I just bought a Noah's tarp, thinking I'd find trees to string it to. But seeing tarp poles, I'm wondering how they stay vertical and don't tip over.
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Hi, they will not trip over as the point at which they support the tarp there will be a guy line that needs to be fastened to the ground
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Get the poles if you camp with a car. They are super awesome. We camp in rain many times and we can setup this tarp with the poles in 5 minutes. The poles are very strong and would stay up even in heavy winds.
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With the tarp staked, put the pole in the tie out loop and then use two guy lines to stake the pole. These poles are really good, strong, but they are pretty tall even at the lowest setting. To get set up ideas, check out youtube.
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The Noah's Tarp, suspended between two Kelty Adjustable Poles, requires four lines to keep the structure up. Two lines are attached to the sides of the Noah's Tarp, acting to spread the tarp out, and are secured to the ground by a stake (usually), the other two lines are perpendicular to the first two lines, and are secured to the top of the Kelty Adjustable Poles, pulling the poles away from each other (linearly), which keeps the Noah's Tarp taut. These lines are also usually secured to a stake in the ground, but may alternately be secured to a tree or other structure. Hope that helps!
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I have to place my shelters in a very wooded area. I have a camoflauge and a dark green tarp over them and it is staked down with bricks (bought at home depot). With wind/snow/rain etc. the tarp has stayed on. I have two cats who will use it while the third feral will not but I'm happy at least someone is using it! I have the bottom lined with mylar and then it is filled with straw and they burrow in to the straw. I tried to put the awning on and it keeps falling off. I'll have to do that when the weather is warmer again but I have the entrance covered with the tarp so they have to go under the tarp to get in. We've had below zero temps this month in WI and I'm glad they have some type of shelter. I have to place my shelters in a very wooded area. I have a camoflauge and a dark green tarp over them and it is staked down with bricks (bought at home depot). With wind/snow/rain etc. the tarp has stayed on. I have two cats who will use it while the third feral will not but I'm happy at least someone is using it! I have the bottom lined with mylar and then it is filled with straw and they burrow in to the straw. I tried to put the awning on and it keeps falling off. I'll have to do that when the weather is warmer again but I have the entrance covered with the tarp so they have to go under... » Read More I have to place my shelters in a very wooded area. I have a camoflauge and a dark green tarp over them and it is staked down with bricks (bought at home depot). With wind/snow/rain etc. the tarp has stayed on. I have two cats who will use it while the third feral will not but I'm happy at least someone is using it! I have the bottom lined with mylar and then it is filled with straw and they burrow in to the straw. I tried to put the awning on and it keeps falling off. I'll have to do that when the weather is warmer again but I have the entrance covered with the tarp so they have to go under the tarp to get in. We've had below zero temps this month in WI and I'm glad they have some type of shelter. « Show Less
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while camping i use a piece of firewood on the "arms", then place rocks on the ends of the wood for stability. i was worried that the arms were too flimsy for anything too heavy like the rocks directly. the stakes is a great idea, but sometimes were are on blacktop or cement, or hard desert ground without the ability to use stakes!
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Contact the seller and ask them if you could sell you a few piece-meal? That, or give the manufacturing company a phone call.To keep the elastic flexible, one should keep the poles extended and not folded up when not in use. You may or may not already do this.
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With a decent wind, it might not hold. I am not the manufacturer, but I would not recommend that use for these. I can just see the tarp getting pulled by wind and scratching the vehicle pretty easily.
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The poles are made to be flexible to deal with wind force. I do not think they are strong enough to handle the weight of a tarp. Perhaps if the tarp was light.
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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.
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Once it was windy and I used a couple if cheap tent stakes but no it stays put. I would recommend a large tarp under it. Keeps kids socks clean and extra protection between the ground and bounce castle. Love this castle!!! Very durable, well worth the money :)
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With tarp clips. This product is not meant for extreme weather, or even moderate weather. It will not hold up to wind. It's great on a normal day.
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I just lie a tarp over mine, if it is windy I suggest you do that and maybe use stakes or something on the corners so the tarp doesn't blow, but take your blower inside, because if it rains or is windy water/dirt can get inside your blower
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I hang mine from a tree limb sometimes and sometimes hang it from my clothesline. You can string a rope between two trees or post and hang it that way too. Maybe set it on top of a garbage can.
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I just bought a tarp that was too big for the tent and then cut it to size. I taped off the cut edges so it wouldn't unravel. Best to have one that fits exactly underneath the tent. I wish I had a thinner one that would fit inside the tent bag, but the tarp doesn't take that much extra room. I didn't cut it to fit underneath the vestibule, but now I wish I had, but it isn't a big deal.
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I leave them up year round. It will only catch water if not properly extended- I have several and know first hand... on one tent, the center roof pole was not fully extended which allowed the roof to sag slightly enough to catch water.Using cinder blocks for anchors that keep the tent in place in strong gusts!
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We always anchor canopy using the cords supplied. We usually use buckets of water with lids. Five gallon buckets at the improvement stores are just a few dollars. The cords are attached to the handle. We use buckets because you can pour the water out and stack the buckets. Cinder blocks are just that. Always heavy and hard to transport. We tried the corkscrew anchor used for the dog but the ground is either too hard or too soft.The vent on the top offers a little margin for the wind, but we take ours down if the gusts are more than 25-30 mph.
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We used a wire cable like tie down (got it at Lowes). It`s pretty sturdy all by itself, BUT got the tie downs cause we live in Florida & can get high winds. Haven`t had any problems--love the arch!
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It will do OK in wind. My previous one was anchored to the ground by burying the feet and held up OK in 70 MPH gusts. heavy snow can be a problem as they get older and the tarp starts to sag a little. I tend to go out with a broom and bump off the snow from the underside if we get more than an inch or so.
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Comes with a cheap cord (buy some paracord) It's one long triangular tube. So run the cord through it, then tie to trees. (no spikes aka tent pegs included or needed.)