how do you secure the tent so the wind don't take off with it?
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We used the heavy duty metal tent stakes at least twelve inches long to anchor this tent
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we use 3, 30 inch x 1/2 inch rebarb on each side drove into ground with rope tied to top rail, so far seems to work.
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The wind would be a problem, having camped on a lot of beaches myself. You will need something more than the type of stakes provided to keep it firmly connected to the ground. You could buy really long stakes or weight the corners. It's a great lightweight tent but if the wind blows hard, I would expect to have problems.
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I installed the gazebo with my son yesterday on a cement patio. I don't want to make holes in the patio to bolt it down. Any suggestions how to secure it so that a strong wind won't take it away? Thank you.
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We try to make sure it is closed when it is very windy. The wind will pick it up otherwise.
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We have been through winds and rain exceeding 50 mph. It did stay up but you need to have better stakes than what comes with the tent. So far we have been in 4 to 5 rain storms with little water in the tent.
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Number of stakes needed will depend entirely on wind. It's a large and tall tent, so it definitely catches air. I got caught in a strong wind storm a couple months back, and no amount of stakes would have kept it anchored. I ended up tying it to a tree, and the wind still almost flattened it.
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The poles are made out of aluminum. You could drill holes if you wanted to. My husband says he would not recommend it in high wind by itself. We tied each side down with straps to water barrels and it held up great. It's a good tent but it doesn't come with anything to hold it down. You will need to purchase those materials seperatley.
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Amazon sells fans that can be put on top of the tent. Heaters too but a battery operated fan would help. And shade.
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With tarp clips. This product is not meant for extreme weather, or even moderate weather. It will not hold up to wind. It's great on a normal day.
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If you seal off the ends completely you have a nice plastic bag to suffocate in. The best way to deal with the issue is to take three or four walnut size rocks, wrap a small amount of the material from both sides of the opening around the rocks at one end of the tent, starting at the top, and tie string/paracord/cordage around each individual rock. This cuts down on cross breeze dramatically while insuring you don't cut off your air. You also need to be careful with tube tents if you get a lot of snow. The weight could seal the ends on you.
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The roof does slope. The wind does knock it over. It will need to be anchored or sheltered to avoid that.
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it will stand up to light wind, we add a couple of extra tie downs to it if it gets breezy and it works great. we use the four tent stakes that come with it and then add two cords, one on each side if it gets to wobbly with wind. it stays up great!
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we used tent stakes with 1/4 in poly cord to tie each leg down and it has worked well in 10 to 15 mph winds. Would not recommend putting it up in much stronger winds as it is like a large kite and strong winds has tremendous lift.other wise this has proved to be a very useful shade on calm sunny days. Hope this helps some.
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The top of the tent is made of netting. What you see on the top is a rain cover. You can leave it on or take it off. There are plenty of vents around the bottom for good air draw.
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I set mine up on a concrete patio to see if I could fit my tent underneath it and it seemed to work o.k. like that. I don't know if it would withstand any wind to speak of, though.
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This tent gets ALL its stability from the stakes. When properly staked it can withstand strong winds. Without proper staking, it is very unstable. If you have it up for a long time, periodically tighten the stakes and cords.
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It's a very cool tent but I don't think it will withstand that much wind. At least I have not attempted to drive with it still on.