Setting Up Your Canopy
WIND WARNING
Canopies are temporary structures designed to provide shade and some protection from rain and the elements. Temporary canopies are not meant to withstand extremely high winds.
Our canopies are very sturdy and are fairly regularly exposed to our unpredictable Texas weather and stand up well to severe weather when properly put together and securely anchored.
Do not take shortcuts when installing your canopy! Installing all the bungee cords required, and having everything tight and secure makes a big difference. Don't let anything flap in the wind.
You must securely anchor your canopy. Wind can pick up in a hurry and and catch you by surprise.
Properly anchoring a canopy involves several things.
1. Use the proper number of anchors. Place one anchor at each leg. That's four anchors on a 10'x10' and eight anchors on a 10'x20' canopy, etc.
2. Use a proper length anchor. A sturdy anchor of 10" or longer is needed.
3. The ground you place your anchor into must have substance to it. If you're anchoring into sand or loose dirt, you'll need to attach two anchors at each corner.
4. Use a sturdy rope, cord or strap. String won't work. Remember, your anchorage is only as strong as it's weakest component. Don't skimp on the material you use.
5. Tie your anchor rope to the brackets that each leg slides into so it won't slip or slide along the side rail of your canopy. Do not tie to the side rail itself.
6. Make sure your anchor rope doesn't have any slack in it. This rope must be very tight.
7. Place your anchors in the ground at an angle, not straight up and down.
Canopy Rental DFW also has water weighted barrels for you to anchor your canopy if you're setting up on pavement.
Filled 5 gallon Home Depot style buckets, a bag of sand or a cinder block are not acceptable! You need more weight than what these provide to securely anchor your canopy.
Canopies are temporary structures designed to provide shade and some protection from rain and the elements. Temporary canopies are not meant to withstand extremely high winds.
Our canopies are very sturdy and are fairly regularly exposed to our unpredictable Texas weather and stand up well to severe weather when properly put together and securely anchored.
Do not take shortcuts when installing your canopy! Installing all the bungee cords required, and having everything tight and secure makes a big difference. Don't let anything flap in the wind.
You must securely anchor your canopy. Wind can pick up in a hurry and and catch you by surprise.
Properly anchoring a canopy involves several things.
1. Use the proper number of anchors. Place one anchor at each leg. That's four anchors on a 10'x10' and eight anchors on a 10'x20' canopy, etc.
2. Use a proper length anchor. A sturdy anchor of 10" or longer is needed.
3. The ground you place your anchor into must have substance to it. If you're anchoring into sand or loose dirt, you'll need to attach two anchors at each corner.
4. Use a sturdy rope, cord or strap. String won't work. Remember, your anchorage is only as strong as it's weakest component. Don't skimp on the material you use.
5. Tie your anchor rope to the brackets that each leg slides into so it won't slip or slide along the side rail of your canopy. Do not tie to the side rail itself.
6. Make sure your anchor rope doesn't have any slack in it. This rope must be very tight.
7. Place your anchors in the ground at an angle, not straight up and down.
Canopy Rental DFW also has water weighted barrels for you to anchor your canopy if you're setting up on pavement.
Filled 5 gallon Home Depot style buckets, a bag of sand or a cinder block are not acceptable! You need more weight than what these provide to securely anchor your canopy.
Canopy Specifications
Our canopies use medium weight, steel poles, quality covers and are very sturdy.
10'x10' specifications
10'x20' specification
* Note: Silver tops are only available for the 10'x20' canopies.
18'x20' specifications
18'x40' specifications
10'x10' specifications
- Poles are galvanized 1 3/8" , 18 gauge steel.
- 4 legs - 6' 8" tall (so the side rails are 6' 8" tall).
- Center peak is 9' 5" tall.
- Footprint is 10'x10' - Note: An additional 2' in each direction is required for anchoring.
- Includes four corner braces (helps make these canopies really sturdy).
- 4 ropes with metal spike stakes for anchoring.
- White valance top (hangs over the sides).
- Bungee cords to attach the top to the frame
10'x20' specification
- Poles are galvanized 1 3/8" , 18 gauge steel.
- 8 legs - 6' 8" tall (so the side rails are 6' 8" tall).
- Center peak is 9' 5" tall.
- Footprint is 10'x20' - Note: An additional 2' in each direction is required for anchoring.
- includes four corner braces (helps make these canopies really sturdy).
- 8 ropes with metal spike stakes for anchoring.
- white valance top (hangs over the sides) or standard silver top (does not hang over the sides) *.
- bungee cords to attach the top to the frame
* Note: Silver tops are only available for the 10'x20' canopies.
18'x20' specifications
- Poles are galvanized 1 3/8", 18 gauge steel.
- 6 legs - 6' 8" tall (so the side rails are 6' 8" tall).
- Foot pads for each leg.
- Center peak is 10' 10" tall.
- Footprint is 18'x20' - Note: An additional 2' in each direction is required for anchoring.
- Includes four corner braces (helps make these canopies really sturdy).
- 6 ropes with metal spike stakes for anchoring.
- White valance top (hangs over the sides).
- Bungee cords to attach the top to the frame
18'x40' specifications
- Poles are galvanized 1 3/8" , 18 gauge steel.
- 10 legs - 6' 8" tall (so the side rails are 6' 8" tall).
- Foot pads for each leg.
- Center peak is 11' 11" tall.
- Footprint is 18'x40' - Note: An additional 2' in each direction is required for anchoring.
- Includes four corner braces (helps make these canopies really sturdy).
- 10 ropes with metal spike stakes for anchoring.
- White valance top (hangs over the sides).
- Bungee cords to attach the top to the frame.
Setting up your canopy
Set up our canopies is an easy process if you follow all the instructions, it should be done with two people especially to raise the structure of the tent, the more help you have, the easier it will be. To assemble the tent 18 'x 40' if minimum 3 people are required.