Date:         Fri, 21 Feb 2014 21:21:39 -0800
Reply-To:     Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Loren Busch <starwagen@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: was: That bad in wind? Friday wind story
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com>
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RE: EZ Ups and Wind
Don mentioned the EZ Ips in the wind.  And I know several of my fellow
WetWesties that regularly use EZ Ups next to their rig when camping.
But the EZ Ups (and their genetic twins of different trade names) appear to
have been designed by a frustrated airplane or kite engineer.  They sure do
love to fly when given the opportunity.
In the past, not when VW camping, I have seen several EZ Ups really take
off in a high wind.  I watched one rise about 20 feet off the ground and
travel about 100 feet before it came down, narrowly missing several people.
 At the same time another lifted and went tumbling end over end until
slamming into a vehicle.  These were vendors booths set up at a star party
in Eastern Washington.  And at another star party in Oregon an EZ Up took
off flying and hit a women causing injuries that required evacuation to a
hospital.  I don't know if these had been staked down or not.  So be aware,
they need as much attention in the wind as any attached awning.