Bois;23212 wrote:I recently had to purchase a new tent because a gust of wind destroyed my old one. I've lost 4 tents over 2 years because I attach 8' X 2' banners on 2 sides between the tent legs. They act as sails on a boat. When gusts up to 30mph hit them they cause the tent to twist like a tornado hit it. Anyway, I checked into having vinyl letters put on the skirt that folds over the frame. My tent top is made of nylon and the vinyl letters wouldn't hold up very good. So, I'm considering having 6" X 4' banners made and attach then to the skirt with either snaps or velcro. The tent material my be too thin for snaps to last. Velcro pieces would have to be sewn on. The little banners would be taken off before the tent is folded up and 3 such banners would cost less than $30.
Dale,
Another way you might consider would be to have some 6" x 4' COROPLAST signs made up and affix a few pretty strong magnets to each on the blank side and then just pop them right onto the canopy skirting, since the folding frame behind the skirting is metal they should hold well.
GlassfixerCO, the frames are aluminum so magnets won't work for me.
The tent that I bought has a nylon top. Vinyl lettering won't adhere too good. So I'm going to have 6" X 4' banners made and my wife is going to sew hook n loop tabs at each end of the banners and on the skirts of the tent (hang over). I decided that snaps would eventually tear off.
By the way, I bought a First-Up brand canopy from Wal Mart for $92. It has the same structure and top as the last canopy that I bought at Bass Pro Shops for $170. The First-Up also comes with tie down cords and large nail stakes which the Bass Pro tent didn't have. Shows that price doesn't always dictate quality.
Dale... No job is so simple that it cannot be done wrong.