Generator 'Cover/Shed/?'

   / Generator 'Cover/Shed/?' #11  
Mine stays in the garage and if a large snowstorm is expected, I'll still have plenty of time to roll it down to the transfer switch if need be. I got an extra long gencord that will mean the generator when it is running can be pulled under the 15' high deck off the back of the house. That should provide enough shelter while running and also its so open down there, no fear of carbon monoxide.

BUT when I was first considering getting a generator and thought about that I saw someone online had a picture of his generator that he stored in one of the Rubbermaid Horizontal Sheds. It had large doors on the front that would swing outward to roll it in and out and is supposed to be waterproof. He had it padlocked shut and the shed itself bolted down to something heavy in his carport to guard against theft. I am rural enough that theft probably isn't an issue because someone is almost always home with my elderly father and around here most just keep their generators out and under their decks and pretty much everyone has their one already anyway.
 
   / Generator 'Cover/Shed/?' #12  
How portable are you calling "portable" ?

I keep my 2 portable gens in the garage where I know they'll be when I go looking for them.

(2000 Honda suitcase and a 4600 coleman)
 
   / Generator 'Cover/Shed/?'
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#13  
How portable are you calling "portable" ?

I keep my 2 portable gens in the garage where I know they'll be when I go looking for them.

(2000 Honda suitcase and a 4600 coleman)

Well it's 'portable' in that it has handles and wheels however it took four guys to move it/drag it last summer when building the house and I move it with my Kubota. Right now, it's positioned where my plug comes out of my house and the cord is only 6 feet so it cannot stray too far from there.

Thanks everyone for your ideas. I looked at the Rubbermaid closet idea and thought it had potential when my local retailer went out of stock. Since then I have had second thoughts on it being in a plastic like shed and possibilities of melting due to heat build-up. I'm thinking of building something and was just looking for ideas or images for inspiration. I saw some ideas when I Google'ed however I need to keep looking.

Tks.
 
   / Generator 'Cover/Shed/?' #14  
I would build something on a pallet. Simple 2x4 frame with a corrugated metal roof. Make the sides removable with T111 or a tarp if looks aren't a concern. The pallet makes it portable for projects in the back 40.
 

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