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Walmart has a brand called First Up, which use the accordion style put up. They are quality 10x10 for $88 in store. Also if you go to Walmart.com, they have canopy string lights for the First Up brand canopy.
Those may work for any brand if they are just a 10x10 strand of canopy lights
i got this canopy and it has been in my front yard for a week through some wicked wind and rain without the guy lines and its holding strong. (i think my neighbors are starting to hate me, haha). are the lights battery operated?
Post by everypossibleworld on Jun 3, 2009 17:56:33 GMT -5
last year I bought a "locker mirror" that had a hook on the back of it and hooked on perfectly to a pocket on the wall of our tent. I brought a small wire shelfing unit type thing and kept all of my toiletries inside. I wear contacts and absolutely cannot sleep in them or put them back in w/o the mirror. It was sweet to have my baby wipes (to wash my hands) and contact essentials right below my nifty mirror.
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Not for our campsite, but we brought these shade chairs for Centeroo. They're short enough to get through security (10-12" butt above ground) and they fold like backpacks and are easy to carry on your shoulders. I was worried that we'd block people's view (even though we always sat closer to the back to avoid this); I found that people often stood in front of us, and they were taller standing than us sitting in our chairs, so I felt like we weren't being bad neighbors by sitting in them with the shade up. Plus, we always pulled the shade down almost to the tops of our heads, which make them less obtrusive still. With the beating Tennessee sun, these were totally worth the $35. Bought online at target.com.
Thats a great idea! I wear contacts and was debating on wearing them at the Roo.
I wear contacts at Roo but it is essential to soak them in solution now and then. I can go a few days with them in my eyes ( I know it is not good for my eyes). But at Roo, I just tend to forget I am even wearing them.
Every year that I've been able to set up my tent under an EZ Up, and that hasn't been every year, I've been able to sleep longer and keep water\condensation out of my tent. I realize this is impractical if you are with a larger group, but if you can do it, it's nice.
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Despite all of my protesting, my girlfriend's incredibly high-maintenance mother is tagging along. I'm pretty sure my girlfriend's dad is bringing a shower thing and some sort of power source. I probably won't utilize these, however, and I'll stick to my baby wipe showers and lots tarps to keep dry. I got really cold at night last year, so I'll definitely bring a bigger blanket.
A great idea I had last year (which proved to be great in camp) was to bring a shag carpet and a blanket to use as rugs under the EZ-up. It's so nice to get back to camp, take your shoes or sandals off, and not have to put your feet on the harsh farm grass. Also: using a shower curtain as a portable wall / sun blocker for the EZ-up was totally a fantastic thing. I've posted it elsewhere on Inforoo, but here's a picture of the shower curtain in action last year. Penguin motif kept us feeling a little cooler too
i love the shower curtain idea as well... been using it for a few years now -- plus I love that you can get clear vinyl ones with fun designs so that you can see out of your site/ interact with others.....I hate being in a "cave" of exups and tarps where its so dark you can't even see out
If you don't want to deal with an actual air mattress, a somewhat easier option is to bring one of those full-body-sized pool floaty rafts which can be blown up via your lungs and are suitable to sleep on for a few days. Something like this: www.walmart.com/ip/Aviva-Mesh-Sun-Pool-Float/13417487
Although the one I have is a bit longer, the same style though about 2 inches think blown up and with the big head rest. It does wonders to keep my back from hurting.
Do you position the entire tent under the EZ up? What does it do to air flow?
I have "walls" on our EZ up usually and we use it to change clothes, get the shade, eat and drink, etc. What do you do if your tent is under it?
I always put the EZ Up on the highest setting and do not use ANY walls, except maybe for a tapestry or cloth on the eastern side to provide shade from the morning sun. The airflow has never been a problem. Like I said though, I wouldn't do this if you're planning on walling in your canopy.
Post by monkeymonkeyjoyjoy on May 6, 2010 18:40:40 GMT -5
It's all about the shade OVER your tent! Kind of like a tent in a tent...but you can sleep easily and comfortably until at least 1 or 2pm if you like! Position it so the largest amount of the shade is blocking the sunrise and such - then the cool air stays under your shade! Also - Swiss Army cot! Folds up nicely, and it's very comfy!
Edit ~ Kelty and Alpine Mountaineering have great tent shades. Kelty is more expensive, but I got a good one from Alpine Mtng. for only 99 dollars. It's very sturdy and weatherproof, packs light (under 10 pounds) and takes less than five minutes to set up!
I've heard they can be a little iffy, 5 gallons of water weighs about 40 lbs, which is quite a strain on any pole system I would imagine, but if you have a pal to hold the bag up while you shower it works out ok. But hey I don't know, never had one.
I sadly missed last year, but in '08 we had a fab camp hookup and it was greatly due to all the wonderfulness we learned here at Inforoo.
- We did have a shower/potty tent. Friend made the bucket/toilet seat jammy and had the solar shower. We even had a phat site right near a "road" so we had extra wide space so the toilet tent was off on its own. That being said I NEVER used it. The idea of being in that hot small tent pooping so close to people sleeping or showering and getting all hot while doing so didn't appeal to me. I also worried about the shower water rolling into a neighbor's camp.
- Good thing was having 2 EZ Ups in the center, the tents making a U around them. We hooked tarps to the EZ Ups and stretched over the tents with like 1-2" between tarp and tent top. This kept tents FAR cooler.
- Took our car's floormat and made it a welcome mat to our tent where we left shoes, and an old towel inside. This kept mud and tracking in stuff to a minimum, nice clean bed.
- We had an air mattress and we re-filled it every day for a minute or two to keep it firm. No biggie. Had a sheet set, pillows and a cozy fleecy blanket. We also had a battery-operated fan on either side of the bed to blow right on our face. Totally lovely.
- I wear contacts and hung a little mirror from the side of the tent and had a little bag that had all my toilitries at the ready right below it. Made the contacts issue a non-issue. And in '07 I tried leaving in my contacts and they got super sticky and I woke up one night un-sober and sticky eyed and it was AWFUL. Now I have stuff to sanitize the eyes, drops, solution, extra disposable pairs at the ready.
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The only thing we do is bring chairs and a card table. And some years we bring air mattresses depending on how many people will be sleeping in the tent. Theres only room for 2 people with air mattresses or 4 without.
Probably taking a small battery powered radio or cd player for tunes in the morning time. Also, got one of these cheap cots at Wal-mart, makes for not only a comfortable, elevated bed, but also works fantastically as a bench in your shade tent should you have inadequate seating or lots of visitors:
I just picked up two of these and they are very comfy. I imagine they will be much cooler than a sleeping bag. Good for sleeping outside under an EZ-Up in the morning too.
We're always so pumped to be there we never even look to find east. The idea of keeping the shade is so excellent but I also like having the walls so we can change, etc. I've got some serious thinking to do about camp. shiz, what I'd give for the shade of a tree!
We're always so pumped to be there we never even look to find east. The idea of keeping the shade is so excellent but I also like having the walls so we can change, etc. I've got some serious thinking to do about camp. shiz, what I'd give for the shade of a tree!
It's actually quite easy to determine the eastern horizon sans compass. The streets are oriented N\S (not perfectly but close enough). Get your bearings that way.
We're always so pumped to be there we never even look to find east. The idea of keeping the shade is so excellent but I also like having the walls so we can change, etc. I've got some serious thinking to do about camp. shiz, what I'd give for the shade of a tree!
It's actually quite easy to determine the eastern horizon sans compass. The streets are oriented N\S (not perfectly but close enough). Get your bearings that way.
Good Advice, thanks.
We're thinking about maybe trying to do some shade with the roof rack from the minivan and reflective material. Has anyone tried this and do you have any advice?
^ we have done shade with space blankets (which are reflective) and even the window shade from the car, which is reflective. Really great at making shade and keeping the tent cool. We were set up one year where we couldn't help it but part of the tent faced the east and we bungeed the car windshield shade about 2" from the side of the tent, like right where we would be lying on the air mattress. This little thing (one of those with the springy sides that folds down to the size of a frisbee) really made a huge impact on our ability to be cool in the tent.
If you have bungees, zip ties, rope, extra tent stakes, duct tape... bring it. It doesn't take a bunch of space and it helps you get uber McGyver on your camp and make all sorts of shade. We have used other tents, our autos, etc. to jimmy-rig tarps and such to make shade. Not pretty, but effective!
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