canopy

those EZ-Up brands are the best. i have yet to get one of theirs, but it certainly is the best that i've seen on the market.

~ meanwhile, the EZ-Up people released a weaker & cheaper version a few years back so make sure you look at their top-of-the-line version.

they can be acquired with zippered curtains to close up the booth overnight for 2nd day shows. they set up & tear down fast!

as far as wind goes, i've seen milk jugs with water, cinder blocks, and other weights used to keep canopy's down. ~ but that really doesn't work well for strong winds. use a LONG tent steak along with these other methods.

see ya

steve

Thanks Steve, I hear great things about the E-Z up. I'm looking at the ExpressII

One more question. How do you stake a canopy when your on pavement? I've seen some people drill right into the pavement but as a taxpayer I cringe at this.

Thanks -nancy-

I'm cringing again over my spelling error. "how do you stake a canopy when you are on pavement" not "when your on pavement" -nancy-

i don't think you can steak (stake?) into pavement. i think blocks are about all you can do.

possibly, a table full of pottery attached to the posts will be enough ot hold everything down?

unless you sell out!

see ya

steve

I re-checked my spellings and I never attempted to "steak" anything. I correctly attempted to "stake" Do have to keep and eye on the spell check corrections though.

I don't plan to use tables, I have my old display shelves and I'm making some new pedestals. Looks like I'll be dragging around cinder blocks.

Selling out at an Art Fair is my kind of 'sell out" May I be so fortunate.

-nancy-

First of all thanks to all that replied, it's really appreciated. Steve, you kind of confirmed some of my fears - sounds too risky to keep it outside. Even if I had a large enough area that I could cover with a roof, the dampness could cause damage - I wondered about the controller, which Bob Masta mentioned, I didn't even think about the bricks absorbing water... I thought the shed idea was very good, again, unfortunately no space for one.

So last week I had resolved it had to be stored in the conservatory, that was until I realised the kiln was not going to go through one internal door in my flat!!!

Luckily, we called a friend to help with the move and he had a garage/lockup available, so that's were I stored it - it's dry and secure so it will do for the moment.

many thanks again

a controller is a computer that has a non-waterproof box around it. would you store your pc outside?

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That is an excellent solution to a knotty problem. Well done.

Steve