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April 9th, 2018, 03:39 PM | #44 |
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I've been trying to find a video I saw several years ago of pit row at a race track when a serious gust came along. One by one in the span of about 5 seconds, about 30 canopies went into the sky. Gas cans, coolers and used tires were flying through the air. The only canopies that didn't go were the ones that were anchored to something seriously heavy on all 4 corners.
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April 23rd, 2018, 12:35 PM | #46 |
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Okay, so I bought the 3-person Connectent. Weather FINALLY broke this past weekend so I set it up.
Initial impressions: - I have a 12x12 canopy and the tent is made for a 10x10. I compensated for this by rigging simple paracord loops a foot long that I attach to the canopy frame everywhere the tent hooks up. An extra step but no biggie. - Tent takes up exactly half the canopy footprint, which leaves plenty of room for bike, table, chairs, cooler etc. at night. - After initial setup and the inevitable lessons learned, it takes less than five minutes to rig the tent start to finish, working alone. That includes collapsing the canopy legs to reach the hooks at the peak. You'll probably need something to stand on. - Quality is what you'd expect for the price. Floor is made of poly tarp material. I'm going to lay a second tarp down under it, because that stuff will inevitably get holes in it. - LOTS of ventilation. Top is open mesh. Windows are huge. - Bag is too small (they always are) and there's little point in trying to cram the thing back into it. Just use a tote. - 8-foot headroom! 'nuff said. My idea of just leaving the mattress and bedding in the tent, uncorking the mattress, loosely rolling the whole shebang up and chucking it in the car for the day looks like it's going to work. Photos eventually.
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May 13th, 2018, 10:41 AM | #47 |
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I ended up getting 4-man ConnecTent that doesn’t occupy any canopy space.
Extremely palatial inside with room for queen mattress and family of 4! Can even stand up in it! Footprint is actually large. Going to try it at Laguna Seca this weekend. |
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May 13th, 2018, 08:59 PM | #48 |
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The good thing about securing your tent to the canopy is you will know if it blows away during the night, and maybe the added ballast of your sleeping bones will help keep it on the ground.
Should add up to an interesting night if it does, just remember to relax your body when you land. From my experience with tentage and strong wind gusts, unless its tied to an immovable object its gonna fly. |
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May 14th, 2018, 05:37 AM | #50 |
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Tent Cities !!!
I remember at university, there were students renting out plots of backyards to pitch their tents to live in! Heck, I should post ads, might be able to fetch at least $500/m for this sucker! |
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May 14th, 2018, 07:25 AM | #52 |
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Got to use the tent that fits under the canopy for the first time last weekend. Worked great.
As you can see the tent, which is meant for a 10x10 straight-leg canopy, fits well inside my 12x12. Look closely and you can see how I've made that work by rigging loops of paracord for all of the tent's attachments. The dirt/gravel in the background is very hard (doesn't take well to stakes) and also covered with sharp stones. The other style that hangs off the edge of the canopy, and which requires staking, wouldn't work well under these conditions. Setup and takedown were both very easy and I still had half the canopy footprint available. I did put down an 8x10 heavy-duty tarp first to protect the tent floor from water, dirt and unnecessary wear. I expect I'll be replacing that tarp from time to time.
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Great post! The picture looks like the pollen is thick in the air.
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