Date: Mon, 5 Apr 2010 21:19:23 -0700
Reply-To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: EZ-up awning
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I used these Ez Ups all the time when I was racing cars. Had two of them
in my car hauler trailer and I would shelter under next to the trailer for a
shady or dry work space. At night I would simply lower the thing down and
leave it over the car...No windows in a race car..with tie downs to the
wheels. A spare wheel on each corner kept it planted in windy conditions..
I found the best ones were the cheapo ones you can find for under $100 on
sale at times. They are lighter to lug around or carry in a vanagon and
last just about as well as an expensive one. None of them will survive a
real wind episode. It's best to just fold them up (takes about 30seconds)
and leave em standing till the wind drops. There is a substantial weight
difference between them, which would be meaningful for use in a vanagon. If
I had one at a campsite and I left for a day, I would walk it over to the
table and use tie downs to secure it...You can lower them to about table
height using the telescoping legs...So you could leave 'stuff' on and under
your camp table and cover it with the EZ up in the lowered position..Or I
would fold it shut...I'd never leave one fully deployed..
Great useful things.
Don Hanson
On Mon, Apr 5, 2010 at 4:40 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net> wrote:
> I have two of these things and do craft fairs and art shows with them.
> Sam's has some kind of license with EZ-up and has their own special
> unit, and I like it. It can be seen on the EZ-up website. It has a cross
> frame structure with a vertical center pole mounted where the frame
> crosses in the middle. I have found in windy conditions it was handy to
> hook my tow chain onto that center piece, drop it to the ground and hook
> the ground end to a heavy weight. If it gets too nasty, corner weights
> is all thats going to save it. EZ up makes netting with a zipper that
> can be hung inside, and there are also zippered panels that can be
> attached around the frame to keep blowing rain and wind out - provided
> it not a gale. If that's the case, you had best strike you tent and
> accept being a little cramped in your van until the foul weather blows
> out. If the weather is not going to be to bad - these things are really
> handy and easy to put up and take down. Mine came in a tote bag with
> wheels on it, making it easy to move on smooth ground. On rough gorund -
> nothing helps. You just lug the thing.
>
> Check the www.ezup.com There a several to chose from. I like the white
> tops - a little cooler in summer.
>
> John Rodgers
> Clayartist and Moldmaker
> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
> Chelsea, AL
> Http://www.moldhaus.com <http://www.moldhaus.com/>
>
>
>
>
> Robert Mac Dowell wrote:
>
>> I have an awning on my westy but would like to have something I can drive
>> away from and leave standing. I know thier's plenty of ez-ups on the market
>> but which ones are the ones to buy and which ones too stay away from. Also,
>> where to purchase the better ones. Thanks
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