Another stupid question.

Re: Another stupid question.

john lucas

I would use plastic larger than the frame, drape it over and clamp it in position and then cut it to size. Depending on your tent shape it may not stretch evenly and might puddle in places so make sure it doesn't leak.

Re: Another stupid question.

robo hippy

Never did that one. If you have a good quality tent, like the EZ ups, and their more expensive models, the top is pretty much water proof. As they get older, there is minor leaking at the seams, but since there is good fall/slope, most of it doesn't drip through. Also as they get older, the corners near the posts tend to sag, and you can get puddles. Not a problem during the day if you push them off, but over night they can collapse the tent. At a show in Seattle once, the cheap Caravan tents folded. The EZ ups had a few of the king/center posts poke through the top, but they didn't pretzel. Might be easier to stretch the plastic over the top and clamp it in place. Sides necessary for side blow, some times an awning for customers to stand under. and weights so the tent doesn't go air born. If you are on grass, drive 10 or 12 inch metal pegs into the ground at an angle not straight down, and 2 per post if there are holes for them, and each angled a different direction. Watch out for sprinkler lines. You may want a bit of clear plastic for the front of the booth too depending on your set up.

Yea, I made all the mistakes.....

robo hippy

Depends on the angle

Ellis Walentine

EZ UP tents are nominally 10' square and the roof is at approximately a 30º angle to horizontal. You can calculate the distance from the edge of the frame to the tip of the roof by using a little trig. If the angle is 30º and the run is 5', the length of the roof slope to the tip of the tent would be 5' ÷ cos 30º, or 5.77'.

Hope this helps.

Ellis

Re: Depends on the angle

David Walser

EZ UP tents are nominally 10' square and the roof is at approximately a 30º angle to horizontal. You can calculate the distance from the edge of the frame to the tip of the roof by using a little trig. If the angle is 30º and the run is 5', the length of the roof slope to the tip of the tent would be 5' ÷ cos 30º, or 5.77'.

I don't get it?

Dick Coers

I can't visualize what you want to do at all. You want to catch water that gets past the skin? How are you going to drain that off when it leaks through? The plastic will sag and the water will not get over the frame. If it fills up, then you'll have a waterfall on your work! Hope you don't use carnauba wax, it likes to water spot when it gets a misting rain on it.

Re: I don't get it?

Donna Banfield

If the idea is to keep the water from puddling and collecting on the tent roof, creating sag, this is what I did when I used an EZ-Up for outdoor shows.

Buy four of the foam plastic 'Noodles' that kids play with in the pools. Pool season starts soon, so they're readily available, even at Dollar Stores. They're about 3 feet long, and flexible. On each corner, insert them in the frame when you set up your tent. Do it in a way that they 'bow' into a curve, pushing and stretching the tent roof up. This will keep rain water from accumulating and pooling at the corners, and will keep the tent roof from sagging when it begins to rain.

While EZ Up tent material is sort of water proof, accumulating water will eventually penetrate and begin to leak through the material. If you can keep the water rolling off, it will keep your work relatively dry.