How To Weigh Down A Portible Awning

Simply fill each bag with up to 30 lbs of heavyweight materials such as sand or pebbles attach to each leg with hook and loop fasteners and voila.

How to weigh down a portible awning.

Though the stakes will hold tightly during small gusts of wind they may loosen and pull out of the ground during stronger winds. 20 pound weights will be easier to manage than 40 pound weights. In this video we show you how to weigh down a gazebo on hard ground using our interlocking jigsaw leg weights which slide over the leg footplates of your gaz. Canopy anchor bag shelterlogic anchor bags offer easy to use canopy stability weights.

Try cinder blocks as tent weights. Sandbags can be purchased at hardware stores. The length and diameter of the pipe you choose will depend on how much you want the pipe to weigh. Many people aim for 40 pounds of weight on each leg but you may want to create 8 pipes that weigh 20 pounds each 2 pipes for each tent leg so each weight isn t so heavy to carry.

Tie a rope around the cinder block and knot the rope at the top corner of your tent frame. You can also tie the cinder block to the tent leg using rope or bungee cord while still attaching rope to the top frame. Place sandbags or weights on the legs for added support.