[MR] EZ up type tents

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Greetings!  

I have used various ez-up type structures for Pennsic for the past five or six years.  I will use one again this year.  As a cover, I have sunbrella blue and white striped fabric. Personally, I love it.

There does seem to be some confusion about ez-ups and I believe that's because there are so many types.  I used the ones you get at CVS for $30 before and they will last through Pennsic but that's about it.  With the sunbrella cover, they are not any hotter than any other tent and they will stay upright as long as they are steaked properly -just like any other tent.  The problem is always taking them down without every bar bending the wrong way.   

I first tried a more expensive ez-up type frame last year -this one was out of steel with larger poles- to discover the roof was far too big for my tent canvas.  I went with a more traditional ex-up which had a 10 x 10 roof; even though it was still too big by a foot, my tent being cut out for a 9x9 with a 10x10 footprint as I quickly discovered, I worked it out as Pennsic.  I used the 10x10 frame all Pennsic without any issues regarding the frame.  In fact, the frame is still in perfect condition.  This frame is the "accordion" bars going across that you have to walk out.  I have recently bought a 9X9 one because the frame really is that strong and works that well but I'd like the canvas to fit properly so no rain will find it's way through the seams -no matter how insignificant.  (A tiny bit of rain came in on one side of the tent where a seam was facing directly up and water could pool on the roof.   All of it went directly down the wall and into the ground inside the tent.   I have raised wooden floors inside the tent so that any rain water will go underneath and not flood the tent.)

Basically, yes, the ez-ups do work as frames if you use the proper materials outside and stake it correctly; just like any other tent.

-Isabella D'Angelo