Topic: shelter to work on my bike during the winter?.. no garage

[jason41987]

i do not have a garage, unfortunately, so what i did was lay a piece of particle board in my driveway, covered with an old carpet, and i cover it with a tarp when im not working on it... i will have to do work over the winter and i was wondering if anyones ever used some kind of tent before, put up in their driveway, and used as a heatable shelter for working on their bikes throughout the winter?... and if so, what was your setup?

[jamesb]

Harbor freight sells a carport like your describing the only problem is trying to keep it heated if you can I would try to invest in a 8 x 12 shed that's what I started out with and it works great. You can insulate it and a propane heater is enough to heat it

[CrankyOldGuy]

Link below to a typical temporary shelter.  Not sure about heating it as it is uninsulated.  An infrared or two heater may work.

Harry O.

http://www.portablegaragedepot.com/index.cfm?catid=72

[switchum]

Watch out for neighbors. They can report it to fuzz.
I would say just build a ramp and work on the bike inside of the house

[RatBikeRandy]

What about an EZ-UP canopy with the walls zipped in?  You can heat a tent fairly well with several types of heaters.  If you can find one, use an older Coleman catalytic heater that uses coleman fuel (not propane) like the ice fishing guys use.  Contrary to popular opinion, they work GREAT and heat a long time for little money.  They will heat for approximately 10-12 hours on a fill.

You could also use a large family size dome or cabin tent.  Put a cotton sheet under the rainfly for heat retention and put something under the floor like indoor/outdoor carpet or that white foam packing in boxes.

I have 2 of these heaters from yard sales that I have about $7.00 total invested.  Great for winter camping also, kept my tent toasty.

In case you can't tell, I camp in the winter and have for 30 + years.