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Was sat watching Corrie last night when i heard an almighty crash. Went outside to see what it was and saw next doors gazibo blowing accross my garden towards my brand new tent that was pitched on the lawn... WELL I dashed accross the garden and managed to catch it!!! Was within inches of going through my tent!!! After a wrestle with some bent and very sharp metal poles i'd dismantled it but not before it had tried to drag me accross the rest of the garden!!!

After i'd calmed down and returned said gazibo to neighbour (in lots of bits) it got me thinking... These things could be leathal!!! what if this was a campsite? And me and my family were inside the tent!?! And those metal poles had ripped through our tent!?!

I SAY BAN THEM!!! THEY ARE JUST TO DANGEROUS!!!

Quote: Originally posted by Reemo on 05/5/2009

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Was sat watching Corrie last night when i heard an almighty crash. Went outside to see what it was and saw next doors gazibo blowing accross my garden towards my brand new tent that was pitched on the lawn... WELL I dashed accross the garden and managed to catch it!!! Was within inches of going through my tent!!! After a wrestle with some bent and very sharp metal poles i'd dismantled it but not before it had tried to drag me accross the rest of the garden!!!

After i'd calmed down and returned said gazibo to neighbour (in lots of bits) it got me thinking... These things could be leathal!!! what if this was a campsite? And me and my family were inside the tent!?! And those metal poles had ripped through our tent!?!

I SAY BAN THEM!!! THEY ARE JUST TO DANGEROUS!!!

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They are banned from alot of sites here.

They are dangerous and can damage tents and people

Angie

Reminds me of a few years ago when I was at a motocross meeting. Was walking the course with a friend in the morning, we then looked across to the paddock to see a gazebo take off and fly across a van, before realising it was mine!

Since then I've always ensured it is properly tethered to the floor, water barrels work the best, although screw-in dog tetheres work well also.

They should certainly be dismantled in high winds.

Quote: Originally posted by liquid on 05/5/2009

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Reminds me of a few years ago when I was at a motocross meeting. Was walking the course with a friend in the morning, we then looked across to the paddock to see a gazebo take off and fly across a van, before realising it was mine!

 

Since then I've always ensured it is properly tethered to the floor, water barrels work the best, although screw-in dog tetheres work well also.

They should certainly be dismantled in high winds.

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Neighbour said she'd tried to weight it down with a couple of house bricks!!! Like thats gonna make any difference!!!

Quote: Originally posted by Reemo on 05/5/2009

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Quote: Originally posted by liquid on 05/5/2009

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Reminds me of a few years ago when I was at a motocross meeting. Was walking the course with a friend in the morning, we then looked across to the paddock to see a gazebo take off and fly across a van, before realising it was mine!

 

Since then I've always ensured it is properly tethered to the floor, water barrels work the best, although screw-in dog tetheres work well also.

They should certainly be dismantled in high winds.

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Neighbour said she'd tried to weight it down with a couple of house bricks!!! Like thats gonna make any difference!!!

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House bricks!

 

 First trip we ever went on we spent the afternoon watching people trying to erect LARGE tents in a high wind on top of cliffs ( the rest of the field was in a hollow and very sheltered Come early evening out came the camping stoves etc in the Gazebos a sudden huge gust sent at least 4 flying down on the campers beneath like lethal weapons some injuries and alot of damaged tents that day,Quite frightening really

The problem is that in many cases the ones who aren't bright enough to peg and guy them down well are also the ones who don't think to take them down if it's windy.

We rescued one at a Forest Holidays site once, it had been pitched with just four of the pegs that came with it.

I used a cheap one (£12.99 from Somerfield) a number of times one summer, including a week on a hill in North Yorkshire, and it never gave any cause for concern despite some strongish winds. I used all the pegs that came with + another 6.