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Dry Storage Systems (bubbles, bags) 1800

Anyone had any experience with "Carcoon" or similar bags that you drive your car into and then zip up, keeping the car dry with either desiccant or airflow?

I just bought two 1967 Amazons. I can only drive one at a time (and only in summer), so I am looking for dry storage systems for either indoors or out.

I live in the northeast, which is pretty wet.

Anyone use these?

Do they work?

Recommendations?

Suggestions?

Stories?

Thanks All!








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There is a process available where you can have the car bagged and hermatically sealed. Bags of dessicant are thrown in prior to sealing it. It is commonly used for trans-ocean transport of moisture sentitive equpiment of high value. I do not recall at the moment the cost of the process but it is not cheap. It is availble in most areas. It is also a one time deal. Once you open it......




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In my experience (in Panama) (which is probably substantially wetter
than NE US) I noted that the car I kept closed up in the carport
mildewed a lot worse than the one I kept closed up in the sun when
I went on leave, 5-6 weeks at a time. I conclude that the cycling
pressure blew moisture-laden air out and when it was cooler, the air
coming in, although at 100% RH, was a small amount and the absolute
humidity was lower.

Keeping bags of desiccant in the car seemed to make no difference,
although I never had more than about 25# in any of them.

I don't think you can seal a car tight enough to keep moisture out.
What you can do is put a heater in there to keep temperature up
and thus RH down.

Of course there isn't any winter in Panama.
--
George Downs Bartlesville, Oklahoma



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