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Topic: Help with Gazebo

SADO1

06/6/2012 at 12:34pm
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Just wondered if anyone could recommend a weather proof gazebo? We normally go away 3 or 4 familes together and pitch a gazebo for communal use inbetween us all. With the awful rainful lately we purchased an extra side for our current pop up gazebo to enclose us all totally but joining two gazebos together obviously has leakage problems with heavy rainful. We like to stay up late and chat around the BBQ and obviously with approx 12-14 of us we need something largish to fit us all and preferably totally enclosed. Any ideas anyone?

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dk168

06/6/2012 at 12:44pm
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I would strongly advised against getting a gazebo after nearly loosing my tent with it in strong wind.

It was a concertina type, and the joints bent in the wind.

I would advise getting a dedicated event shelter instead, made by the likes of Coleman, Outwell, Vango, Khyam etc...

They peg down more securely than gazebos IMHO.

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Hacksaw Bob

06/6/2012 at 12:54pm
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Quote: Originally posted by SADO1 on 06/6/2012
We like to stay up late and chat around the BBQ and obviously with approx 12-14 of us we need something largish to fit us all and preferably totally enclosed.

Sorry, but is "BBQ" in a "totally enclosed" structure really a good idea?

mikegalagher

06/6/2012 at 1:09pm
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"We like to stay up late and chat around the BBQ and obviously with approx 12-14 of us we need something largish to fit us all and preferably totally enclosed."

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SADO1

06/6/2012 at 1:36pm
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No we realise the danger of an enclosed BBQ its more a fire pit with smokeless logs (site permitting of course!).

I will look at the event shelters - thanks.

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Tynxuk

06/6/2012 at 1:48pm
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I maybe wrong but surely smokeless logs will be along the lines of odourless thinners, all the dangers but less warning signs!

SADO1

06/6/2012 at 2:10pm
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possibly but we are all alive to-date! If we get an event tent (rainproof) obviously we will move to a camping heater and the BBQ will remain firmly outside!

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youlbury

06/6/2012 at 4:03pm
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For 3 to 4 families this would be a good size

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000YEMOM4/ref=asc_df_B000YEMOM48186636?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22206&creativeASIN=B000YEMOM4

You can add sides to it too, I would delta peg it though

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07/6/2012 at 8:10am
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My wife works at Tesco, and they have now put signs by BBQ's etc warning of the DANGERS

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wongers

07/6/2012 at 10:56am
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you can get some big ones here

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Emerald1

10/6/2012 at 1:24am
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There is the Quechua seconds base XL I think it is, beauty of the bases is you can twin to extend. Pricey this year but well worth it id say.Have a look on Decathlons site under family pop ups.

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poppy.dog

10/6/2012 at 8:50am
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like this Emerald

£249.99 not too bad split between a group?

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tentfluff

10/6/2012 at 10:45am
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Hi I think youlbury recommendation Is a good choice, shelter and Delta's I would like one myself but can't afford one. Not sure about the Emerald, I think I may have read on here that they blow about a bit in the wind, sides not stable that sort of thing. We were looking for a tent to cook in and lots of people recommended the Cabanon kitchen. The Coleman Event Shelter is good as a firepit shelter we see one used for just that purpose last year very good. Another one is the Colman instant screened canopy If they made mesh screens for the Event shelter that would make a really good shelter IMO

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10/6/2012 at 12:56pm
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Would really advise against a gazebo and wish all sites would ban them. We returned back to site last Tuesday afternoon to see four of them crumpled and ripped out by thewind. One had flown over the top of someones tent. No damage to the tent or to a person but that was luck more than anything else. I wouldn't be too happy if one damaged by tent or hurt a member of my family.

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