Used them before for a cammo net on the side of an easy up structure. Worked well at the lake but untested in high winds.
If you decide to try it get the roll and cut strips to length. Most precut velcro cable ties are too small to do things like hold that extension cord to the 2" center post running down the center of your structure.
Speaking of extension cords, right before leaving I went to Home Despot and bought a 25' extension cord that had outlets every 8'. Heavy duty wiring and leds in the outlets to let you know when juice was flowing. I think it was around $35. Worked great running down the center of my carport.
A word about the ratchet tie downs in high winds. They make the most delightful buzzing sound when the wind kicks up. Sounded like a huge playa dragonfly on Sun and Mon. An audible dust storm warning system. Then I put the rope lights on the tie downs and the playafly was gone. I also learned that you should tension them down evenly. I cranked down the windward side before the other side and the whole thing was pulled out of square. I ended up making four passes around the structure cranking down a little on each pass.
Another camp in our village used 4 of those "order the connectors and buy the pipe locally" carports in a square orientation.
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