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We took a gazebo away when we first started camping. Weather was beautiful all day but turned very nasty at night - needless to say the gazebo is no longer with us
All I would say, is listen to the weather forcast and if it does start to turn windy take it down. Luckily our gazebo didn't do any damage to anyones tent or car, but if we hadn't have got up in the middle of the night and got it down fast, I dread to think what would have happened.
Anyway - have a great trip and hope the weather stays nice for you
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Topic: NOVICE CAMPER - GAZEBO
Don't want to be a killjoy but I would say take the gazebo down at night or if you are away for the day. We had always left ours up for the entire trip but had a nasty experience last year when the wind came up at 4am and we had to take the gazebo down in the pouring rain.It had been a perfectly calm hot, sunny day. The gazebo was fully pegged down and we had extra guylines on it. It was ripped to shreds and the poles had bent by the time we had got it down. Have you ever seen a gazebo flying round a campsite? They take off just like umbrellas. Think how much damage to surrounding tents or caravans a gazebo could cause. i was really scared that ours was going to rip into the next tent where they had young kids fast asleep in the bedroom nearest to us. Their parents were awakened and we helped dismantling their gazebo,once we had got ours under control.
