Carcoon, any FHE

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Old-Duckman

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 SW Pennsylvania USA
I have a 1972 Triumph Spitfire that I purchased in 1977 (the “old” in Old-Duckman is no joke). Anyway it is currently in my mother’s garage (talk about old, she is 92) so preparing for the inevitable, I got the Spitfire running and would like to store it at my place. I don’t have garage space for it and it wouldn’t last long out in the element so I’ve been looking into solutions and found the Carcoon on YouTube.

The man who made the video was actually storing a Zed in it and sounded like he was from the UK and it seems to work really well.

Just wondering if anyone here has one, knows someone who does and/or can give me an opinion on them.
 
I have a classic bike in the smaller Carcoon for bikes. If you make sure you follow instructions about drying before initial storage and ventilating the bubble for the first couple of days before sealing then things stay bone dry. The inbuilt smart battery tender is a nice touch and the fan will continue on battery if you get a power cut. All bases covered at a reasonable cost IMHO :thumbsup:
 
I have one, and they're great. Mine is an outdoor model, but it stores and keeps the car dry and humidity low. If you wash the car and run it for a bit before you put it away, the residual heat and the vented flaps, will dry the car out.

Only small issue I had, was when we had some heavy rain followed by snow. The water froze into ice on top and the bubble collapsed under the weight, until it had melted and/or I brushed it off.
 
I have or think I have seen them hooked up to a dehumidifier so the air blown inside is very dry

We used industrial dehumidifiers to keep gas turbines an steam drums dry when not run at a power station
 
PDJ said:
I have or think I have seen them hooked up to a dehumidifier so the air blown inside is very dry

We used industrial dehumidifiers to keep gas turbines an steam drums dry when not run at a power station
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I assumed they needed a dehumidifier before I used one but they don't if you follow the warm and dry process before sealing, once sealed up the small fan moving air around prevents condensation and maintains a positive pressure in the bubble. My indoor version in the garage works just fine :thumbsup:
 
I have an indoor one and have kept a Tr6 in it over winter for more then 20 years. Car always comes out in perfect condition, no sticky clutch and with the trickle charger a healthy battery, wouldn’t be without it.
 
I’ve tried contacting them twice but so far haven’t gotten a response. I’ll try one more time via email and if that doesn’t work I’ll call.

Thanks for the positive feedback, sounds like the way to go for me.
 
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