What holds this from blowing away?
525142
The original packaging comes with 6 stakes to secure to the ground. I bought supplemental stakes that had a larger head and easier to withdraw from the ground. All stakes work well.
525143
There are stakes that come with the unit also there are about 5 pockets around the base that I filled with sand.
525144
Tent stakes. I tried using it at the beach and had to return it - so in my experience nothing holds it from blowing away. It was a parachute
525145
We bought tent stakes separately to reinforce. What comes with it is simply not enough.
1414881
No. However it forms a closed solid unit upon assemblage.wind hasn't been able to blow it away.For me, it's OK.
494716
It's like a tripod at the bottom. The sun has faded it and extreme winds have blown it away. You really have to hold it down. Mine is now faded out and banged up.
121096
It won't blow over. Mine is out front on my deck,we just had a terrible storm and it was still there standing strong In one piece l love it
1689475
The fan is supposed to be lose. It needs to be able to fly off in one of the experiments.
502771
I honestly don't know. It held up strong for a week solid without deflating. That's better than most.
820252
My husband has an air compressor and used that to blow up mine. I hope this helps.
320232
It's not heavy at all. I've never had a problem with it blowing away.but I don't have it sitting on a pedestal. It fit perfectly in an old metal table I had laying around. The only bad thing was the middle coloring peeled off but it still good. Purchase a solar water wiggled that sits over the spot.
329725
There's an exhaust on one of the sides. You have to vacuum in favor of the exhaust side to keep the dirt swept up from blowing anywhere.
1364851
The higher up you hold it, the faster it disappearsYou can control the flow or not.Hope this helps
209360
yes but you need to tie it down with rope and get better stakes to keep it from blowing away
1386427
Mainly for wind. It is a deterrent for theft, but if someone really wants to steal something, they will find a way. It does keep it from blowing off in high winds.
1603753
There is nothing to hold it down from blowing up. You would need to tape it to the register, or use velcro. I don't know if it will do damage under your night stand.
252656
it blows hard enough to do so. But I don't know how you would mount it to do so.
907647
I had mine blown up for about 5 weeks at one point. Seems there is some amount of stretch that will happen as it is first used. Meaning I did re-inflate it a couple of times early on, but at some point it appeared to stabilize and no longer require more air. Thats all I know, YMMV
2138421
Is anything Hurricane Proof? It's round shape would help it Resist winds. And it's free flow opening would not make it ballon off the roof. If sealed down with roof grade sealant and the 8 or so screws in the base I think it would hold up prety good. I planned to put a thick sheet of plexi over the panel due to the hail we get here in Colorado. But haven't done that and not a problem so far. In the mountains we often get winds of 70 mph coming off the mountains and the Roof Fan is the last thing I worry about to be honest.
1881573
They have tent stakes to hold them down. The anchor is only as good as the ground though. A high wind area will require more stable anchor!