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Portable Canopies????
7/3/2011 7:04:22 PM
Who uses them? I need something I can throw in the truck and use at shooting matches/ camping etc.
EZ up seems to be the big name but I dont know anything about them. Most of them are around 100 bucks. The reviews are mixed but most agree they are not built to handle a large water/snow load.
I probably wouldnt mind paying a little more for a durable product but just have never used them
EZ up seems to be the big name but I dont know anything about them. Most of them are around 100 bucks. The reviews are mixed but most agree they are not built to handle a large water/snow load.
I probably wouldnt mind paying a little more for a durable product but just have never used them
7/3/2011 8:24:36 PM
Get an E-Z-Up and don't look back.
The best in the business.
Preferred brand of event and festival types.
I've put one up hundreds of times and toted it around to craft shows for several years.
Quality goods, the one you want.
The best in the business.
Preferred brand of event and festival types.
I've put one up hundreds of times and toted it around to craft shows for several years.
Quality goods, the one you want.
7/3/2011 9:54:14 PM
EZ-Up is good quality and the prices have been dropping the last few years. Can normally find them in an ad in the Sunday paper for $60-$80.
My advice would be to stay with the 10'x10' unit. Very easily set-up by two people but can be done by just one individual. Also the 10'x10' is light enough to carry and move by one person.
BK
My advice would be to stay with the 10'x10' unit. Very easily set-up by two people but can be done by just one individual. Also the 10'x10' is light enough to carry and move by one person.
BK
7/3/2011 10:58:10 PM
Get the bag and the cross brace if it's an option on your model.
Yes, one person can lift, carry and erect/collapse a 10x10.
Yes, one person can lift, carry and erect/collapse a 10x10.
7/4/2011 12:01:19 AM
Is the 12X12 that much heavier/ pain in the ass?
7/4/2011 1:28:20 AM
Sears seems to have the best deal
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00622710000P?blockNo=1&blockType=L1&prdNo=1&i_cntr=1309756500091#spcOffWrap1
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00622710000P?blockNo=1&blockType=L1&prdNo=1&i_cntr=1309756500091#spcOffWrap1
7/4/2011 9:37:44 AM
I don't know what brand it is but we have a similar canopy. I have put it up by myself a few times. It actually belonged to my BIL who loaned it to us for a family gathering and then didn't want it back.
7/4/2011 6:26:10 PM
Originally Posted By AR15Texan:
Sears seems to have the best deal
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00622710000P?blockNo=1&blockType=L1&prdNo=1&i_cntr=1309756500091#spcOffWrap1
Sears seems to have the best deal
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00622710000P?blockNo=1&blockType=L1&prdNo=1&i_cntr=1309756500091#spcOffWrap1
Thanks man. Went to the local store today and they matched the website. It will be nice to have some shade now that we are mighty close to triple digits
7/10/2011 8:13:53 PM
I have a 7 or 8 year old First Up (Walmart) 10x10 that has worked well.. I replaced it this year with a 12x12 EZ-Up and I really like the EZ-Up better...
7/10/2011 8:52:28 PM
I can see myself ending up with a 12x12 in the future but money is tight and that seemed like a good deal on a 10x10. Could damn near buy two of them for the same money.
In the next few years I plan on doing a lot more desert shooting and I think these things will prove to be invaluable
In the next few years I plan on doing a lot more desert shooting and I think these things will prove to be invaluable
7/10/2011 11:02:40 PM
Originally Posted By ALASKANFIRE:
I can see myself ending up with a 12x12 in the future but money is tight and that seemed like a good deal on a 10x10. Could damn near buy two of them for the same money.
In the next few years I plan on doing a lot more desert shooting and I think these things will prove to be invaluable
I can see myself ending up with a 12x12 in the future but money is tight and that seemed like a good deal on a 10x10. Could damn near buy two of them for the same money.
In the next few years I plan on doing a lot more desert shooting and I think these things will prove to be invaluable
The first time it blows over and one of the legs bends you'll wish you bought the E-Z-UP.
I've seen those things cartwheel 100 yards across the fairgrounds without damage.
If the legs are staked or ballasted there is a huge amount of force exerted by the wind on the canopy (which is basically a big sail).
The cheap ones flex a lot and either pop a rivet or get so out of square that they won't collapse any more.
It doesn't take much bend for the legs to no longer drop free when you press the detent and that makes them a huge pain in the ass to erect singlehandedly.
And the detents tend to break or fall out of the cheap ones too. If you wanted to buy one that bolts together, you can get those from the start.
They are very much a "buy once, cry once" item and the E-Z-Ups rule the roost.
7/10/2011 11:16:31 PM
Originally Posted By ColonelHurtz:
The first time it blows over and one of the legs bends you'll wish you bought the E-Z-UP.
I've seen those things cartwheel 100 yards across the fairgrounds without damage.
If the legs are staked or ballasted there is a huge amount of force exerted by the wind on the canopy (which is basically a big sail).
The cheap ones flex a lot and either pop a rivet or get so out of square that they won't collapse any more.
It doesn't take much bend for the legs to no longer drop free when you press the detent and that makes them a huge pain in the ass to erect singlehandedly.
And the detents tend to break or fall out of the cheap ones too. If you wanted to buy one that bolts together, you can get those from the start.
They are very much a "buy once, cry once" item and the E-Z-Ups rule the roost.
Originally Posted By ALASKANFIRE:
I can see myself ending up with a 12x12 in the future but money is tight and that seemed like a good deal on a 10x10. Could damn near buy two of them for the same money.
In the next few years I plan on doing a lot more desert shooting and I think these things will prove to be invaluable
I can see myself ending up with a 12x12 in the future but money is tight and that seemed like a good deal on a 10x10. Could damn near buy two of them for the same money.
In the next few years I plan on doing a lot more desert shooting and I think these things will prove to be invaluable
The first time it blows over and one of the legs bends you'll wish you bought the E-Z-UP.
I've seen those things cartwheel 100 yards across the fairgrounds without damage.
If the legs are staked or ballasted there is a huge amount of force exerted by the wind on the canopy (which is basically a big sail).
The cheap ones flex a lot and either pop a rivet or get so out of square that they won't collapse any more.
It doesn't take much bend for the legs to no longer drop free when you press the detent and that makes them a huge pain in the ass to erect singlehandedly.
And the detents tend to break or fall out of the cheap ones too. If you wanted to buy one that bolts together, you can get those from the start.
They are very much a "buy once, cry once" item and the E-Z-Ups rule the roost.
I did buy the EZup
Did you look at the link?????7/10/2011 11:25:10 PM
Originally Posted By ALASKANFIRE:
I did buy the EZup Did you look at the link?????
Originally Posted By ColonelHurtz:
The first time it blows over and one of the legs bends you'll wish you bought the E-Z-UP.
I've seen those things cartwheel 100 yards across the fairgrounds without damage.
If the legs are staked or ballasted there is a huge amount of force exerted by the wind on the canopy (which is basically a big sail).
The cheap ones flex a lot and either pop a rivet or get so out of square that they won't collapse any more.
It doesn't take much bend for the legs to no longer drop free when you press the detent and that makes them a huge pain in the ass to erect singlehandedly.
And the detents tend to break or fall out of the cheap ones too. If you wanted to buy one that bolts together, you can get those from the start.
They are very much a "buy once, cry once" item and the E-Z-Ups rule the roost.
Originally Posted By ALASKANFIRE:
I can see myself ending up with a 12x12 in the future but money is tight and that seemed like a good deal on a 10x10. Could damn near buy two of them for the same money.
In the next few years I plan on doing a lot more desert shooting and I think these things will prove to be invaluable
I can see myself ending up with a 12x12 in the future but money is tight and that seemed like a good deal on a 10x10. Could damn near buy two of them for the same money.
In the next few years I plan on doing a lot more desert shooting and I think these things will prove to be invaluable
The first time it blows over and one of the legs bends you'll wish you bought the E-Z-UP.
I've seen those things cartwheel 100 yards across the fairgrounds without damage.
If the legs are staked or ballasted there is a huge amount of force exerted by the wind on the canopy (which is basically a big sail).
The cheap ones flex a lot and either pop a rivet or get so out of square that they won't collapse any more.
It doesn't take much bend for the legs to no longer drop free when you press the detent and that makes them a huge pain in the ass to erect singlehandedly.
And the detents tend to break or fall out of the cheap ones too. If you wanted to buy one that bolts together, you can get those from the start.
They are very much a "buy once, cry once" item and the E-Z-Ups rule the roost.
I did buy the EZup
Did you look at the link?????You done good.
