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RogLozLee

05/7/2009 at 9:20am
Location: Staffordshire
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Another tip is to put some duck tape or similiar around the spikes then when it is windy, the roof doesn't fly off or collapse. Mind has stood up to some wind and its done better than the tent!

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oldham

05/7/2009 at 12:45pm
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Quote: Originally posted by RogLozLee on 05/7/2009

Another tip is to put some duck tape or similiar around the spikes then when it is windy, the roof doesn't fly off or collapse. Mind has stood up to some wind and its done better than the tent!

We just put canopy on front poles then guys on top. Which holds the canopy in position. .

dk168

05/7/2009 at 2:41pm
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Quote: Originally posted by oldham on 05/7/2009

We just put canopy on front poles then guys on top. Which holds the canopy in position. .

That's what I have been taught to do, the tension of the guys holds down the canopy on the spikes.

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hedge

05/7/2009 at 5:20pm
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We bought a khyam windbreak with canopy and used it in anglesey 3 weeks ago when it was tuly very windy and foolishly we left it up only for one of the poles to bend we are now searching for a repalcement pole has anyone any ideas?

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sonja.p

05/7/2009 at 5:35pm
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have you contacted khyam?? I don't kow if they still do spares .. but i imagine they do.

pubgal21

05/7/2009 at 9:20pm
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thanks for tha advice on one of these we brought one at easter and tried different ways we going to practice before we go in august we are using ours for cooking in n

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none booked yet hoping for an august break and a weekend in september

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