Is there any suggestions that anyone has for a car cover to protect my new car from the elements of tropical storm Ernesto ? Please PM me

 

Ernesto is comming to get us! :impatient :impatient

find a parking garage or some form of public cover and leave it there. (of course driving back to check on it, in another car) that way no trees or limbs fall on it. That is, if you dont have a garage. Only thing i can think of at the moment. If you dont have another car get a friend to help you drop it off and pick it up

 

if you don't have access to a parking garage... I guess you could make a protector out of 2x4's and 5/8"ths osb.

Not the best but it was the only other option that floated into my head.

ohhh maybe I shouldn't have used the words floated in there... Any way good luck and gl to your MINI so it makes it through it.

 

My father saw a MINI that was left by a reservist at the air reserve base he works at. The poor owner was deployed to Iraq and the car went through Katrina (in S. Florida) with a car cover on it. Unfortunately the cover was shredded by the end of the storm, and I have no doubt the car suffered some serious paint damage from the cover flapping around plus debris.

Having been through three hurricanes in S. FL (including Hurricane Andrew) I would NOT advise placing a car cover on your car, but rather find a place to park that is at the least semi-shielded from two directions if you can't park in a garage or a parking deck. We had a vehicle parked in a corner bordered on the north by our house and the east by a 6 ft hedge and the car was fine through Andrew (which ripped half the roof off our house and threw it behind the house across the street).

I hope you find a decent place to keep your baby safe, and keep yourself safe!

 

I don't believe there's a car cover on the market rated to withstand tropical storm force winds...

Suggestion 1, find a large parking structure one in a mall is a good option. Park in one of the middle levels, high enough that the car would be out of the way of potential flooding, but still covered by a level or two. Park as close to the middle of the garage as possible.

Suggestion 2, find the largest parking lot you can with the fewest trees and other objects surrounding it. If the lot has a tendency to flood, look elsewhere. Park in the center of the lot as far from buildings and anything that might become a projectile as possible. If you can, surround your MINI with other cars to screen the MINI from flying debris.

The last time a had to deal with a hurricane solution 1 wasn't an option so I had to go with solution 2. There wasn't any damage to the car, and as a bonus there wasn't a spec of dirt or bug guts on the car when I went back to get it.

 

you could always take the expensive route, and put it in storage for a night or 2.

a parking garage is the best bet, especially one for lets say...condos or apartments. You could be a visitor to someone who lives there, and wouldnt have to worry much about vandalism.

 

Go to a nice hotel and valet park it overnight. . .

 

Take a trip out of town I'm sure you won't be working so why not make a vacation out of this?

 

Given the progress of the storm... It's a little late now...

 

Im up in the very northeast part of florida, and now they are saying it may get to us tomorrow morning instead of tonight. I believe the storm is slowing down. (only moving about about 8mph) Its also pretty whimpy.

I hope all is well down south. hang in there