[MR] EZ up type tents

[William de Faleston]

Excessive rain can cause problems too. At war I typically pitch my tiny earth pimple under an EZ up so that I can roll down side walls to change. This past year I awoke after a night of heavy rain, opened my tent, and found myself staring at the top of the EZ up, which was about 14 inches off the ground. The water had pooled and the weight of it bent the frame and collapsed it. Of course it was a cheap one. My mother did craft shows and had an EZ up brand. Someone once borrowed it and forgot to stake it. It took off, flew 30 feet, and crashed. It was only slightly bent. 

William de Faleston 

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On May 23, 2011, at 9:14 PM, Maymunah al Siqilliyah <alsiqilliyah at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have used them for farmer's market type sales.  They do NOT withstand wind very well.  You can weigh down the feet with something but if the wind picks up the top and the feet are planted and there's any torque, it will twist the cheap bars in a heartbeat.  If there's bad weather I would take the thing down in hurry and I would not go away and leave it.
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> Yes, you can put them up yourself, but it's still a lot easier with another person.
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> On 5/23/2011 8:50 PM, Natasha Laity Snyder wrote:
>> Can anyone share their love/hate stories with their EZ up type tent?  I would love to get a period tent (for vending) but the truth is that I'm usually alone so I need something I can put up by myself.  I want to get a brand that is going to last.
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