Just thinking aloud, really.  My little Morris Minor needs wrapping up 
safely during the winter, and spent last winter on a trailer, with 
everything wrapped up neatly in a (plastic) tarpaulin.  That worked 
well, but does not really allow for occasional winter use.  Unwrapping 
and rewrapping is a fairly major task, and I do worry about trapping 
moisture, and chaffing.

A proper garage is not an option, for a variety of reasons, so I thought 
vaguely about building a shed on the trailer.  Yes, it will mean that 
the trailer stops being a useful trailer, but if the Minor breaks down, 
the AA can bring it home.

Thoughts are to use 2 by 2 uprights, with ply sides, apex roof, and 
plenty of preservative.  Remove the trailer wheels, and let it sit on 
the stabilisers - the slope up is about seven inches.  This is for 
occasional, not daily use, so not a major problem.

Any major problems I haven't foreseen?

-- 
Graeme

Graeme wrote:
> 
> Any major problems I haven't foreseen?
> 

Apologies, in advance, for not answering your question, but...

I'm actually disappointed...

Having read the title of your post, my mind immediately began wandering 
around the possibility of manufacturing rigid frames, maybe 3x or 4x, 
that describe the profile of a garage, each on lockable wheeled based. 
Staple tarp. to the frames with 4-6ft in between each and you have a 
fold-away "concertina" portable garage. braced wooden floor panels 
sitting on top / between the frames provide a floor, which, with a car 
parked on top of, provides the solid base to avoid it being blown away 
in high winds.

...I'll get me coat

"Graeme"  wrote in message 
news:sfv1szuVZ8YIFw$V@nospam.demon.co.uk...
>
> Just thinking aloud, really.  My little Morris Minor needs wrapping up 
> safely during the winter, ...

http://www.carcapsule.com/

Colin Bignell

"Graeme"  wrote in message 
news:sfv1szuVZ8YIFw$V@nospam.demon.co.uk...
>
> Just thinking aloud, really.  My little Morris Minor needs wrapping up 
> safely during the winter, and spent last winter on a trailer, with 
> everything wrapped up neatly in a (plastic) tarpaulin.  That worked well, 
> but does not really allow for occasional winter use.  Unwrapping and 
> rewrapping is a fairly major task, and I do worry about trapping moisture, 
> and chaffing.
>
Doesn't answer your question but why not run the Moggy?

Mary

Graeme wrote:
> Just thinking aloud, really.  My little Morris Minor needs wrapping up 
> safely during the winter, and spent last winter on a trailer, with 
> everything wrapped up neatly in a (plastic) tarpaulin.  That worked 
> well, but does not really allow for occasional winter use.  Unwrapping 
> and rewrapping is a fairly major task, and I do worry about trapping 
> moisture, and chaffing.
> A proper garage is not an option, for a variety of reasons, so I thought 
> vaguely about building a shed on the trailer.  Yes, it will mean that 
> the trailer stops being a useful trailer, but if the Minor breaks down, 
> the AA can bring it home.

http://www.motorsportads.co.uk/transporters-lorries.htm

:-)

Owain

In message <g40i8g$1bfu$1@energise.enta.net>, Mike Dodd 
 writes
>
>I'm actually disappointed...
>
>Having read the title of your post, my mind immediately began wandering 
>around the possibility of manufacturing rigid frames, maybe 3x or 4x, 
>that describe the profile of a garage, each on lockable wheeled based. 
>Staple tarp. to the frames with 4-6ft in between each and you have a 
>fold-away "concertina" portable garage. braced wooden floor panels 
>sitting on top / between the frames provide a floor, which, with a car 
>parked on top of, provides the solid base to avoid it being blown away 
>in high winds.
>
>...I'll get me coat

No, no no !  Actually, that provides food for thought.  How about a 
frame on top of the trailer, covered with a tarp?  Easier to convert 
back to a trailer, if/when required.  Frame constructed from powder 
coated poles, which must be available somewhere, complete with corner 
joiners.

-- 
Graeme

In message <4863de68$0$761$4c56ba96@master.news.zetnet.net>, Mary Fisher 
 writes
>
>"Graeme"  wrote in message
>news:sfv1szuVZ8YIFw$V@nospam.demon.co.uk...
>>
>> Just thinking aloud, really.  My little Morris Minor needs wrapping up
>> safely during the winter, and spent last winter on a trailer, with
>> everything wrapped up neatly in a (plastic) tarpaulin.
>>
>Doesn't answer your question but why not run the Moggy?

Almost!  This is an important year - 60 years since the Minor was 
introduced, 40 years since mine was first registered, and ten years 
since it was last run on the road.  It is running now, but not 
roadworthy yet, although no major problems.  Hopefully, back on the road 
within the next few weeks.

I used to use it as an every day car, but, in the future, will run it 
for fun only, and would like to provide some protection during the 
winter, when use will be less.  A tent on a trailer sounds promising :-)
-- 
Graeme

On Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:31:31 +0100, Graeme wrote:

> In message <g40i8g$1bfu$1@energise.enta.net>, Mike Dodd 
>  writes
>>
>>I'm actually disappointed...
>>
>>Having read the title of your post, my mind immediately began wandering 
>>around the possibility of manufacturing rigid frames, maybe 3x or 4x, 
>>that describe the profile of a garage, each on lockable wheeled based. 
>>Staple tarp. to the frames with 4-6ft in between each and you have a 
>>fold-away "concertina" portable garage. braced wooden floor panels 
>>sitting on top / between the frames provide a floor, which, with a car 
>>parked on top of, provides the solid base to avoid it being blown away 
>>in high winds.
>>
>>...I'll get me coat
> 
> No, no no !  Actually, that provides food for thought.  How about a 
> frame on top of the trailer, covered with a tarp?  Easier to convert 
> back to a trailer, if/when required.  Frame constructed from powder 
> coated poles, which must be available somewhere, complete with corner 
> joiners.

==================================
Possibly one of these:

http://tinyurl.com/6nvqcq

or probably cheaper, a modified section of agricultural polytunnel.

Cic.
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===================================
Using Ubuntu Linux
Windows shown the door
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"Graeme"  wrote in message 
news:sfv1szuVZ8YIFw$V@nospam.demon.co.uk...
>
> Just thinking aloud, really.  My little Morris Minor needs wrapping up 
> safely during the winter, and spent last winter on a trailer, with 
> everything wrapped up neatly in a (plastic) tarpaulin.  That worked well, 
> but does not really allow for occasional winter use.  Unwrapping and 
> rewrapping is a fairly major task, and I do worry about trapping moisture, 
> and chaffing.
>
> A proper garage is not an option, for a variety of reasons, so I thought 
> vaguely about building a shed on the trailer.  Yes, it will mean that the 
> trailer stops being a useful trailer, but if the Minor breaks down, the AA 
> can bring it home.
>
> Thoughts are to use 2 by 2 uprights, with ply sides, apex roof, and plenty 
> of preservative.  Remove the trailer wheels, and let it sit on the 
> stabilisers - the slope up is about seven inches.  This is for occasional, 
> not daily use, so not a major problem.
>
> Any major problems I haven't foreseen?

This is exactly what you need
http://www.cswshopping.co.uk/perambulator-folding-garage-p-134.html

Graeme wrote:

>Thoughts are to use 2 by 2 uprights, with ply sides, apex roof, and 
>plenty of preservative.  Remove the trailer wheels, and let it sit on 
>the stabilisers - the slope up is about seven inches.  This is for 
>occasional, not daily use, so not a major problem.
>
>Any major problems I haven't foreseen?

Unless the trailer is unusually robust, it will have been
designed for the major load to be taken by the wheels.  Unless
you provide some support in that location, you may find the bed
and stabilisers distort.

Chris
-- 
Chris J Dixon  Nottingham UK
chris@cdixon.me.uk

Have dancing shoes, will ceilidh.

In message <sfv1szuVZ8YIFw$V@nospam.demon.co.uk>, Graeme 
 writes
>
>Just thinking aloud, really.  My little Morris Minor needs wrapping up 
>safely during the winter, and spent last winter on a trailer, with 
>everything wrapped up neatly in a (plastic) tarpaulin.  That worked 
>well, but does not really allow for occasional winter use.  Unwrapping 
>and rewrapping is a fairly major task, and I do worry about trapping 
>moisture, and chaffing.
>
>A proper garage is not an option, for a variety of reasons, so I 
>thought vaguely about building a shed on the trailer.  Yes, it will

A shed on a trailer? That sounds like a ridiculous idea.....

     <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYdIlJAKy9k>

A shed on a tipper, now that might work :-)

Hth
Someone

"Graeme"  wrote in message 
news:ILh8JQ1sF+YIFwag@nospam.demon.co.uk...
> In message <4863de68$0$761$4c56ba96@master.news.zetnet.net>, Mary Fisher 
>  writes
>>
>>"Graeme"  wrote in message
>>news:sfv1szuVZ8YIFw$V@nospam.demon.co.uk...
>>>
>>> Just thinking aloud, really.  My little Morris Minor needs wrapping up
>>> safely during the winter, and spent last winter on a trailer, with
>>> everything wrapped up neatly in a (plastic) tarpaulin.
>>>
>>Doesn't answer your question but why not run the Moggy?
>
> Almost!  This is an important year - 60 years since the Minor was 
> introduced, 40 years since mine was first registered, and ten years since 
> it was last run on the road.  It is running now, but not roadworthy yet, 
> although no major problems.  Hopefully, back on the road within the next 
> few weeks.
>
> I used to use it as an every day car, but, in the future, will run it for 
> fun only, and would like to provide some protection during the winter, 
> when use will be less.

That's a shame. No 3 son rolled mine but was determined to rebuild it. Ha! 
Only the windscreen was salvageable.

So he bought another wreck and over about three years made it not only 
roadworthy but beautiful - cream. It's his everyday vehicle and isn't even 
garaged. He doesn't leave it on the street though.

Have fun EVERY day - there may not be another ...

Mary
> -- 
> Graeme

Thus spake RW (None@here.net) unto the assembled multitudes:

> This is exactly what you need
> http://www.cswshopping.co.uk/perambulator-folding-garage-p-134.html 

Except it doesn't have any wheels...


-- 
                                 Andy Clews
                            University of Sussex
                 *** Remove DENTURES if replying by email ***

I *know* this isn't quite what you asked...

My mind was taken back many years. Rik Mayall? Grim Tales? His chair? 
Mussorgsky? Emerson, Lake & Palmer? Pictures at an Exhibition? Hut of 
Baba Yaga?

And lo, I saw in my mind's eye a wood and canvas garage mounted not on 
wheels but gigantic chicken legs (maybe turkey legs?).

Dare to be different...

I'll go get my straitjacket.

-- 
Rod

Hypothyroidism is a seriously debilitating condition with an insidious 
onset.
Although common it frequently goes undiagnosed.
<www.thyromind.info> <www.thyroiduk.org> <www.altsupportthyroid.org>

On 2008-06-26, Graeme  wrote:

> A proper garage is not an option, for a variety of reasons, so I thought 
> vaguely about building a shed on the trailer. 

Why not "just" buy a covered trailer?

Some piccies here;

http://www.tridenttrailers.com/enclosed-car-transporters.htm

They are, however, not cheap.


-- 
          "Be thankful that you have a life, and forsake your vain
                 and presumptuous desire for a second one."
               [email me at huge {at} huge (dot) org <dot> uk]

wrote in message 
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> Thus spake RW (None@here.net) unto the assembled multitudes:
>
>> This is exactly what you need
>> http://www.cswshopping.co.uk/perambulator-folding-garage-p-134.html
>
> Except it doesn't have any wheels...


It would have if you mounted it on your trailer !

Thus spake RW (None@here.net) unto the assembled multitudes:

>>> This is exactly what you need
>>> http://www.cswshopping.co.uk/perambulator-folding-garage-p-134.html
>>
>> Except it doesn't have any wheels...

> It would have if you mounted it on your trailer ! 

<sound of hollow laughter>


-- 
                                 Andy Clews
                            University of Sussex
                 *** Remove DENTURES if replying by email ***

Huge wrote:
> On 2008-06-26, Graeme  wrote:
> 
>> A proper garage is not an option, for a variety of reasons, so I thought 
>> vaguely about building a shed on the trailer. 
> 
> Why not "just" buy a covered trailer?
> 
> Some piccies here;
> 
> http://www.tridenttrailers.com/enclosed-car-transporters.htm
> 
> They are, however, not cheap.
> 
> 
I live near Stoke on Trent, there is one trailer manufacturer who does 
all sorts at good prices.  There may be one near you.  I know not DIY.

In message , Chris J Dixon 
 writes
>Graeme wrote:
>
>>Remove the trailer wheels, and let it sit on
>>the stabilisers
>
>Unless the trailer is unusually robust, it will have been
>designed for the major load to be taken by the wheels.  Unless
>you provide some support in that location, you may find the bed
>and stabilisers distort.
>
Ah.  Thanks Chris.  I did not realise that, although describing the 
stabilisers as stabilisers should have given me a clue.
-- 
Graeme