How hot does it get inside a storage container?

[Jstpssng]

I need to get things under cover, and my buildings never seem to get built. I have a nice level gravel space atop a hill which would be a good place for one, but don't want to exchange one problem for another. With no ventilation how hot will those things get? How easy would it be to put in some weather proof, rodent resistant vents? I'm thinking that if I bought a 20 foot unit it would hold all of my PTO run implements and a lot of other smaller things until I get something built.

I suppose that I can always leave the doors open in summer, I'm not overly concerned about theft anyways and it would be a challenge almost worth watching, to see somebody hoist my backhoe into their pickup.

 

[oosik]

With the sun beating down on it - I would guess about as hot as inside your vehicle parked out in the sun. 120F easily - maybe as high as 140F. The web site I checked said - with temps between 80F to 100F - inside a car can range from 130F to 172F.

 

[Diggin It]

I see problems getting things in and out. What's goes in first, come out last. I'd rather have something with the long side open than the narrow end.

For the money, you could quick build an open sided pole shelter. 4, 6, maybe 8 posts, a few beams and rafters, some roof tin. $500 or so. Add sides, or partial sides as time and money permit.

Plus the thought of being inside one of those creeps me out, if the doors were to close and get stuck. Or be closed by .....

 

[1010]

Not as hot as a car but pretty hot. If you have electricity you could use power vents or just a wind driven whirly bird like on a house roof. Those would require cutting a hole. I would install these anyway just to keep mold and mildew down from being closed up.

 

[MF RED in MT]

I need to get things under cover, and my buildings never seem to get built. I have a nice level gravel space atop a hill which would be a good place for one, but don't want to exchange one problem for another. With no ventilation how hot will those things get? How easy would it be to put in some weather proof, rodent resistant vents? I'm thinking that if I bought a 20 foot unit it would hold all of my PTO run implements and a lot of other smaller things until I get something built.

I suppose that I can always leave the doors open in summer, I'm not overly concerned about theft anyways and it would be a challenge almost worth watching, to see somebody hoist my backhoe into their pickup.

Why not buy a per-fabricated wooden storage shed that can be delivered to your location?

They can have taller barn doors, reinforced flooring for heavier loads, can be insulated, have windows, and have a wide variety of different construction shapes to fit your desires.

At least in Montana these structures are very common.

KC

 

[fried1765]

I need to get things under cover, and my buildings never seem to get built. I have a nice level gravel space atop a hill which would be a good place for one, but don't want to exchange one problem for another. With no ventilation how hot will those things get? How easy would it be to put in some weather proof, rodent resistant vents? I'm thinking that if I bought a 20 foot unit it would hold all of my PTO run implements and a lot of other smaller things until I get something built.

I suppose that I can always leave the doors open in summer, I'm not overly concerned about theft anyways and it would be a challenge almost worth watching, to see somebody hoist my backhoe into their pickup.

In Maine, I think if you parked it under some trees, and left the doors open for the 2 days of Summer, when it gets really hot, you should be fine with a 20' container.
Two 20' containers, spaced about 16' apart, with a roof built over the space between, would be even better!

 

[RjCorazza]

I store my ZD mowers and several plows in a 40' container without issue. Also had my previous L3410 in there for 13 years. It does get hot, but I never actually measured the temp.
As far as leaving it open... I don't do that as wildlife and feral cats have wandered in.

 

[Industrial Toys]

I suppose it depends on where you live. I painted my forty footer Jungle Green to blend into the forest where it's parked. A sauna would be a good description of the interior on a hot sunny day. I only store stuff I don't want in the sun or covered in pine needles in there. A 12 foot tinner and a thousand feet of garden hose. Stuff like that. Funny, when it was out in the open, I had to cover stuff in there with tarps, like my Cushman Mower, because condensation would just rain from the ceiling. I haven't seen that since I parked it in the woods. But, maybe I just don't visit it as often.

 

[airbiscuit]

Are there any Metal Carport companies out that way?

 

[Peter 315]

You need 2 vents 1 down low to let cold air in and 1 up top to let the hot air out , They make ones that open on 1 end and open on the side but cost more money.....My wife has 1 at work real nice to load and unload you can get at everything....