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Nov 18, 2015 | 09:27 AM

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Fulton

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I am thinking of buying a portable car garage for the winter but I am worried about the weight of snow and specifically wet snow when it's melting and then re-freezing overnight. The prices run from 750 to 2500. Any suggestions

Check out the ones from "Cover-Tech" they are made and tested here in New Brunswick. Not many places get more snow and cold than us.

My neighbor has one and last year I saw him clearing a meter of snow from the roof and it's still standing.

BTW, I was stocking the basement with wood a few weeks ago and ran across a mouse nest under one of the piles. The mouse had made the nest out of dryer sheets.

Nov 18, 2015 | 09:44 AM

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Mikey

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The mouse had made the nest out of dryer sheets.

Nov 18, 2015 | 02:44 PM

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johns427

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OK, for this winter I'm using an ultrasonic mouse chaser, mothballs and dryer sheets. Mice rebuilt their abode under my passenger side fuse box this summer. Took an hour to pull it all out, along with 6 pink baby mice. The car stinks of mothballs, even with the top down today, but so far, so good. Thanks for the tip about storing with the top UP!

Nov 18, 2015 | 08:28 PM

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A live kitty with plenty of cat food...

Perhaps instead, a live kitty & no cat food. Otherwise known as incentive.

Nov 19, 2015 | 05:34 AM

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5V1900

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dryer sheets, mothballs, etc.

The last winter I stored my XK8, I used dryer sheets inside the car, and mothballs in the engine compartment. When I checked under the hood, I discovered empty peanut shells within two inches of a mothball. I have also heard of mice making nests of dryer sheets; I know from painful experience that they love the foam-backed headliner material.

Nov 19, 2015 | 10:42 AM

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5V1900

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mouse traps etc

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Last winter I used mothballs under the bonnet and dryer sheets in the cabin.
I found an empty peanut shell on the engine two inches from a mothball.
No signs of rodent presence inside. Also, an electronic anti-mouse gadget is plugged in next to the car and it does absolutely nothing, as I periodically catch mice or moles in conventional snap traps on the floor throughout the year. (I live in the country, and the cars are parked in a heated garage.) I had to replace the headliner within a month of purchasing the car last summer due to mouse damage so I no longer park the car indoors without first raising the top.

Now that the Z4 is parked in the Jag's spot, mice are still a concern. A mouse had been cleaning off the cheese daily without triggering the snap-trap, so I baited the battery-powered electric trap and caught a mouse that day with it. Presently emptied and reset but no further action so far.

Nov 19, 2015 | 12:50 PM

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Chuck Schexnayder

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My Opinion:
The Portable Garage looks nice, but then your back to inside storage and places for the mice to warm up in. Neighbor ordinance might not allow it. Not in a neighborhood, might be best bet with electric mouse traps.

Inside, (garage) you would be hard pressed to beat the Car Capsule. Pricey, but should last a few years.

Other then that, consider moving to Florida, but that with-in itself might not be a good idea, because if Obama has his way, refugees might be living in your garage.....

Last edited by Chuck Schexnayder; Nov 19, 2015 at 12:53 PM.