I have been kicking this idea around for some time. 12'X20' standard metal carport.
Now saw the legs off
Install electric camper jacks on all 4 corners. The middle legs would be made form two sizes to fit one inside the other for a telescoping capability and drill some pin holes at different heights.
Back the cmaper in under the 12' clearance and park it. Or unload it and lower the carport down on it.
I'm still in the fantasy stages.
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~DJ~ wrote: I have been kicking this idea around for some time. 12'X20' standard metal carport.
Now saw the legs off
Install electric camper jacks on all 4 corners. The middle legs would be made form two sizes to fit one inside the other for a telescoping capability and drill some pin holes at different heights.
Back the cmaper in under the 12' clearance and park it. Or unload it and lower the carport down on it.
I'm still in the fantasy stages.
Thats a lot of work, when all you really need is a Stable Lift.
I've been toying with the the idea of a lean to off the side of a story and half garage. Everyone says it would look to addon attached to the already 3 stall garage. It already looks like a garage with a house attached to it. It would be a nice set up the height works out, power right there.
...if the building itself and lean-to design are structurally sound together (an engineer can verify this), then the lean-to could be made to look architecturally appealing, no problem.
A word of warning, however: one of our contractors had (yes, past tense) a very expensive lean-to attached to a steel commercial building, with the lean-to, it's attachment to building and ground rated for 105 MPH momentary wind gusts; a month ago, the entire structure (only 2-years old!) tore out of the ground, and ripped the side of the steel building clean off in a ~~~115 MPH momentary wind burst during a super-storm (in the valley) ! What a hell of a mess.
Caveat: open ended buildings can be very functional if they are located in areas where winds will not exceed the car-port design specs...
This is what I have. It has been working great for the past 5 years. Truck Camper still looks brand new and it keeps the rain, snow and sun off the roof. Colors match the house.
I've used this company two times....You order it and installation is included. If you need a certified structure they have those with plans so you can get your permits. You build it the way you want.
I added a carport to the side of the house and garage last spring. It worked great for the Outfitter we use to have, but the new Bigfoot I have to drop it off prior to the carport and place it on a camper dolly then push it back in its storage place. So far not a big deal. I could not have made the carport any taller for various reasons but I think it turned out pretty nice. I am able to get my truck under it too (14'x45').
Happy TC'N,
Dave
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I put one of these ( http://www.shelterlogic.com/ ) up this summer (14.5 oz fabric), so far so good. Covered on both ends (one end has a roll up door) because of dust issues with nearby dirt road. The door opening height required to back in with the camper on the truck set the overall height of the shelter, which is 14' at the crown, more than enough clearance when jacking camper to load/remove. It's tied down in 8 places with 36" tiedowns.
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