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38_chevy_guy
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Jan 22, 2015

What size carport cover do you have?

Im thinking about getting one of the metal carports installed for our TT. How wide did you get when you had yours installed? Im thinking of going with a 36x14. Our TT is 31' 35' over all with tongue it has two slides on the same side.

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  • Our original plans grew. Started out thinking just about our HTT. Then realized my little convertible needed to be undercover. What with one thing and another ours is 20 x 36. The dealer strongly suggested we make sure to have enough height to allow for upgrades. We have our slide out most of the time, so I would account for that and then add several feet in width. When we moved to the TT, the slide is deeper than in our HTT and we had to shift considerably to be able to open it. Getting my car in now is a bit like using a shoehorn, but it works. The cost for a few feet extra is not terribly significant....adding or redoing is more costly. Try to do it the first time.
  • 18x36x10. The price for an 18' wide basic carport was only $100 more than the 12'. It was a no brainer to go wider...

  • I went 18 wide. Its what I would recommend. My regret is height. I went with 11 ft legs. I would go at least 12 should you ever upgrade to a 5th wheel.
  • We use the center section of our barn. It's 12 ft. wide x 65 ft. deep. It has a 12 ft. roll up door. The barn was built in 1925 and was originally used to milk 38 cows. The total size is 65 x 36.
  • Sometimes the spirit is strong but the wallet and space are weak. If you can, I'd go two feet wider in case you get a unit with slides on both sides.