portable-garage-68772.html

tw0123
10-10-2012, 06:56 PM
This one sleepy showed you is exactly what i bought... for use in high winds i would cement the anchors in the ground or get the 30" anchor kit...

Newlin
10-10-2012, 11:50 PM
I like it, not too bad a price either. I'll probably end up having it cemented in but we will see, perhaps I will get the anchors in case I move out in the next couple of years and I want to take it with.

sleepyalero
10-11-2012, 12:48 AM
get it!