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Topic: thoughts on pop up gazebos with windbars

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anne b

25/6/2012 at 11:07pm
Location: Preston Lancashire
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Hi, we are going camping to Cornwall in 2 wks and am a bit worried about the weather. We have a wynnster pharaoh 4 which is solid as a rock when guyed with delta pegs but would like a gazebo/ shelter to cook/ sit out under if wet. Have seen waterproof pop up gazebos with windbars and wondered if we guyed it out and used rock/ delta pegs if it would be ok? What are your thoughts? Anne

saz5178

26/6/2012 at 8:59am
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Hi Anne
That would be fine!! we used the exact same thing in Cornwall last year!!!! ours is only 2m x 2m but there was others on site with the bigger version!!! We had loads of windy weather and it didnt budge an inch!! have fun x

Hairywol

26/6/2012 at 9:33am
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Check first that the campsite allows gazebos at all, many dont.

Unfortunately, many campers who take care with tents and awnings merely put a couple of daft wire pegs in their gazebos (which are basically sails or parachutes with metal bars).

This means that in windy conditions these sail off - sometimes into the distance but often into other campers' tents and vehicles, causing damage.

Before I turned to tarpaulins for extra shelter I had a cheap gazebo that, because it was well-guyed and pegged, stood up to gale force winds here and abroad.

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anne b

26/6/2012 at 9:54am
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Yes, campsite does allow them- at a cost! Will have another look round today, but thought if we used screw pegs , deltas for guylines and put stronger guylines, might be ok. Will just have to monitor situation and take it down if necessary! Thanks.

fisicoll

26/6/2012 at 11:31am
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I've just got one of these for exactly the same reason (space to cook in and sit in ) and wondered if anyone else had had experience of how they hold out in bad weather with deltas etc.?

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