Does it do a good job of cutting down on wind? I like to camp in Baja and sometimes a solid tarp gets destroyed in high winds.
52456
Cutting down on wind is directly proportional to stress on the fabric. I can't say it cuts down wind much at all, which is why it works so well as a sun shade. My 30x16' sail showed little movement even in 30 mph winds and I was able to leave it up all summer and fall (we live in Wisconsin). My material was anchored every 2 feet on both long sides (using the eyes) so even in larger wind gusts there was still little movement or strain where the material attached to my house or the supports rods at the end of the deck.
52457
I am using it to refrain a tree branches from getting to high. So far it has worked perfectly. It is tough. Not a single hole yet and the grommets are still put.
293556
Yes exactly you just fill up the bags with sand and it prevents wind from getting under the tent and blowing it away. I highly recommend this product.
60967
Yes, very much so. So much so that you have to make sure you set it up so that there is a constant slope in the fabric (or you will get pools of water on the top weighing the tarp down). Survived 10 day trek at Philmont with being set up and taken down 9 of those days (we were at the same site for 2 nights to make the 10th day). I would buy again.
2116263
It is made with tent like poles , I was thinking of doing the same thing on mine to make it last longer in the weather conditions and sun . It should work if the tarp is not too heavy and if you secure it well.
1589341
You can stake it down but still not great in wind. I take mine to baseball games for my kids and take it down when the wind kicked up so it does not get destroyed. We are windy here too. Colorado Springs and Denver area. It does work better than the sports brella in the wind. My Sports Brella got destroyed in a sudden gust of wind before I could take it down. I was staked so it just ripped it backwards. The Lightspeed canapy aleast gives me a chance to react.
780300
So far it has been great. In the last couple of weeks we have had some really bad storms here. I thought for sure I was going to come home to find the screen torn or shredded. It has worked great with the highwinds. One suggestion would be to spend the money on good zip ties . I went with some cheaper ones and now I'm replacing them.
2041587
If you are in low wind conditions, the tent sits just fine by itself but it is a light tent that would easily be blown away in high-winds. I've used 550 cord or zip-ties on occasion to secure the tent to the cross-bars at both ends of the cot through the tent's grommets. The rain fly clips onto the tent at the corners and there are additional nylon loops on the rain fly for blustery days. I have rarely had to secure the tent though. My gear is usually enough to keep it in place. Hope this helps.
1688057
we used tent stakes with 1/4 in poly cord to tie each leg down and it has worked well in 10 to 15 mph winds. Would not recommend putting it up in much stronger winds as it is like a large kite and strong winds has tremendous lift.other wise this has proved to be a very useful shade on calm sunny days. Hope this helps some.
2177732
Mine did not hold up well at all. First time I set it up and used it under what I would consider moderate winds (12-15mph with gusts to 20 mph) and I had a pole snap and tear open the tent material. All lines and pegs were used. I bought it last fall for family Christmas, used it in June (can't return) and not sure what to do with a torn tent with a broken pole. I am pretty disappointed with this Coleman tent.
2109681
Not that I see, and I've had mine in some pretty high wind when some bad storms pushed through one day and it was not coming off in any way. It fits the grill pretty snug as is. I think if a draft of wind strong enough to lift it was to get under the cover, it'd probably take the whole grill out and you'd probably need to be taking cover in a storm that bad. :)
566639
I am a small woman and it covered my backpack just fine with room to spare. The head hole is a little tight. I used it in the cloud forests in Costa Rica and I was good and dry. But there was little or no win in the jungle, so... I don't know how it will do in the wind. There are grommets at the bottom corners you coyuls always tie them together or add weights or something. I was really pleased with this product.
1350266
I use trekking poles.There's also a tie-on loop in the middle of the tarp to attach a line to something overhead.I used this tarp as my only shelter on 2 backpacking trips this summer, really liked the versatility.
1164804
I recommend always using stakes. Helps keep tent perimeter tight - and using the top guys keeps tent stable. We do most of our camping in the Eastern Sierra Mtns or in deserts of Southern California. Never know when the wind will come up. Why take a chance?
1378661
It did fine in the wind. We had one day with strong winds that would make the tent bend a bit but it never pulled loose from the stakes in the ground. We didn't even used the sandbags.
2202309
I would say it does keep the wind out but all the cold air still gets in. You won't feel any gusts inside but it doesn't hold temperature well when it's cold outside. Much better for warmer camping.
2177290
Had it staked down very well but the wind (granted it was pretty windy..) collapsed the tent multiple times. I made up a 'splint' with tie wraps and sticks to bind the knuckle joints to get thru the night. Attempts to use it again was just a pita even without wind. The joints had failed.. But.. before the wind event the tent sure set up fast and was really nice. I'm keeping it simple again with the next one sticking with normal shock corded poles/rain fly/etc even though it's more trouble to set up.
1118537
It is built with a good anchoring system, but I have not had to use it under extreme conditions such as high wind. Apart of the design that I found to be a problem is the angle of the walls. The way the walls are angled in from the base does not for allow enough coverage from rain. Even a light rain. If they were to increase the dimension of the roof, a little closer to the dimension of the base; more space would be useable inside the tent when it rains.