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We had a pretty big storm come through here yesterday & last night with quite a bit of wind (gusts up to 50 mph). My main BBQ Tent was well secured, and I wasn't worried about it flying away (which has happen to other tents, not so well secured). However, I didn't expect this to happen:

All of these pop-up canaopies use really thin, cheap fabric (this one was a Coleman) and If I get 2 seasons out of them I'm lucky. Since the frame is perfectly intact, I'm going to try a generic, replacement fabric top & see how it goes.

Ouch. I've used those at Hot Rod Runs/Etc that were put up and take down convenient. One thing I've learned and have heard verified from others is that once it gets a small tear in it, the wind resistance becomes Zero. ?Sailor? would something more permanent yet light weight be of an advantage to Y'all or not ?

OldUsedParts wrote:Ouch. I've used those at Hot Rod Runs/Etc that were put up and take down convenient. One thing I've learned and have heard verified from others is that once it gets a small tear in it, the wind resistance becomes Zero. ?Sailor? would something more permanent yet light weight be of an advantage to Y'all or not ?

I was thinking of that. But what...a pergola? This is mostly for rain protection.

Standing under the tent a couple days ago, I could see how thin the fabric was in patches.

Down here it would be for shade and rain protection. A gable or hip design would be prettier BUT all I would want would be to have a flat shed roof that drained the water shed to the area I wanted. There is aluminum roofing products these days that are so light they don't need a lot of support so the framing/corner posts wouldn't have to be that heavy construction just anchored well at the ground. Now, granted this is a Hillbilly design but it would be functional and that's all I would require.

P.S. this is architecture that is one step up from a "lean-too"

I remember lean-toos from my boy scout days.

I think for now I'll just look into a replacement fabric top, since it's near the end of the season here. I normally take the tents down well before the snow flies.

I'll look into alternatives, like those you mentioned, for next spring.

I've been using an EZ Up as well..............completely expect it to look like that every time a storm rolls through.

We use these down here, very strong materials, put up in 3 mins. Walls are about $50 each. We use these all the time.
https://www.bivouac.co.nz/oztrail-delux ... gLXNvD_BwE

Russ

Russ wrote:We use these down here, very strong materials, put up in 3 mins. Walls are about $50 each. We use these all the time.
https://www.bivouac.co.nz/oztrail-delux ... gLXNvD_BwE

Russ

Thanks Russ. It looks like a heavy-duty version of what i normally use (at around 2x the price). Do they last for extended periods outside (around 6 months/year)?

Professor Bunky wrote:

Russ wrote:We use these down here, very strong materials, put up in 3 mins. Walls are about $50 each. We use these all the time.
https://www.bivouac.co.nz/oztrail-delux ... gLXNvD_BwE

Russ

Thanks Russ. It looks like a heavy-duty version of what i normally use (at around 2x the price). Do they last for extended periods outside (around 6 months/year)?

We only use for 2 to 3 days at a time, but I can tell you the material is very heavy duty, but not too heavy. We recently had 3 at the races for a day, it turned to windy but everything held up good. I have seen the lighter ones, I wouldn't buy one. Your one sure got a hammering.

Russ