Subject: [Fot] Securing an EZup.

From: "Stephen Jones" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2020 16:08:21 -0400

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>From Stephen Jones 

Most EZups are a disaster waiting to happen in a wind of more than 8-10 
mph. A 15-20 mph gust will have you chasing it down the paddock unless well 
secured. A 12 mile per hour wind will generate 86lbs of force/sq.Ft. x the 
area of the covering. So a 12x12 EZup. could generate up to 1032 lbs of 
force.  

Just securing it with 25 lb weights is unworthy of the pressure created by 
the wind.( If you are a sailor, you know what a little gust can do.) As 
mentioned in previous posts, start with 5 gallon water buckets (8.3 
lbs/gallon) at each corner, and tie it taunt to the upper frame of the 
EZup. Helps if you know your proper knots. This helps transfer the wind 
force to the ground. Just weighting the foot is inefficient because much of 
the force is wasted just holding down the ground. Gravity has that covered. 

The next step is to secure topside belly lines over the EZup. Use separate 
buckets, (or alternative tie off ) and place them at the corners. Toss 
lines diagonally over the top and secure them tight. This will reduce the 
billowing effect of the wind and the pressure. You can also tie to a car 
or?? but it really gets displeasing and embarrassingly hilarious when 
someone makes the beer run with the EZup in tow.  

For the engineer nerds, and there are many among us go to:  

https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/wind-load-d_1775.html  

   

  

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<div>From Stephen Jones&nbsp;</div>

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mily: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-fa=
mily: Helvetica;">Most EZups are a disaster waiting to happen in a wind of =
more than 8-10 mph. A 15-20 mph gust will have you chasing it down the padd=
ock unless well secured. A 12 mile per hour wind will generate 86lbs of for=
ce/sq.Ft. x the area of the covering. So a 12x12 EZup. could generate up to=
 1032 lbs of force.</p>

<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-fa=
mily: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-fa=
mily: Helvetica;">Just securing it with 25 lb weights is unworthy of the pr=
essure created by the wind.( If you are a sailor, you know what a little gu=
st can do.) As mentioned in previous posts, start with 5 gallon water bucke=
ts (8.3 lbs/gallon) at each corner, and tie it taunt to the upper frame of =
the EZup. Helps if you know your proper knots.&nbsp;This helps transfer&nbs=
p;the wind force to the ground. Just weighting the foot is inefficient beca=
use much of the force is wasted just holding down the ground. Gravity has t=
hat covered.</p>

<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-fa=
mily: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-fa=
mily: Helvetica;">The next step is to secure topside belly lines over the E=
Zup. Use separate buckets, (or alternative tie off ) and place them at the =
corners.&nbsp;Toss lines diagonally over the top and secure them tight. Thi=
s will reduce the billowing effect of the wind and the pressure. You can al=
so tie to a car or?? but it really gets displeasing and embarrassingly hila=
rious when someone makes the beer run with the EZup in tow.</p>

<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-fa=
mily: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-fa=
mily: Helvetica;">For the engineer nerds, and there are many among us go to=
:</p>

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mily: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;">&nbsp;</p>

<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-fa=
mily: Helvetica;">https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/wind-load-d_1775.html<=
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I once saw a photo of a tractor trailer race rig canopy that had been =
tied down to golf carts with ratchet straps at each post.  There was a =
wind/rain storm and the entire canopy, 3-4 golf carts included, flipped =
over the top of the trailer and the carts were hanging by the straps on =
the other side.
My takeaway is that in the event of a big wind, take down the canopy.  =
Nothing will secure it in a really big blow.

On Jul 2, 2020, at 4:08 PM, Stephen Jones <[email-masked]> wrote:

=46rom Stephen Jones=20
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Most EZups are a disaster waiting to happen in a wind of more than 8-10 =
mph. A 15-20 mph gust will have you chasing it down the paddock unless =
well secured. A 12 mile per hour wind will generate 86lbs of =
force/sq.Ft. x the area of the covering. So a 12x12 EZup. could generate =
up to 1032 lbs of force.
=20
Just securing it with 25 lb weights is unworthy of the pressure created =
by the wind.( If you are a sailor, you know what a little gust can do.) =
As mentioned in previous posts, start with 5 gallon water buckets (8.3 =
lbs/gallon) at each corner, and tie it taunt to the upper frame of the =
EZup. Helps if you know your proper knots. This helps transfer the wind =
force to the ground. Just weighting the foot is inefficient because much =
of the force is wasted just holding down the ground. Gravity has that =
covered.
=20
The next step is to secure topside belly lines over the EZup. Use =
separate buckets, (or alternative tie off ) and place them at the =
corners. Toss lines diagonally over the top and secure them tight. This =
will reduce the billowing effect of the wind and the pressure. You can =
also tie to a car or?? but it really gets displeasing and embarrassingly =
hilarious when someone makes the beer run with the EZup in tow.
=20
For the engineer nerds, and there are many among us go to:
=20
https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/wind-load-d_1775.html
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once saw a photo of a tractor trailer race rig canopy that had been tied =
down to golf carts with ratchet straps at each post. &nbsp;There was a =
wind/rain storm and the entire canopy, 3-4 golf carts included, flipped =
over the top of the trailer and the carts were hanging by the straps on =
the other side.<div class=3D"">My takeaway is that in the event of a big =
wind, take down the canopy. &nbsp;Nothing will secure it in a really big =
blow.<br class=3D""><div><br class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Jul 2, 2020, =
at 4:08 PM, Stephen Jones &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" =
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class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><span =
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class=3D""><div class=3D"">=46rom Stephen Jones&nbsp;</div>

<div class=3D""><p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; =
line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;" =
class=3D"">&nbsp;<br class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div =
style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; =
font-family: Helvetica;" class=3D"">Most EZups are a disaster waiting to =
happen in a wind of more than 8-10 mph. A 15-20 mph gust will have you =
chasing it down the paddock unless well secured. A 12 mile per hour wind =
will generate 86lbs of force/sq.Ft. x the area of the covering. So a =
12x12 EZup. could generate up to 1032 lbs of force.</div><p =
style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; =
font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;" class=3D"">&nbsp;<br =
class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style=3D"margin: 0px; =
font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;" =
class=3D"">Just securing it with 25 lb weights is unworthy of the =
pressure created by the wind.( If you are a sailor, you know what a =
little gust can do.) As mentioned in previous posts, start with 5 gallon =
water buckets (8.3 lbs/gallon) at each corner, and tie it taunt to the =
upper frame of the EZup. Helps if you know your proper knots.&nbsp;This =
helps transfer&nbsp;the wind force to the ground. Just weighting the =
foot is inefficient because much of the force is wasted just holding =
down the ground. Gravity has that covered.</div><p style=3D"margin: 0px; =
font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; =
min-height: 14px;" class=3D"">&nbsp;<br =
class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style=3D"margin: 0px; =
font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica;" =
class=3D"">The next step is to secure topside belly lines over the EZup. =
Use separate buckets, (or alternative tie off ) and place them at the =
corners.&nbsp;Toss lines diagonally over the top and secure them tight. =
This will reduce the billowing effect of the wind and the pressure. You =
can also tie to a car or?? but it really gets displeasing and =
embarrassingly hilarious when someone makes the beer run with the EZup =
in tow.</div><p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: =
normal; font-family: Helvetica; min-height: 14px;" class=3D"">&nbsp;<br =
class=3D"webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style=3D"margin: 0px; =
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