[Fot] Canopy question

[Jim Gray]

In many years of motorcross, supercross and car racing I think I’ve gone through about ten of them. Even if you can weight or tie them down enough

the lift from the fabric just tears them apart. I pretty much gave up since I bought an enclosed trailer. Now I have the EMT conduit type with fabricated corners

that attaches to the trailer like Jason Ostrowski’s. It’s pretty impressive how much wind it can take.

We get some pretty wicked wind at times along the front range of the rockies.

Jim g

 

From: Fot <fot-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Tony Drews
Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2020 2:34 PM
To: Bill Dentinger <billdentin at aol.com>
Cc: fot at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] Canopy question

 

I used to have a cheapie 10 x 20 from Farm and Fleet that was the poles / canopy arrangement.  Was a pain to set up but it handled all weather like a champ.  I use strong stakes in the ground, don't rely on weights because I live in the land of thunderstorms.

Went to EZ-up brand for ease of setup, but found that it likes to catch the wind more than my prior setup.  It doesn't pull the stakes out of the ground but the wind load is a problem for the frame attachment points (this is not the most expensive EZ-up, but not a cheapie), one of them broke and I've taken it down in driving rain concerned about it trying to make itself into something airborn.  Also water pools in the canopy.  But it's great for shading from the sun.  The whole point is to NOT have to go out in the driving rain because of my rain protection.  :)

What I'm hoping for is the durability of what you described but the ease of setup (one person) of the EZ-up.  The EurMax is looking promising - it seems like it would help if it had air vents in the dome to release some of the wind load though.  Looks to be on sale for a reasonable price at the moment.  Still pricey, but probably worth it in the long run.

- Tony

On 7/2/2020 3:12 PM, Bill Dentinger wrote:

I always thought the EZ-up Canopy was convenient, looked nice, but was wimpy.  Even a flatuance issue could cause a problem. 

 

We preferred the traditional set up using HD electrical conduit for poles.  We had three sets, serving 2, 4, and 6 cars.  We used HD stakes (custom made from rebar, with HD washers welded to the side).  Serious stuff.

 

Bill Dentinger

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On Thursday, July 2, 2020, Allen Washatko  <mailto:awashatko at wi.rr.com> <awashatko at wi.rr.com> wrote: 

 

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> On Jul 2, 2020, at 12:30 PM, Tony Drews <tony at tonydrews.com <mailto:tony at tonydrews.com> > wrote:
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> Has anyone run across a EZ-up style canopy that can actually handle wind and rain?
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> Thanks, Tony Drews
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