Are pop ups any good in the wind??

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 10:28 am

how many of you got bent in the white outs this year.. shame to spend that money for a one time throw away use huh?

Lukky · Post by **Lukky** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 11:19 am

If pop-ups are what I think they are, a guy in our camp brought a brand new one, first time being used, and it bent and snapped in the first white out.

Orchid · Post by **Orchid** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 12:55 pm

Do you mean dome tents? We had a fairly big dome tent, and it did just fine.

anghasch · Post by **anghasch** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 1:51 pm

I brought my 12' 96 Jayco that I spent all summer remodeling and it worked great!!! I did guy line it down at the four poles, which made all the difference in the world. We also brought some 2 x 4 we bungied to the posts for extra support. We happened to be "home" for both storms and waited them out inside, getting a bit dusty but nothing a little elbow grease off-playa couldn't fix right up.

I really enjoyed sleeping in a nice king size bed with my boyfriend.

Felix028 · Post by **Felix028** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:03 pm

Well, if yer talking about the shade structure type things that are also referred to as "easy ups" NO, they are NOT good in the wind. The accordian type structures along the sides bend and snap too easy. Saw about 3 of em and thought "heh, unintentional artwork" cause they were so mangled ~_^.

We had one of them, and a good, old-fashioned tube pole snap together shade structure and the easy up had to come down each time there was wind while the older one held like a champ. although, if you simply take the top tarp off, its less likely to bend, we found.

EB · Post by EB » Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:19 pm

My EZUP (staked down with rebar at each leg) did just fine in the storms. It was the leading edge into the wind even.

But walking around, I did notice other EZ-UPs (same brand name) in other camps that looked less sturdy than mine which I bought about four years ago.

Maybe they started using cheaper materials.

mojo · Post by **mojo** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:20 pm

Our neighbors had their brand new pop up shade mangled within the first 10 minutes of their arrival. The girl across the street had hers literally pulled apart into several pieces - it looked like a bomb hit her camp, despite many people trying to keep things tethered. Her guy ropes remained intact and instead the frame of the easy-up just fell into pieces.

Bob · Post by **Bob** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 9:51 pm

unjonharley wrote:how many of you got bent in the white outs this year.. shame to spend that money for a one time throw away use huh?

Pop-up tent trailers? Coleman type? Like any lightweight stuff, work great if you stake them down & don't abuse them.

Or what are you talking about?

Steven bradford · Post by **Steven bradford** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 10:32 pm

Surprisingly enough, an $80 pop up you buy on sale at Pep Boys doesn't work nearly as well as one that costs $250 or more. I've tried both. The better built ones do just fine, thanks to heavier guage steel, sturdier fabric etc. You want to stake them down from the tops, not just stake down the legs. (The same is true for carports.)

A strong enough wind will take away anything though.

Are pop ups any good in the wind??

Are pop ups any good in the wind??

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