Date:         Fri, 27 Jul 2007 20:11:35 +0000
Reply-To:     Trvlr2001@COMCAST.NET
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From:         "John C..." <Trvlr2001@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Portable shelters..
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson@GORGE.NET>

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