I was wondering if this sail is breathable, do want rain to fall through, I am putting over flower bed to keep neighbor's pine needles out of beds
193050
These are pretty heavy duty. Rain does NOT get through unless it's pouring and even then it just drips through at slow rate.
193051
Rain tends to pool to lowest point and drips through. So I guess the taunter it is the less pooling it would do. Rain does not come through consistantly all over.
193052
We have ours hanging over our deck. It is woven material that does have gaps between the 'threads'. However, it doesn't necessarily fall uniformly through the cracks, ours tends to primarily pool in the middle and then drip through there. We have it mounted level at the 4 corners. I suspect that if we mounted at an angle that most of the rain would shed off the edge.
1912714
No, the sail is not water proof. The doesn't come through right away but it will usually pool in the middle and drip through. I use the sail to cut out the sun, my deck sits in the sun all day.
872352
I feel that it does block the wind, but I used this in as a privacy fence for my pool screen enclosure, so I actually have it layered as pool screen, privacy fence and then lattice on the backside as well. I can say that there is still wind passing through so the air in my pool area is not stagnant, but I haven't felt like a major gust of wind or seen any rips. I absolutely love this and my boyfriend agreed once it was hanging. Excellent for the price and we did it ourselves. You can definitely see threw it as well. I hope that helps!
1787003
We live in Miami and have fairly windy days in the summer with heavy rain. We have installed our canopy using aircraft cable to trees at the perimeter of our yard, tightened up with turnbuckles and removable using lockable steel caribiners at the canopy corners. We just didn't want the look of giant poles, so our canopy looks more like a floating sail overhead. :-) Also, if you use a post you actually need to sink the poles deeper than 3 feet...the rule of thumb is 1/3 below ground, 2/3 above. So for a sail mounted 8' high, you would need a 12' pole with 4' buried. Steel pipe 3.5-4" is recommended, especially for bigger sails in a windy area. We live in Miami and have fairly windy days in the summer with heavy rain. We have installed our canopy using aircraft cable to trees at the perimeter of our yard, tightened up with turnbuckles and removable using lockable steel caribiners at the canopy corners. We just didn't want the look of giant poles, so our canopy looks more like a floating sail overhead. :-) Also, if you use a post you actually need to sink the poles deeper than 3 feet...the rule of thumb is 1/3 below ground, 2/3 above. So for a sail mounted 8' high, you would need a 12' pole with 4' buried. Steel pipe 3.5-4" is... » Read More We live in Miami and have fairly windy days in the summer with heavy rain. We have installed our canopy using aircraft cable to trees at the perimeter of our yard, tightened up with turnbuckles and removable using lockable steel caribiners at the canopy corners. We just didn't want the look of giant poles, so our canopy looks more like a floating sail overhead. :-) Also, if you use a post you actually need to sink the poles deeper than 3 feet...the rule of thumb is 1/3 below ground, 2/3 above. So for a sail mounted 8' high, you would need a 12' pole with 4' buried. Steel pipe 3.5-4" is recommended, especially for bigger sails in a windy area. « Show Less
467379
The weather my friend, the weather. Will your placement of the sail be in the sun most of the day, more than likely. Also, the wind factor has much to do with it as well. So, it is any ones guess to how long it will last. Enjoy the time you have with it, mother nature will do the rest.
296894
The air is fine. Ours hasn't been covered since it got opened, and it hasn't dried out (and we're in the desert). Not sure about the water though.
333392
I had it out on the beach at night and it did pretty well. Remember, it is essentially a giant sail, so you would do best to try to position it so the wind is hitting it at the sides and not straight against the back or front. There are stakes that go directly into the legs which help a ton with stability, and then ropes that go from the top corners into the ground. If the wind is particularly high, I would recommend putting another rope from the bottom corners into separate stakes to help keep it from twisting.
41289
The vents provide enough air for me. I ride a couple times a week in central Florida. Unless you are really sensitive to heat I think this would be ok.
428909
Yes it is. I had it out in hard rain and the underneath remained dry. The black net part at the top allows the rain to come in windy weather.
1532632
Wind maybe, but snow and rain will not run off canopy and cause it to collapse if not removed. I tried to add extra support too help stop water from accumulating but it never worked.
893524
There are also very nice, open weave durable shade sails available. Would be cooler for your kennel, but not waterproof. That's what I have on my deck, and it's lovely.
158897
I do not have high winds in my area however it is a mesh type fabric and the air passes through readily. It does not move much here.
278306
The curtains are inside to zip up and so far so good hold up to weather.. so no leaks when it rains! and works great on the beach too even when it's windy and Looks great!! have fun! ;)
2122481
Hi there, I just had the first rains. It blocks the rain a bit when it pours, but it also dripped after the rain has passed. So no really a rain blocker, it is supposed to let water through to not rip. Did not have it in winter yet, but I am sure it will block some wind just from the nature of the sail.
320233
It is very light weight but I don't think a normal wind would blow it away especially if you have water in it.
1912717
The rain will come through. Not as bad as it would without it. We bought furniture covers for ours. I do love this shade sail though! It is very well made. Stands up to strong wind and gives the right amount of shade and lets some air through so its not completely blocking the breeze. After using this one we also bought a 24 x 24 from the same company. These are great!!
2154797
Hello! Yes, the rain goes right through unless it rains very heavily. It can sag somewhat so we put up a pole in the center to raise it slightly. We like that look also. We used the Shade Sail Hardware Kit (Square) ordered from Amazon for $15.76 plus shipping. Nice heavy duty hardware. Hope this helps. Best wishes, Gary