Does it do a good job of cutting down on wind? I like to camp in Baja and sometimes a solid tarp gets destroyed in high winds.
52456
Cutting down on wind is directly proportional to stress on the fabric. I can't say it cuts down wind much at all, which is why it works so well as a sun shade. My 30x16' sail showed little movement even in 30 mph winds and I was able to leave it up all summer and fall (we live in Wisconsin). My material was anchored every 2 feet on both long sides (using the eyes) so even in larger wind gusts there was still little movement or strain where the material attached to my house or the supports rods at the end of the deck.
52457
I am using it to refrain a tree branches from getting to high. So far it has worked perfectly. It is tough. Not a single hole yet and the grommets are still put.
2177290
Had it staked down very well but the wind (granted it was pretty windy..) collapsed the tent multiple times. I made up a 'splint' with tie wraps and sticks to bind the knuckle joints to get thru the night. Attempts to use it again was just a pita even without wind. The joints had failed.. But.. before the wind event the tent sure set up fast and was really nice. I'm keeping it simple again with the next one sticking with normal shock corded poles/rain fly/etc even though it's more trouble to set up.
23965
We always close it up after use, so it has never been through any winds. No thicker than the fabric is, though, I doubt that it would do well.
1226831
Fantastic. You'll need weights or stakes to hold it down in windy conditions of course. But assuming its sufficiently held to the ground, the frame and fabric holds up well under some pretty strong winds. We take it for a week's camping trip every year as a extra shade area in what is essentially an unprotected open field. Using 10" stakes to hold it down, the canopy has been through some pretty severe storms. After about five years, we've replaced our old one, as the fabric does wear thin. (A little white duct tape fixes minor thin spots).
2109681
Not that I see, and I've had mine in some pretty high wind when some bad storms pushed through one day and it was not coming off in any way. It fits the grill pretty snug as is. I think if a draft of wind strong enough to lift it was to get under the cover, it'd probably take the whole grill out and you'd probably need to be taking cover in a storm that bad. :)
1477484
We've had monsoons this summer in AZ with very strong dust storms and rain. The sun sail had held up great, it has a little slack in the line that needs tightening but that's from the line used to string it up, not the tarp itself.
1245026
It does blow pretty hard. I'm not sure how it'll work with a tarp though because I don't know how thick it is.
2116263
It is made with tent like poles , I was thinking of doing the same thing on mine to make it last longer in the weather conditions and sun . It should work if the tarp is not too heavy and if you secure it well.
2183030
I've used it at Pismo Beach and it holds up well. That being said there have been times it was soo windy I didn't put it up, same as I didn't use my awning either. The wind was blowing so hard that it felt like the awning would rip off. So if it feels to windy for the awning you might want to error on the side of cation and not put up the room. Hope that made sense :)
1522095
Yeah basically. It's a mesh tarp that blocks the wind and the sun a little. I live in a very windy area and it works well but it's a tarp about 30 ft Long and 5 ft high and it's secured with zip ties. Its does not have the top cover which I think is misleading. I bought a tarp made of the same material for the top and it works well for wind, sun, and rain. Cheaper at Lowe's since its just a tarp
801219
I use it to cover a motorcycle and it works great.First tarp I have had that the sun did not destroy in a couple of months.
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!
2161253
I use it for my 10ft long board no issues. It would just suck on a very windy day like 10kt or more. I also use it with my 6ft and hall ass to the beach. It a good set up
1118537
It is built with a good anchoring system, but I have not had to use it under extreme conditions such as high wind. Apart of the design that I found to be a problem is the angle of the walls. The way the walls are angled in from the base does not for allow enough coverage from rain. Even a light rain. If they were to increase the dimension of the roof, a little closer to the dimension of the base; more space would be useable inside the tent when it rains.
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I live in Florida near the beach and have a lot of wind. I have not screwed the unit down yet but it does make a little noise and move around a little on really windy days. I would say to just try it for a while it may depend on location. the top does a good job letting the wind through.
596867
I have used it in heavy wind, it did great. I was using it in Tennessee, we had rain for 12 hours straight, it did not leak unless you touched it which is what happens in any tent, where you touch it will leak. It does great
1098606
I bought this tent for the very same reason. It did a great job and I left it up all summer long with out any problems.Wind or rain did not have any effect on it. Love this product!