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08-13-2018, 03:50 PM | #1 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 08-05-18
Location: Sacramento, California
Name/Nickname : Kenny
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Tent anchors
What's your preferred method of anchoring down a typical 10'X10' pop up tent in order to keep it from becoming a kite on a windy day?
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08-13-2018, 04:22 PM | #2 |
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Join Date: 09-20-16
Location: De Soto, KS
Name/Nickname : Scott
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Ratchet strap to my trailer and truck. And then a ratchet strap to something else sturdy on the other side, if possible.
If we are on concrete/asphalt, I will sometimes throw in some TapCons while the organizers aren't looking
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08-13-2018, 04:38 PM | #3 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 10-19-15
Location: City, MN
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When I was racing I never used pop-ups because they were too small. I set up a 16 x 24' tarp with 8' 1/2" EMT poles at the four corners plus a ridgepole across the center with two more EMT poles. I guyed each pole with nylon cord and used big spike nails from HomeDepot for stakes. They worked fine and didn't take a lot of space.
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08-13-2018, 05:05 PM | #4 |
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Join Date: 10-20-11
Location: Parkville, MD
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At competitions we have found that ratchet straps in each corner attached to a 5 gallon bucket of water will survive almost anything. Last month, we used that set up and 4 tents around us were sent skyward, and ours never moved. It is also easy to transport empty buckets, since each comp has water.
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08-13-2018, 05:17 PM | #5 |
Got Wood.
Join Date: 07-20-09
Location: Wilmington, NC
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5 gallon buckets with water here as well. I tie them to the corners of our tent with parachute cord. never had them budge and they been in some rough conditions.
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08-13-2018, 05:31 PM | #6 |
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Join Date: 06-23-15
Location: Columbus, OH
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We use two 10x10s.
The sides facing the trailer get ratchet strapped to the trailer/stabilizer jacks and the far sides get strapped to 5 gallon buckets of water.
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08-13-2018, 11:32 PM | #7 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 06-20-12
Location: Twin Cities
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I will also vouch for how well 5 gal buckets in each corner works. Spent 2 days is constant 30 mph wind in SD. Got scary a few times but stood up to it the entire weekend. Never seen wind so steady for so long
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08-14-2018, 06:13 AM | #8 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 05-19-14
Location: Somerset, KY
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5 gallon buckets of water and ratchet straps.
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08-14-2018, 11:20 AM | #9 |
is one Smokin' Farker
Join Date: 08-27-10
Location: Independence, MO
Name/Nickname : Joel
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we bought some small buckets from Lowes and filled with concrete and a hook. Heavier to move than the empty buckets, but it works well, isn't too heavy, and doesn't attract mosquitoes.
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08-14-2018, 01:55 PM | #10 |
Got Wood.
Join Date: 10-16-16
Location: Kansas city, mo
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+1 for the 5 gallon buckets, we use the kind with the lids and just tie with para chord to the handles.
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08-14-2018, 07:30 PM | #11 |
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Join Date: 11-19-09
Location: Whittier, CA
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EZ Up sells sets of sand bags (empty of course) that I use on concrete/asphalt, one on each corner. When I use two canopies, I place one bag on each of the adjoining corners and the other two on the corners closest to the direction of the wind. I also use these sandbags to secure items inside the my van in transit. Saves needing to strap/tie everything down. If I'm on grass, I use metal stakes and hammer them into the ground.
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08-14-2018, 10:14 PM | #12 |
is One Chatty Farker
Join Date: 08-05-18
Location: Sacramento, California
Name/Nickname : Kenny
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Great responses everyone! I think I'm going to Home Depot for some buckets.
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08-15-2018, 06:48 AM | #13 | |
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Join Date: 04-21-06
Location: Lake Ponderosa-Montezuma, IA
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08-16-2018, 06:25 AM | #14 | |
Got Wood.
Join Date: 07-20-09
Location: Wilmington, NC
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i am pretty sure he was joking about the tapcons. He probably uses railroad spikes instead. On another note: I wouldn't recommend using the wire handles as tie down points, drill a hole in the bucket right below the rim. When we are expecting high winds I use two holes on the bucket 180 degree's from each other and just run a loop through both of those holes. I actually take the handles off my buckets to make them easier to stack and get apart. I don't have to worry about the handles tangling with each other.
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08-17-2018, 10:18 AM | #15 |
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Join Date: 02-22-18
Location: Northern NJ
Name/Nickname : Pete
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Buckets as well!
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