I’ve currently got all my camping stuff ie tents, ‘furniture’, cooking equipment etc in the garage but need to move it. Planning on getting a shed BUT live in the country and concerned about mice getting in so looking at metal sheds. However, have heard that these tend to ‘sweat’ as they get hot. Any advice re camping equipment storage would be greatly appreciated.
A metal shed will get hot in summer but this should not be an issue to most materials.
The metal shed will however get internal condensation on cold nights and drip onto your camping gear.
Check that your tentage is in waterproof bags. Cover everything in plastic sheeting, one of those woven plastic tarps would do, and put cardboard over that. The cardboard catches the drips and wicks evaporation when the sun comes out.
Keep everything off the ground by using small industrial pallets.
Nearly everything you have bought from Ebay comes from China in plastic bags inside cardboard boxes in steel containers. If it's good enough for Ebay it's good enough for you.
PS, you could just insulate your metal shed by lining it with heavy cardboard of hardboard.
PPS, When lining the metal shed stay clear of any ventilators and leave open.
PPPS I have a 6 man Wynnster tent and love it's strength and stability although I tend to use 3 man tents these days.
I keep the actual tent and anything else that can be affected by damp, like airbed and sleeping bag, inside the house. Some is in a small cupboard and some is under the bed.
However, I recently bought a plastic garden storage box described as weatherproof and recommended for your garden furniture cushions etc; and I have been astonished that it actually does keep things dry...not a drop of water has got inside and no sign of condensation...yet. I keep everything in there that is unlikely to be affected by damp such as folding tables, the tent poles, tent pegs, hammers etc; etc. One table is in a cardboard box and is showing no signs of being affected by damp.
I don't know, but I would imagine a plastic shed might be equally as weatherproof, in fact when my present wooden shed finally collapses I will buy a plastic one.
Quote: Originally posted by Bob61 on 04/10/2019
I keep the actual tent and anything else that can be affected by damp, like airbed and sleeping bag, inside the house. Some is in a small cupboard and some is under the bed.
However, I recently bought a plastic garden storage box described as weatherproof and recommended for your garden furniture cushions etc; and I have been astonished that it actually does keep things dry...not a drop of water has got inside and no sign of condensation...yet. I keep everything in there that is unlikely to be affected by damp such as folding tables, the tent poles, tent pegs, hammers etc; etc. One table is in a cardboard box and is showing no signs of being affected by damp.
I don't know, but I would imagine a plastic shed might be equally as weatherproof, in fact when my present wooden shed finally collapses I will buy a plastic one.
Just a (potential) word of warning... sounds similar to mine that I have for bikes mainly, but a few other bits as well, like king poles, interlocking mats etc...
Keep an eye on it through "proper winter"/heavy frosts etc.
I have a "water-resistant" material cover over the rear basket on my bike. Admittedly very close to the "shed" roof, maybe a couple of inches, but a definite gap, Certainly not touching.
Something got in there last winter, as the material got stained, almost mold-like. The same happened to one of the bike seats too (A good 8" or so below the roof), as I negated to put the rainproof covers on (I didn't feel the need, mistakenly!
I'll be adding an extra cover or two this winter, perhaps a footprint groundsheet and/or an old blanket of some sort, just in case!
Everything else was ok... never any damp/puddles on the shed floor.
No rust on metal stuff, foam mats ok, as was a removed cargo net thing from my car. All stored as is... no bags/sheets/covers etc.
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This is the one I have... got mine from Costco...
Thank you Mucker for that word of warning and I will certainly be checking it throughout the winter.
This is the box I got from Argos except it was only £70 when I bought it. I got it free anyway with an Argos voucher - lol.
One thing I have noticed is that in the hot weather the lid warped so that the front two corners raised up. Consequently I found a few bugs had got inside. I sprayed the inside to clobber the bugs and I have now devised a hook and strap affair to hold the corners down tight. That seems to have done the trick.
There is nothing in there now that can be ruined by damp although I can do without mildew on my stuff, which I get every winter inside my main wooden shiplap shed.
Thanks again and I will certainly be checking it out from time to time
One thing I have noticed is that in the hot weather the lid warped so that the front two corners raised up. Consequently I found a few bugs had got inside. I sprayed the inside to clobber the bugs and I have now devised a hook and strap affair to hold the corners down tight. That seems to have done the trick.
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the same thing has happened to my plastic one,
"Bob" how did you devise the hook and strap ?
stu
Quote: Originally posted by G,Winger on 05/10/2019
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One thing I have noticed is that in the hot weather the lid warped so that the front two corners raised up. Consequently I found a few bugs had got inside. I sprayed the inside to clobber the bugs and I have now devised a hook and strap affair to hold the corners down tight. That seems to have done the trick.
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the same thing has happened to my plastic one,
"Bob" how did you devise the hook and strap ?
stu
A bit hard to describe but I put a self tapping screw into the corner of the lid at the side leaving it proud of the surface. A few inches down on the side of the box I screwed on a 1" wide strap, using another self tapping screw and a washer, which runs through a key ring and then back through a buckle. I place the key ring over the top screw and tighten up the buckle so it pulls the lid down tight. I did the same on both sides.
I think the strap with the buckles and the rings came off a small holdall originally - lol.
Ideally a couple of those straps with clips and buckles that you get on tent bags might work but I didn't have any - lol. Screw one side of the clip with a short strap to the lid, and the other side of the clip to the box then clip them together and pull tight like you do on a tent bag.
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Topic: Camping equipment storage
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