.....We use the commercial feet and they work perfectly well. ......all the feet do is keep the poles from sinking into the ground. Good that you have feet with holes big enough. But, many times a buyer will order these sight unseen and may have a problem as all feet are not equal, as mentioned by ...

Don't forget the crap on the floor....tables, coolers, guitars, beanbag chairs, tools, bike parts, trash can, water jugs....you know it's all gonna be sucking space.

We have two Costco carports this year and I’m curious about how many people that can comfortably shade during the day. We plan to put them side by side and remove the connecting wall so there’s a larger open common space. Our camp’s likely to have 17 people. We won’t have any tents under there, as ...

Forget feet. If your conduit is 1", get a 1 1/8" spade bit (or a 1 1/16" if you can find one) Get some 2x3 or 2x4 and cut correct number of "feet", each about 4" long. Drill holes about 3/4" deep. Assemble conduit structure, once upright with all legs attached, put the wood feet under the upright c...

I was thinking about getting a Priority Coast for the burn. Do you have any tips or suggestions about maintenance / extra parts / etc? Thanks They are expensive, but if you "go there," I see from their site that not all of their bikes have a 3 speed hub. I use my 3 speed internal hub gears ALL the ...

If you're looking for something easy and delicious, look into Tasty Bites (http://tastybite.com/). Boil water, throw the bag in (unopened) & let it heat up for a few minutes. Serve and enjoy. Really tasty food, minimal cleanup required. Plus on cold nights, something warm in your tummy hits the spo...

50% of injuries being treated at Emergency Services medical stations will be cell phone related.

In response, in 2019, our ever increasing LEO force will find a new source of income and ticket burners for Distracted Walking and Operation of Any Moving Conveyance While Being Distracted.

Alert the La Contessa folks to get the lawsuit guys on the flagrant Mitsubishi appropriation.

This might be the winnable case!



https://youtu.be/DrVnQSNpbsE

The reason I don't do sidewalls as the Mayor of a camp of 50 is that I believe they add huge side and top load forces to the supporting structure under heavy wind(1"conduit structure with factory made fittings). I get that. I figured 10 foot 90% shade (mesh) "tarp" stretched out all the way from th...

If your conduit is 1", get a 1 1/8" spade bit (or a 1 1/16" if you can find one) I was wrong. To be safe, as your conduit might differ from mine, use a 1 1/4" spade bit. There is no reason to make the hole be snug around the conduit, especially as even kiln dried 2x4 will get what moisture remains ...

Was your mule tape shiny/slippery? I got 500ft for this purpose but when trying knots like a square knot, this stuf slipps pretty bad. I got 3/4 2500lbs Yes, mule tape is very slippery and demands you use the correct knot for the use of it. The square knot (aka. Reef Knot) is usually used to Join t...

Forget feet. If your conduit is 1", get a 1 1/8" spade bit (or a 1 1/16" if you can find one) Get some 2x3 or 2x4 and cut correct number of "feet", each about 4" long. Drill holes about 3/4" deep. Assemble conduit structure, once upright with all legs attached, put the wood feet under the upright c...

that range in price from $40-$100 but wondering what everyone is using, and their experiences. I'm not looking to use and throw away afterward. :) You've set up some hard to satisfy parameters. You didn't tell us the age of the kids. If they are familiar with smartphones, why bother with a real cam...

If building a flat top (silver tarp) structure using 1" emt what is the longest "clear space" (no supporting pole) you can go ? I'm thinking of a 14'x14' and wondering if I can get by with only 4 corner posts (?). Thanks..................Ken I think the easy answer would be what is the most common,...

My first movie theater, The Dennis, in Mt. Lebanon, Pittsburgh, PA had 1200 seats, 100's of which were in the balcony. That was the best place to see whose fattened popcorn box could hit the screen during the Saturday 32 cartoon marathons. Thru great love and patience, a group of friends saved it to...

livinglovingsteph wrote: Another question: what's the best ball bungee size to get? 6"? 9"? That outfit in Oakland that makes the ever popular 12x20 shade structure includes 7" ball bungies with all it's kits. I use the "Oakland company" supplied 12x20 roof tarp (the actual measurements are less) a...

My curiosity and insomnia forced me to sleuth around the 'net. Fact is the company did file a SI (Statement of Information) in November 2017 (I can't find that document) https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ca/C3874647 but most interesting was finding the owners name, Barrett Lyon, a big Silicon ...

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Another question: what's the best ball bungee size to get? 6"? 9"? I forget the size...anyone else? When putting the tarp on the conduit frame, sometimes a ball bungee, no matter how hard you are trying, is just too short. Instead of having two lengths, which will probably be the same color and slo...

I dont order corner pieces when I order parts for a new shade. I order the ones that are like an X,Y,Z axis chart. The ones with 6 places to put poles. I use these on the corners to hang things from, add to shade a little with or to put a pole in the top as a flag pole. They are a little more expen...

Thank you so so much for all the details in your post! Very helpful. I never even thought to use the extra cuttings to expand the shade area. Would you recommend one of those tarps over a mesh style one? I was leaning towards a mesh one originally. Ahh, a topic near and dear to differing opinions o...

Buy one of these for cutting down the 1" pipes. Relatively easy to use and moop free. Be careful with the inside edges they will be made sharp. http://toolguyd.com/how-to-use-a-rotary-tubing-pipe-cutter/ It's $24 on that jungle/river named website. Expensive if you only use it to make six cuts for ...

Perspective alert !

...Ok, I think I have everything I need. All of my supplies are as follow: 13 x 1” emt conduit (10’) 7 x 10’ 6 x 8’ (cut down) "That outfit in Oakland that makes shade structures " has a brilliant solution about the 10' conduit which has to be cut down to 8' for the six legs. (and, you will need to...

I'd forgotten about it 'till this thread was resurrected... I know I made those behind me crazy (it could take me 15-25 seconds for the worst potholes) ....using a very steady foot on the brake to go in fits and starts, as without a lot of braking, I was in fear of the bouncing displacing my bikes o...

Now I'm wondering if I should call them back. Admit my true destination, and stop with all this nonsensical anxiety. If they don't ask you, deliver it clean, which for a new model cargo van will take you the greater part of a day. Powerwashing just the first step. I'm talking Q-tips in the A/C vent...

If your installation not to huge or requiring 100dB of sound, use 12volt car stuff. Very cheap. Buy new from big box, but buy two amps and return the extra one if not needed. Have a bike with trailer to swap out 12v batteries, which will keep music playing longer than you might think. Charge at camp...

My favorite part of the Temple Burn is to see and listen to and feel the percussion of snapping, creaking and exploding wood in the fire. How many times in ones life can one hear/feel such a monster fire that is safe to be that close to? You may never have a chance again to be near such awesomeness....

I was thinking the same thing about muscle power. And a longer lever might bend the rebar making it impossible to remove. They designed what looks like the best location for the lever to be inserted, but one would lose the potential depth unless one removed a about 5 inches of playa (need room for h...

The most fun participatory political art I ever saw was at my first burn in '98. The only reference I googlefound was this one: Bill Clinton's effigy was made into a 'presidential lotion dispenser', with an erect model penis the vessel of delivery. Ah, well, he brought all that on himself. http://ww...