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Post by Deleted on Apr 25, 2012 9:21:39 GMT -8
Lower it down when you aren't using it and take the cloth part off if it gets windy. That's really all you can do besides take it all the way down.
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Post by StormyPinkness on Apr 25, 2012 10:37:24 GMT -8
Last year we lost our canopy and so did Gunther. We actually were doing ok at first because when it started getting kind of gusty and we knew that others were breaking we just lowered it down to the lowest notch and so the wind was not catching in the fabric and making it like a sail. Then we thought the wind was fine and walked over to drink with Gunther and Gibbons without lowering it and a few minutes later we went back and it had been pulled out of the ground by the wind and the poles were all fucked. I think lowering it is a good thing to do, and if you can you could take the fabric part off which will solve the issue. That would be kind of a pain, though, so I don't know. I thought the bungees were a good idea in theory but have never used in practice.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Apr 25, 2012 10:49:29 GMT -8
Wonk's canopy broke on the very first day, but we hung out under the frame all weekend anyway.
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Post by Pea on Apr 25, 2012 11:15:39 GMT -8
Seeing you all under that frame every morning was the funniest thing ever.
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Post by The Log Lady on Apr 25, 2012 11:19:36 GMT -8
Hmm, thanks everyone! I was hoping taking it down wouldn't be necessary each time, but I'd rather play it safe. While it's kind of a pain, it's incredibly worth it. Waking up each morning in our sweltering tent with no shelter from the sun last year got old after just the first night. I'm looking forward to kicking back in the shade with some cold beers this time around. Shit why can't it be the end of May already.
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Post by StormyPinkness on Apr 25, 2012 11:21:04 GMT -8
The canopy is the best thing ever. I can't believe we ever went without one.
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Post by danl46 on Apr 25, 2012 11:29:15 GMT -8
From my experience in the very windy lower gorge, using lots of tie downs and using bungies as shock absorbers kept my scene from blowing over. Mine cannot be lowered but after the shock cording I only had my chairs blowing away, until I nailed them down.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Apr 25, 2012 11:29:28 GMT -8
I feel like an idiot for all the years I went to Sasquatch without a canopy. Especially 2009, when I'm pretty sure I got heat exhaustion. That shit is as essential as protein and walkin' around beers.
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Post by Pea on Apr 25, 2012 11:32:34 GMT -8
You guys are making me sad that Coachella gobbled mine up
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Post by Horned Gramma on Apr 25, 2012 11:35:47 GMT -8
If my canopy broke every year, then I would buy a new canopy every year. They're usually on sale right around Memorial day, and it probably won't run you more than a hundo. Probably less.
Case in point, we're going to buy a new canopy this weekend. Seriously though, I've seen a lot of canopies consumed by the angry wind gods of the Gorge, but I've never seen one get as fucked up as ours did last year. It was like it had been turned inside out.
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Post by The Log Lady on Apr 25, 2012 11:44:05 GMT -8
Ugggh, that's shitty to hear, especially since part of what I was looking forward to was strategically placing our canopy near the tent in a way that it will help block *some* of the early morning sun that roasted us as we tried to sleep last year. Guess I'll just be waking up early to put up the canopy before we head into the festival.
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Post by StormyPinkness on Apr 25, 2012 11:51:44 GMT -8
I wouldn't worry about it quite that much. The early morning was not when the wind was. This was more early to late afternoon.
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Post by danl46 on Apr 25, 2012 11:52:24 GMT -8
Log lady, 4 way tie down + shock cording worked well in Stevenson and it is VERY windy there...constant + custs.
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Post by Pea on Apr 25, 2012 11:55:06 GMT -8
I wouldn't worry about it quite that much. The early morning was not when the wind was. This was more early to late afternoon. Haha that's when the windstorm happened during Coachella. The grounds' crew came through and hauled away all of the broken and toppled canopies, and there were plenty of confused campers upon returning to their campsites that night. Thankfully some of our friends were around to help get our site sorted out and to warn us about what had happened before we got back.
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Post by danl46 on Apr 25, 2012 11:57:11 GMT -8
[/img] If there is an image here it is my Stevenson camp that weathered the wind.
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Post by danl46 on Apr 25, 2012 11:57:52 GMT -8
Guess I can't figure out how to post a pic....did it once before I think...
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Post by The Log Lady on Apr 25, 2012 12:19:55 GMT -8
@stormy - That's good to know. I remember intense winds at the gorge but hadn't paid much attention to when they started.
@dani46 If you can get the photo working I'd be very curious to see the setup. I think I'll still most likely take the canopy down when not in use during the day, but I'd still like to see.
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Post by danl46 on Apr 25, 2012 13:54:35 GMT -8
@ Log Lady, I still can't figure out how to post a pic...I did it before in another thread &%&$$, if you email me, belldan@hotmail.com , I'll send you the pic...it shows the shock set up...
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Post by StormyPinkness on Apr 25, 2012 14:07:29 GMT -8
You had the image tags right but you need a url between them.
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Post by nater on Apr 25, 2012 14:15:12 GMT -8
I feel like an idiot for all the years I went to Sasquatch without a canopy. Especially 2009, when I'm pretty sure I got heat exhaustion. That shit is as essential as protein and walkin' around beers. This is me feeling like an idiot. I also promptly changed out of pants after this picture was taken.
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