[Land-speed] Pit Shade

[Doug Odom]

I have used both the white pop-up type and the black perforated type. I did 
not feel the black one was any hotter than the white pop-up. It did seem to 
not want to fly away with each breeze like the pop-up does.   Doug Odom in 
big ditch
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elon" <saltfever at comcast.net>
To: "'land-speed submit'" <land-speed at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 2:27 PM
Subject: [Land-speed] Pit Shade


> We have all seen the shades that are perforated and let the area breathe. 
> I
> talked to someone last year who had a very large cover. He said he buys 
> hay
> covers. The problem is that all the PERFORATED covers I have seen are 
> black
> or a dark color. They do a great job of filtering the sunlight but due to
> their dark color they absorb a lot of heat.  I was thinking a perforated,
> light or silver colored tarp would be the best of both worlds. Has anybody
> seen such material?   -Elon