how strong is the canopy material?
463858
If you are looking for heavy and strong material, this is not the right material for you!
463859
I recommend ot purchasing, during our one monthe stay, we had winds of 7-15 mph, so the material held good ,but the bars broke ( 6 )
698621
should be fine, but if it is windy staked to the ground would be better. It is a great canopy
1168421
I've only had it for a couple of weeks, but it seems pretty strong. It's a heavy material.
1325273
Yes. It's very easy to install, and the canopy is very large and provides excellent coverage.
981914
No and no. The material is very thin. Although it has velcro the canopy does not have receiver velcro to attach.
1559303
Not sure but the material is rather strong we left it up all winter in South Carolina rain and its withstood. The frame is fairly flimsy we had to drill it to our deck to keep it from blowing away it does come w/ yard stakes if you want to stick it in the ground
1333078
We aren't really sure how sturdy the tent is when windy due to the fact that since we could never figure out how to fold it up after the first time it popped open we don't use it for the purpose for which we purchased. However, this is a light nylon open tent. I would not want to be in a wind storm with this item. The nylon flooring is part of the tent so based on the weight on the floor it would probably be somewhat stable. I really like the tent and it would have worked well for keeping a baby out of the sun during soccer games. I think it would also be okay for a day at the beach.
247994
I've had my canopy for one season of outdoor shows and it has held up well. The walls are durable and good protection from the light wind I've experienced. I use homemade weights which keep the canopy in place on an asphalt surface. Overall, I'm very pleased with my purchase of this product.
9784
I would say about 5 pounds you hang something heavy and a wind comes up it might break
1887761
You could but I don't believe it would be heavy enough to hold up that contraption. It is very heavy. Have only been using it a month and it is broken already. The moving parts that make the canopy hold up are apparently not very strong for the weight they have built onto it.
480213
While I'm not looking to weight it till it bends, it's surprisingly robust. I have a sleeping bag on mine. I'd say it could handle any cloth based material. The metal is pretty thick. It's at least 2-3x stronger than I expected. Very impressed.
333393
Although we did not use the item in strong wind, I can tellyou the frame was sturdy and the stakes included were sturdy as well. Wish I could be more helpful
1511584
You put the canopy over the frame every time. This is not a sturdy canopy. Okay for light use, but look elsewhere if you will ever use in anything above a light wind.
1646943
Really not bad at all. The tent is extremely sturdy. I went through a massive summer FL thunderstorm and had absolutely NO issues with the tent's stability. I remember laughing as I looked out in the middle of the night to the canopy dancing wildly in the wind. I would be extremely confident using this tent in high winds.
1283392
I changed my canopy twice. It's tricky but as long as you have a ladder tall enough for the center it's doable. My whole canopy, frame and all was torn out by a storm even though it was bolted down to my deck. It was nice while it lasted!
2116265
I am not sure which poles you are talking about...The poles that run through the canopy are tent like poles with the little stretchy cord inside and they metal connecters between each section of pole. The poles that support the safety net are probably a little bit more sturdy. Either way, I think that you could put a tarp on top of it. Good luck though. Our canopy has had problems withstanding any sort of wind at all. We have purchased 2 and the 2nd one is not up because we are afraid it will rip again... it has already been torn and repaired once. I wouldn't buy this item.
1812383
We have only tried all the way up and all the way down. we usually keep it down so that we have a little extra space around the canopy on our deck. The best thing about this canopy I would say is that it has been sturdy in 20+ mph winds. beyond that wind speed we just lower the legs so that the canopy stands about 5ft. high and then we add some weight to the tarp itself (plant pots.,etc.) so that the canopy stays in place.