Hornet28BHDS
Parker, PA
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A huge tarp is what you will need!
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mobeewan
Hampton, Va
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Yes they are heavy (due to the weight of the pipes) and you will need a truck for carrying the shelters. They also take a while to set up, but I camp for 4 days at a time and it is well worth the trouble on a rainy weekend and provide a lot more shelter than a bag awning.
The connectors are carried in a cardboard box inside the pup. I made 4 PVC pipe carriers from 4 inch PVC pipe. Each carrier holds 6 Pipes and loaded weighs about 40 to 50 lbs. I can carry them on my shoulder one at a time to load and unload from the truck. I strap 2 carriers on each side of my truck rack with my canoe in the middle. At the campground I leave the carrier strapped to the reck and open the end of the carrier and slide the pipes out to set up.
I don't use the pup for winter camping, so snow is not a problem.
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thatguy1967
Springfield, Missouri
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Good grief man - if you're going to do that just ditch the pop-up altogether. Just buy one of those expedition tents from Cabela's - you won't see the sky either way you go.
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thatguy1967
Springfield, Missouri
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Vapor_Trails wrote:Why not something like this. You can get them anywhere.
Envisioning a campground full of these....ugh.
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campingrandma
South Carolina
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There are some private "campgrounds" (and I use that term loosely) in NC where these are erected permanently on all the sites UGH is right!
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JohnJoanW
Zephyrhills, FL
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We use a 20x30 ft white one to completely tarp our Fleetwood Niagra because we are out for seven months this year and six last. It is the first thing to go up and the last thing that comes down. We put it over the camper before we lift it and tie down the four corners to keep it from blowing off after it is lifted. When we break camp, we lower with the tarp still on and fold it in half to keep the dirt and moisture on the inside of the tarp. The process is repeated at our next location. The tarp protects from the sun, sap, etc. and allows us to put it down dry after a rain. It also provides us with extra shade because one side of the tarp is even with the end of the awning and extends about six feet from each side of it. We use expandable poles on the two awning side corners and two taller ones on the back side to lift it up so we can see all around. Using a tarp is not without its drawbacks. Any tarp you can put up, the wind can, under extreme circumstances, take down. We have experienced 40 mph winds, which proved to be a challenge in keeping everything in place. We were successful, but the tarp is quite noisey in heavy winds, which makes sleeping difficult. When we know heavy winds are possible, we drop the poles and secure the corners to the frame on the camper. We use tent spikes that we got from Walmart in hard ground and sides, and the screw in stakes for tying out dogs in softer ground for the corners. Also, remember that unless you put a large fan on your roof to exhaust the hot air from the A.C. you cannot run it with a tarp over it. We put pvc poles in the bike racks to lift the tarp up off the A.C. and bungee a fan to the bottom part of the rack. There are other pictures on Picasa Web, at http://picasaweb.google.com/johnjoanw If you are only going out a few times a year, I think your best bet is to get a good screen room.
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Andrew in Canada
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campingrandma wrote:There are some private "campgrounds" (and I use that term loosely) in NC where these are erected permanently on all the sites UGH is right!
We saw this for the first time (at a camp ground) just last month.
One group had two of them back to back, made their own pavilion !
UGH ! was simillar to my description as well !
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PattieAM
Maryland
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I can understand the concern for closing the PUP with dampened canvas and not being able to dry it later....I carry an electric leaf blower (giant hair dryer) which really helps rid the canvas of excess moisture.
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