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SwampMatt
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The company where I used to work ourgrew it's building. We went out and bought about 5 of these tents at Sam's Club for $200 each. They made great workstations for our fabricators out in the alley behind the building. In that industrial environment, they lasted about 4 years.
When the company finally moved to a larger building, I brought home a set of poles for one, ordered a new roof panel and it makes a PERFECT spot to store our boat.
You can't put one of the end panels on because of the height of the cage.
As purchased from Sam's Club, the side poles were not tall enough, to I tap-con'd each pole's foot to an 8x8 cement block. The tent eave rails are tied to the ground using those corkscrew dog leash anchors. My tent has survived several wind storms here already.
I bolted a few florescent lights to the inside eave edges, and could not be happier.
Even on the cement blocks, the clearance height was close, so I dug out 3 inches of soil to lower the trailer. The little trenches also help me when backing in to keep the trailer straight. The tent is only 10 feet wide - but for $199.99 it's a bargain compared to building a garage.
go to: http://www.kingcanopy.com/canopies.html to order replacement parts, But you can get these tents cheaper if you have a Sam's Club card.
At the broward show, an outfit called Everglades Shade was set up, their tents were taller, wider, and more expensive, but I gotta say that building a boat under a 20 x 30 everglades shade canopy in Pete's back yard was a joy.
If you have a choice, get the silver tarp. They block light and heat.
For the tent in my back yard, I did not use the factory side panels, I used a huge sheet of agricultural shade cloth on each side. Blocks some light & heat & bugs, but lets air flow in.
matt.
Good advice there MOOD