[AT] A place for my stuff

[Mogrits]

Forgot to include the link to the model I'm using. There are coupons for
this everywhere online, like most HF stuff.

http://www.harborfreight.com/10-ft-x-20-ft-portable-car-canopy-62858.html



On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 10:18 PM, Mogrits <mogrits at gmail.com> wrote:

> If you search youtube one of the long term videos says it's gone through
> 40mph winds with their enclosed model. An open ended one like mine would
> fare worse in high winds. I'll defer to your wisdom on your weather and
> what works for y'all because I'm sure if they worked you'd have them.
>
> For 90 bucks they are are still a great temporary structure. The tarp
> material appears to be higher quality that the "silver" tarps.
>
> Warren
>
> On Tue, Jan 3, 2017 at 9:14 PM, Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Warren sounds great!  I wish we could use fabric for protection here in
>> the Not So Great Plains.  Right now we are experiencing 30mph winds
>> gusting to 45 and 30 degrees.  The wind here just rips fabric structures
>> to shreds.
>>
>> Cecil in ok
>>
>>
>>
>> On 1/3/2017 7:06 PM, Mogrits wrote:
>> > I got a Mahindra 2540 winter of '15 and I also got a larger project boat
>> > last Spring. My shop, of course, was already full.So both stayed in my
>> > driveway.
>> >
>> > This summer was too hot or raining to work on the boat and beginning
>> this
>> > fall, I spent an hour cleaning out leaves before I could even open a
>> hatch
>> > evry time I tried to fool with it.
>> >
>> > So, I decided to use a coupon and get a Harbor Freight 10x20 tent for
>> most
>> > of the boat and tarp the rest of it. That canopy cost me 89.00 I bought
>> > chain link fence top rails and cut them to length to get the canopy up
>> to
>> > the right height and level it on the sloped drive. I was so happy with
>> it I
>> > clipped another coupon and got another for the Mahindra. I ordered some
>> > side tarps from ebay made for this size tent, from the same material, to
>> > cover both sides of both canopies. For the money, I think you get a lof
>> of
>> > bang for your buck.
>> >
>> > They are saying we may get ice this weekend so I guess that will be the
>> > ultimate test. I used a combination of tapcons and helical dog tether
>> > anchors where the poles fell of the paving to stake the thing down to
>> the
>> > ground.
>> >
>> > The tents have positive multi year reviews on youtube and elsewhere so
>> I'm
>> > hoping they'll hold up a few years at least. I could see them being very
>> > handy for the crowd that goes to Portland to offer some shelter and
>> shade.
>> >
>> > Anyone else used one?
>> >
>> > Warren
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