Hi Everyone.

I've recently acquired a mint 1975 Eriba Familia named Ruby and she's fantastic!

At the moment she is stored on grass, at a farm with storage space for caravans, but up until this point the previous owners kept her in a barn, with a protec cover on.

How do you all store your vintage Eribas?

I was thinking i'd like to find indoor shelter for her, but one place I rang told me that Eriba's aren't insulated, and they had one stored undercover that went mouldy, so they no longer agree to store them inside! (This was in an old railway tunnel) He also said not to use the protec cover, as i'd get the same problem, and it's best to keep them outside. I'm just concerned if she's kept outside, she'll get more weathered, and require more maintenance, cleaning, rust etc. I'm new to all of this, so perhaps overthinking slightly, I just want to do right by Ruby!

Any advice welcome, on how much success you have with your storage method, and tips and tricks welcome, especially your over winter routines.

Another tip the person I called told me was to buy some of those interior dehumidifiers that B&M sell, as these are great at absorbing moisture.

As someone once pointed out on here, with the number of air vents on an Eriba you’ll be trying to dehumidify the atmosphere. On a hiding to nothing. We cover, leave a couple of windows on vent, move all cushions away from the exterior walls and just try and open it up if we get a nice dry day. So far (15 years) we’ve had no problems. Ooh and don’t forget to drain your water down and cover/insulate your taps, they’re fussy little blighters.

Thanks Colin and Julie, some good tips there! I'll keep my eyes out for a garage to rent perhaps. I'll also look into buying some tire savers for winter!

I bought the same ones. They worked well in storage over the winter.

Dry storage facility will be ok, if outside you could use a winter cover like a lot of use during the winter period.

This guy in the video took it to the extreme

Make sure to measure the clearance height of the garage door. Modern garages may be too low for all but maybe a Puck.

Ours lives in a storage unit that is dry and well ventilated. She's from 1998 and we've never had a damp problem.

Woah that's extreme!

What is, Barmybeetroot?

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Make sure to measure the clearance height of the garage door. Modern garages may be too low for all but maybe a Puck.

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The shrink wrapping video

Interesting photos, and well noted about the height. I think she is okay in the field at the moment, and it's nice to have someone to help me hitch, which I really appreciated at my site yesterday! First trip out this weekend, just me and my son.