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    Quote Originally Posted by Irving View Post
    I haven't, do you have a link to some ideas you're considering?

    Since I don't look at cars, I sometimes forget that it takes much smaller hail to damage a vehicle than it does a house. So a padded cover would likely be worth the effort as it would likely be effective against most small hail.
    https://www.hailprotector.com/

    It looks completey silly, and wouldn't work for us because of the lack of an outlet nearby, anyhow.
    The company demonstrates the toughness by throwing bricks from a 30-foot height, but I still doubt the velocity is the same. I'm wondering if there's some sort of padded tarp that's better than others? And if so, what have people found works for them?

    As for the steel shed idea..if only! I would love than. Our yard does not cooperate- there's a significant slope and not really much in the way of room. We have a massive, heavy shopsmith. It just won't work.

    Garage-wise, the vehicle would just fit (in theory) but it's not happening.

    And we're not moving. I still haven't totally unpacked our stuff from our last move...and have you seen the prices of houses?!
    Besides, we're pretty happy where we are.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TheGrey View Post
    https://www.hailprotector.com/

    It looks completey silly, and wouldn't work for us because of the lack of an outlet nearby, anyhow.
    The company demonstrates the toughness by throwing bricks from a 30-foot height, but I still doubt the velocity is the same. I'm wondering if there's some sort of padded tarp that's better than others? And if so, what have people found works for them?

    As for the steel shed idea..if only! I would love than. Our yard does not cooperate- there's a significant slope and not really much in the way of room. We have a massive, heavy shopsmith. It just won't work.

    Garage-wise, the vehicle would just fit (in theory) but it's not happening.

    And we're not moving. I still haven't totally unpacked our stuff from our last move...and have you seen the prices of houses?!
    Besides, we're pretty happy where we are.
    5 min install???
    More like 1 1/2 hrs...
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    Quote Originally Posted by bellavite1 View Post
    5 min install???
    More like 1 1/2 hrs...
    That, and how long before the HOA says "So, yeah, if you could go ahead and just not use that anymore, that'd be great. Okay?"
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