Originally posted by dswartz:
Instead invest a few hundred dollars in one of the instant garages such as the ones at http://www.instantshelters.com/garage.html. I’ve never dealt with this particular company and I’m not recommending them, but I think you get the idea. There is probably such a company local to your area.
Link 404'd, but you can try removing garage.html from the end.
I have to second this recommendation.
Some of my relatives had a similar problem and put up a similar "tent" over their car. It did a pretty good job of keeping the car out of the rain. Dew still forms on the car, but the amount was reduced quite a bit. It was comparable to outdoor covered apartment parking.
I do have 2 concerns about this method though--
First, you will need to figure out how to ship it to/away from the bay area. The car tents wont fit in the trunk even if folded up.
Secondly, you need to make sure that the enclosure is secured to the ground and wont blow over if we have another one of those super windy rainstorms. It may leave some nasty scratches if it collapses on the car. You may want to ask the manufacturer about this.
On the up-side, it'll save you the trouble of messing with a damp car cover at 1am after a hard days work (or during hard rain). Just park and forget.
With regards to the personal storage locker method -- dont you still need some sort of transportation to drive get you between the locker and where you are staying?
