Can the feet be staked down as opposed to the lines? And do the lines need to be staked to get full canopy footage? Wanting to minimize footprint...
1714563
There are holes in the feet so you can stake just the feet, and you don't have to use the tie down lines in order to get the full canopy out. The frame has its own arms that support the extra length. I love this canopy
1714564
The feet have holes for pins (provided) to secure them. They aren't that secure, given the "lift" of the whole structure from wind...the staples might pull out of most soil. They pulled right out of my ground. The guy lines for the canopy are needed for the same reason....without them, your lid is vulnerable to lift, distortion.You see canopies up for day use without all the gear because they don't expect the need over a six or eight hour period. At farmers markets they use water jugs at the feet and do not have the extended canopy. Theirs wraps around the frame like a band at the top of the frame. Then your load is anchored closer to the feet. The feet have holes for pins (provided) to secure them. They aren't that secure, given the "lift" of the whole structure from wind...the staples might pull out of most soil. They pulled right out of my ground. The guy lines for the canopy are needed for the same reason....without them, your lid is vulnerable to lift, distortion.You see canopies up for day use without all the gear because they don't expect the need over a six or eight hour period. At farmers markets they use water jugs at the feet and do not have the extended canopy. Theirs wraps around the frame like a band... » Read More The feet have holes for pins (provided) to secure them. They aren't that secure, given the "lift" of the whole structure from wind...the staples might pull out of most soil. They pulled right out of my ground. The guy lines for the canopy are needed for the same reason....without them, your lid is vulnerable to lift, distortion.You see canopies up for day use without all the gear because they don't expect the need over a six or eight hour period. At farmers markets they use water jugs at the feet and do not have the extended canopy. Theirs wraps around the frame like a band at the top of the frame. Then your load is anchored closer to the feet. « Show Less
1714565
The feet and guy lines need to be staked down so they work together in the case of wind. If you have no wind the feet can be staked down without the use of the guy lines.
1714566
Feet can be staked down. You do not have to stake down the lines to get the full footage. The frame is 12x12 then there are four bars that fold out to give you the extra length. Hope this helps.
99465
We will have to check with co--I have no idea as previous e-mail reply stated, we too, staked ours down--my husband used tie downs across our greenhouse an anchored to a fence--we live in Kansas and knew with our winds, we needed it anchored. Otherwise, all is well with structure--
2097051
The foot print matches the tent perfectly, so you don't have any weird bulges or anything. We chose to go with the foot print over the tarp and were very pleased. With a tarp, the stake holes don't align perfectly, so you may have to bunch it up in certain places and such, where this was not an issue at all with the footprint.
318761
The "feet" are designed to sit on top of the ground, not to be put into the earth. Firm earth will work better than softer loam or sand. The canopy should be secured and held down by stakes, similar to tent stakes, or by screw-in canopy anchors that can be purchased from any home improvement center or hardware store. Instructions come with the canopy. Your anchoring technique should be chosen to be appropriate for your specific site.
2252084
They do make a version that stakes to the ground. This will probably put off more light than you will need as it covers a large area.
1787003
We live in Miami and have fairly windy days in the summer with heavy rain. We have installed our canopy using aircraft cable to trees at the perimeter of our yard, tightened up with turnbuckles and removable using lockable steel caribiners at the canopy corners. We just didn't want the look of giant poles, so our canopy looks more like a floating sail overhead. :-) Also, if you use a post you actually need to sink the poles deeper than 3 feet...the rule of thumb is 1/3 below ground, 2/3 above. So for a sail mounted 8' high, you would need a 12' pole with 4' buried. Steel pipe 3.5-4" is recommended, especially for bigger sails in a windy area. We live in Miami and have fairly windy days in the summer with heavy rain. We have installed our canopy using aircraft cable to trees at the perimeter of our yard, tightened up with turnbuckles and removable using lockable steel caribiners at the canopy corners. We just didn't want the look of giant poles, so our canopy looks more like a floating sail overhead. :-) Also, if you use a post you actually need to sink the poles deeper than 3 feet...the rule of thumb is 1/3 below ground, 2/3 above. So for a sail mounted 8' high, you would need a 12' pole with 4' buried. Steel pipe 3.5-4" is... » Read More We live in Miami and have fairly windy days in the summer with heavy rain. We have installed our canopy using aircraft cable to trees at the perimeter of our yard, tightened up with turnbuckles and removable using lockable steel caribiners at the canopy corners. We just didn't want the look of giant poles, so our canopy looks more like a floating sail overhead. :-) Also, if you use a post you actually need to sink the poles deeper than 3 feet...the rule of thumb is 1/3 below ground, 2/3 above. So for a sail mounted 8' high, you would need a 12' pole with 4' buried. Steel pipe 3.5-4" is recommended, especially for bigger sails in a windy area. « Show Less
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There are stakes already on each piece, just press it into the ground when the soil is reasonably soft. There are connectors on each end.You can also use a good utility knife to cut and custom fit pieces. The version of Suncast I bought is the stone-looking type (for a border, not edging, so it is 2-sided), it has held up fairly well over several years.
202636
Yes, stakes are provided. You can easily push them into the ground which prevents it from blowing over.
1589867
The bags are now at another location, so they're not handy for me to check, but if the canopy is on vertical poles you should be okay. My father ended up sticking a couple of poles into buckets of sand, because the wind was sliding the tent across the parking lot. Unfortunately, he didn't remove the side of the canopy which was tied to the pole, he just stuck it right into the bucket of sand. With the bags you can maneuver the ties for the sides and the bags so they don't interfere with each other.
907384
You will definitely need some way of securing the 4 legs/corners of the canopy. I have mine on my deck and 3 of the 4 legs are secured to the spindles of the deck rail - and it has held up to torrential rains and heavy winds without any problems at all. But you will definitely need to have it secured somehow, either at the base of each leg or by the tie-downs at the four corners.
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Jackie, We have had a Trek 10' x 14' tent in Costa Rica on our Rainforest preserve for 8 years now. We have it on a tent platform, so we do not stake it to the ground.We do however use the tie downs to tie it to the platform It does well standing on it's own, however the tie downs make it taught. It is a great tent for our jungle home. Good luck.
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This tent is not free standing, it has only one pole the goes right down the center. This tent has to be staked down to set up. But if you are using it for backpacking it is great I love mine. It has to be one of the lighted tents I have ever used. Hope I have helped!
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Hello; This item comes with standard stakes to put around the base of the tents side walls and it has heavy duty black stakes to use on the perimeter poles of the unit. Please review the pictures that were provided in the listing to have an idea of what the large stakes would look like. If you have any other questions or would like to receive a copy of the instructions, please email us at service2@wpinnacle.com Thanks, WPIC Store
1545573
I did not stake mine I placed mulch on top of the hose . only time I would think you would need stakes is a sharp angle. The hose is quite flexible, once it's layed out in sun to warm
2065939
Hi Vicki,Did you install the steel poles around the sides of the tent that go from the plastic Y connectors to the steel pins in the stake locations around the bottom of the tent? If they fit it seems the floor would be flat on the ground and the stakes would go in. The stakes go at the same places that the side poles attach. The steel pins lock in the bottom of the side poles to pull the sides down. Ed
54322
They say pound legs into ground- that's the stakes!! In addition to that go to hardware store & buy 3-4' sections of rebar pound in next to legs- wind stainless steel wire & wrap & tighten around legs-.that's what I did!!
1548093
Yes - you do stake it to the ground. Not sure what you mean 'is it made for desert camping?' but I don't see why it couldn't be used while camping.