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Post by belltwala1 on May 19, 2013 12:36:47 GMT -5
ok this could go in several threads so i decided to start one just for it. i know ill get nicked for this, however, some people may not be able to afford an expensive shade tent.
i saw a 8x8 shade tent at family dollar stores in nashville for 20 bucks. they had several of them. it had the slanted legs on it. now i know that this will require some help to put up and it wont be the most sturdy, however, if you are low on cash you can buy some bungees etc and secure it. you could also use it to tie onto a more substantial shade tent or you could use it to go over your car or tent. my advice would be that this should not be your ONLY shade and that you should secure it everyway possible. having said that.......ive used cheap shade tent up until this year with no real issues. i bought some extra poles for sturdiness and i always tie it down extra tight. i also check and recheck it......the cheaper the tent the more you will need to retie it (IMHO) and for 20 bucks hey!!!!
also they had 6 foot umbrellas for 15 bucks. i bought one for my outdoor patio table. they were 89-129 at biglots ... sure this one is not as fancy but..... i can also buy four of them for the price of the cheapest one that walmart and biglots had. its a pretty blue color. it actually shades better than the expensive one that i just got rid of because its a tad shorter and thicker. one could use this inexpensive short umbrella for shade at roo. it could be stuck into a pail of sand and then bungeed down or tied off for more security. you could also put sheets on the sides of it. the best part...its LIGHT and easy to carry (not that large).
If so, that one looks plenty fine if you're going to 'roo on a super tight budget. Can't beat $20, and you really, really will want some shade at your campsite! Our first year at 'roo we didn't know to bring one, and our tent was not breathable at all! Thank goodness for @tixtrix who was kind enough to share her shade (and tell us about infooroo) !
I agree, you'd definitely want to tie it down with tent stakes and cording, or something similar. I'm not sure if it would make it through serious rains/wind, but for four days and at 20$ it's not that big of a deal.
Post by culloweird on May 19, 2013 14:50:37 GMT -5
For $20, that's hard to beat... my big question- is the frame accordion style, or do you have to piece it together? also, does it require guy lines, or will stakes through the legs suffice?
If you can swing the extra cost get a $49 EZ-UP. ( www.academy.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product_10151_10051_247717_-1__?color=Orange&N=610345069&Ntt=ez&Ntk=All ). It is 500% worth the additional cost. The accordion set up means you have shade in less than a minute. They are durable enough to last a few years and there are no pieces to lose, break or incorrectly assemble. No guy-lines just stake the feet and enjoy. The thing about the cheap shade tents is the time it takes to put them together, they tend to collapse under rain weight, you lose parts, they need guy lines, and you typically only get a single year out of them due to loss/break.
I've brought those heavy, cheap ass, steel tube, "hard-ups" to just about every 'roo (I'm talking about the green tarp topped, white legged WallyWorld specials). They're great, for the price. A massive pain to set up, but if you set them up right (and stake them down), sturdy as f?ck. If you (correctly) use all the guy lines, they will hold up as well as any EZ-Up in wind and storms.
Last Edit: May 19, 2013 20:38:46 GMT -5 by Leo - Back to Top
it looks like you put it up similar to my sierra shade tent. you put it on the ground upside down and put the poles together for the roof support. then you flip it over and put the leg poles under it. then you tie and stake it down. it requires two people but its not that hard if you do it correctly (lie it down upside down FIRST) its virtually impossible to put up if you dont do it that way. the poles that came in my sierra are fairly strong and never broke through all these roos and other camping trips. the only issue i have found is that its not as sturdy and tight as an easy up so you have to retie and restake it so that its taut - its a little more prone to being blown around i think than a tent or ez up but that can be worked around by extra securing it. i always tie my shade tent and my regular tent to my car or my friends van for extra security anyway.
it looks like you put it up similar to my sierra shade tent. you put it on the ground upside down and put the poles together for the roof support. then you flip it over and put the leg poles under it. then you tie and stake it down. it requires two people but its not that hard if you do it correctly (lie it down upside down FIRST) its virtually impossible to put up if you dont do it that way. the poles that came in my sierra are fairly strong and never broke through all these roos and other camping trips. the only issue i have found is that its not as sturdy and tight as an easy up so you have to retie and restake it so that its taut - its a little more prone to being blown around i think than a tent or ez up but that can be worked around by extra securing it. i always tie my shade tent and my regular tent to my car or my friends van for extra security anyway.
