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robselina
10-21-2004, 10:19 PM
Okay, want to throw up some sort of temporary garage for the winter.

Vehicle I want to stash in it to work on over winter has a 7.5' wide, 16' long footprint. For me to stash the welder and tools in there and have some leg room, I figure the garage needs to be around 12'x20'

Any advice on how to do this cheaply? I'm considering a wood or pipe frame and tarps or plywood, but would like something more easly transportable, and ideally, something that won't require any real work on my part.

Any advice you guys have would be great.

Thanks,

Rob

robselina
10-21-2004, 10:24 PM
http://www.guytoys.net/canopies/18x20_garage.htm

maybe?

robselina
10-21-2004, 11:41 PM
Okay,
pretty sure this is the one I want:
http://www.guytoys.net/canopies/house_style_12x20x8_instant_gara.htm

Anyone got a reason for me not to buy it? Total cost is $525 to my door...

LouisianaZJ
10-21-2004, 11:56 PM
ask OverkillZJ

OverkillZJ
10-22-2004, 12:26 AM
ask OverkillZJ

I'm trying to remember who made my tent.. I think it was 1-800-shelter it or something like that. I'm sure there's a pic of the logo / number on the phoenix thread (www.bigassjeep.com)

Tents folded up in my storage shed right now, just moved and haven't set it up yet.

If you're going to build your own out of wood or whatnot, keep in mind the amazing forces a little bit of wind will apply to it. It's a giant sail. My tent would flex to absorb some of it.

robselina
12-25-2004, 08:14 PM
Thought I'd post up the conclusion to this thread....

First: Never, ever, ever buy anything from newsales.com. I'll save you the saga.

Anyway, ended up with an 18x20 incomplete from them and I bought the rest of what I needed from the local hardware store. By the time I set this thing up with lights, floor, etc I've got quite a bit into this place unfortunately. If you tackle something like this just remember there's no such thing as cheap work space unless it's your lawn :lol:

Here it is as of 1:00PM today:

http://www.nmt.edu/~rselina/garage1.JPG

http://www.nmt.edu/~rselina/garage2.JPG

I had only moved about 1/3 of my tools in but you get the idea.

Anyway, looking forward to finishing up the scout, then maybe the mg, and then the ZJ...waggy's going to have to wait for a while....

OverkillZJ
12-25-2004, 11:53 PM
Nice! Floor setup looks familar ;)

robselina
12-26-2004, 12:18 AM
Nice! Floor setup looks familar ;)

3/4" OSB flooring with tongue and groove edges. I also used 50 $0.42 metal plates from home depot and 2lbs of outdoor screws to hold them together. Worked out pretty well. I've used tarps underneath as an impermeable layer to protect from moisture.

I also had 12 cu yds of crusher fines brought to the house and used about 4 of those to level out the site reasonably well so that made a big difference I'm sure.

hopefully it's worth the work!

OverkillZJ
12-26-2004, 12:44 AM
Nice! Floor setup looks familar ;)

3/4" OSB flooring with tongue and groove edges. I also used 50 $0.42 metal plates from home depot and 2lbs of outdoor screws to hold them together. Worked out pretty well. I've used tarps underneath as an impermeable layer to protect from moisture.

LOL, You did the exact same thing I did. Every part. Except I poured 4" of gravel underneath, but that ended up hindering as much as it did help.



http://www.fccsonline.com/pic/jeep/6.1.04.j.jpg

robselina
12-26-2004, 01:14 AM
LOL, I was even looking for those tack lines you used to hold the boards together but couldn't find them so I used the plates.

Yea, I can see how gravel could be a mixed bag since it would shift around. The crusher fines are great 'cause they settle really well and can take a load but also drain well compared to native soil around here. I used the other 8 yards to make a driveway of sorts back there and also a little path back to the house so I don't have to walk in the gumbo mud we get around here when we have moisture.

BTW - something you might be interested in is how I did the tarp at the entrance. You can't tell very well in the second pic, but I bought 14' bungee line for $0.59/ft at Ace. I ran it through the grommets on the tarp and then tied it to the posts on either side of the entrance to the garage (they're anchored with 3' form stakes). Anyway, I have it down at ground level in the pic 'cause I had just rolled the scout in there, but I can just move the bungee line 10" up the poles and then the tarp covers the gap between the 'garage door' and the floor just like the tarp does on the sides of yours. It does a lot for eliminating the draft from that side and keeping the place warm. I made it with the intention of leaving it up and just driving over it since the bungee would give but I lowered it just so I wouldn't trip over it while trying to push that pile around. Anyway, just a thought since it was only $10 worth of bungee line and two $1.50 u-bolt clamps....