

| Subject: | Re: Portable shelters.. |
| From: | John C... |
| Date: | Fri, 27 Jul 2007 20:11:35 +0000 |
I have a very beautiful, purple 10 x 12 EZ up. Used to sell Swings I built at the art fairs. May I add that they also have walls available for them. JC... -------------- Original message -------------- From: Don Hanson <dhanson@GORGE.NET> > For what it is worth, I found those EZ-up canopies very useful as portable > shelter. Found a few different ones over the years in different sizes and > qualities, but they do work really well for shade, privacy, portability and > ease of erection.. > Ok... > I've used them at racetracks as portable shelter for my racecar(no windows) > and as a "patio" when camping in Baja. From bag to fully erect, maybe one > minute. A little heavy, perhaps, and somewhat venerable to wind, if not > attached or weighted down, but so is any awning that you mount on the van, > and you can drive away, leaving your EZ-up in place. Most of them have > adjustable legs, for height. So when you leave camp, I usually drop it down > as low as possible over whatever it's covering. I use bungees to attach it > to the van wheels and weight the outer ends with whatever is handy. > I think you can find em on sale for around a hundred bucks in various > sizes..I like the 10x10 size with the legs that splay out. You can hang > side-curtains off for privacy and wind protection. > Don Hanson
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