Is this tent free standing or do you need to secure it with tent pegs ?, my kids want to set it up on our patio
160699
It will work as a freestanding tent, yes. Pegs/stakes are mostly to keep it from blowing away in a storm.
160700
for the most part it is a free standing tent, but it does have a few tent pegs that help square up the floor. if your going to put air mats for the kids to lay on in the tent you could probably get away with not using the pegs.
2217975
The entire tent (and door) is made of tent-like/canopy material. Door velcroes closed and window rolls up and ties. Poles are pretty much free standing. We use it for indoors which is perfect. not stable enough for outdoor/wind.
1433869
It's not a permanent type gazebo, but it does have holes drilled in the bases so you can mount it to cement if you want to. You can't leave it out all year though. We in northern Illinois so we have to take it down in storms and the winter. We just use heavy duty tent stakes and parachute cord the rest of the time. You might consider waterproofing it too, as it does leak if you don't.
1311461
Yes, you will need to use some sort of anchoring system to insure stability. Look around the web or make your own using buckets, concert mix and bungie chords. If it's a calm day then the weight of the tent will hold it in place. We've had ones from other manufactures but for the price this is a great buy.
562411
Is fine in our back yard with strong winds, have placed small bricks in corners, but have had no problems. It comes with small tent pegs, but I wouldn't trust them to strong winds. No cover for the front. Live in high desert, so rain hasn't been a problem.
762868
No, we have it standing on our patio and it is very solid. You should just make sure the ground is level.
308793
I use the tent without stakes but it's not that windy where I am. Also, if it rains, the water comes right thru. Cool, big tent as long as weather is perfect.
1949003
Sure it will stand fine without stakes. We have used the tent for basement 'camping'. Of course if used outside stakes should be used, which are easy to press in.
1903118
Mine is free standing, but next to my house and holds 2 clematis plants. It gets plenty of wind. The trellis includes 2- 16" L-channel ground anchors (that you pound into the ground). The trellis slides over the anchors, then gets screwed into them. I've had mine for a year and it is still very sturdy and looks as good as new.
486538
In addition to the feet mentioned by another suggestion, each corner of the canvas top has a loop to tie a rope on and attach to a stake. Also, if you are going on the cheap, purchase 5 gallon plastic buckets (Lowe's, etc) to fill with sand, gravel or water if you can't stake the ropes. Amazon has sand bags and other items designed to hold the canopy down in a windy situation. Lots of choices!
370986
I am not sure if you are just putting this up for an event or keeping it up for an extended period of time. If it is just for an event, then I would use sand bags tied to the bottom of each of the poles. I live in Vancouver, Wa near the Gorge and we get High winds about 4 to 5 times during the year, and my canopy is set up year round and acts as another room off my patio, and we have the canopy bolted to the house in several places on one side of the canopy and several steal stakes in the ground on the other side where we taped the poles to the stakes. It has servived 2 springs one summer, and a winter. I am very happy with this one, and over the years we have tried several other canopies. Hope the sand bag idea is helpful, dress them up if this is for an important event. 20 lbs per pole is my suggestion. GOOD-LUCK !!!!
207405
Yes, the sandbags are attached at the corners and hold down the canopy, in addition to the stakes. it is a very quick way to set it up, just put sand in and your done. when you take it down, just dump the sand out and your done. we really enjoyed our canopy for the past year. I definitely would recommend it. i also put it up by myself, which is a nice feature since most require two people.
1622796
This tent gets ALL its stability from the stakes. When properly staked it can withstand strong winds. Without proper staking, it is very unstable. If you have it up for a long time, periodically tighten the stakes and cords.
2185262
I would be VERY afraid to "free stand" it without securing it in some way. I purchased mine in the winter and stored it on our enclosed porch (cement floor) until spring. Any bump against it would cause it to shift and want to topple so I zip tied it to the outside stair railing. It also needs support at the bottom to keep the arch sides spread apart at the proper width to keep from straining the upper connections.
2101169
It's not a tent...it's a canopy and has no sides. It does come with stakes, but in loose sand, they probably won't work well.
1333077
Its Excellent. You can stakes to hold it down. The tent also has pockets on both sides, so you can put sand in there, and that holds it down. I have never had to stake it. I only put sand in the pockets and its been fine. Its a great tent.
318758
I only recomend anchoring the feet that attaches to the legs, with some good heavy strong long stakes. You can mfind tent stakes that look just like a huge nail. I would not achor with cement as it will rust some metals. Cement ate up my wheelbarrow bottom. Great, strong canopy. Mel