Reply To: Car cocoons

I have had the car cocoon now for about 4 weeks and so here is an update for anyone who might be considering it.

I bought the ‘In The Garage’ 16 outdoor model as it seemed to be the one that matched my requirements best.

• Tight parking spot open to the elements (ie rain here in Ireland, and lots off it!)
• Opaque, so people can’t see what is inside
• Drive the car about once a week, so easy to get in and out.

It arrived within a week and was very easy to assemble and get going. You basically roll out the ‘floor’ where you will park the car and then setup the two fans, plug them into power and then zip the entire thing up. It blows up in about 3 minutes. Getting the car out is pretty easy , unzip takes about 2 minutes and then just pull the cover off the car.

two tips:

I found that how I took the cover off effected how easy it was to get back on. It has metals ‘eyes’ on the outside that I ran a rope through so that I can pull the cover off in a repeatable way.

Condensation is still a real problem. Its constantly circulating air within the bubble (which is good for the car) but the air here is very damp and so if the temperature drops then you get a lot of condensation on the car! So I put a dehumidifier inside the cocoon, which is a bit of a fiddle as I have to empty it out if it has been very wet (It generated about a litre of water over two days last week!!). This solves the problem and while not bone dry, its as good as it would be in a garage.

So in general Im very happy with the result. Spend of about €800 for a ‘garage’ solution that should keep my Merak from disintegrating in this Irish weather!!

If anyone has questions or concerns feel free to contact me here!

cheers

Richard