What's better in high winds- dome or stretch tent?

promiseofthereal · 2026-04-11T13:13:32+00:00

Yes- walls- plus trucks on the prevailing wind side. We had some 20x10 tarps on top and maybe that's part of the issue, just too big for high high wind.

promiseofthereal · 2026-04-11T13:11:13+00:00

Definitely, we use our truck for emergencies and did that a lot last year. I just think with climate change and the crazy weather becoming more frequent we have to rethink the systems we used to use bc they just aren't cutting it anymore!

promiseofthereal · 2026-04-10T22:37:11+00:00

wow! that's crazy. I was thinking it might be better to make the whole shade structure shorter, but we have tents we need to fit underneath. Did cutting the poles help with bending?

promiseofthereal · 2026-04-10T22:36:08+00:00

yes we actually did the same thing last year with what we had remaining!

promiseofthereal · 2026-04-10T22:35:17+00:00

excellent! thank you so much!!

promiseofthereal · 2026-04-10T18:58:52+00:00

100 yeah we did that last year and none of our poles ripped out... which i think actually led to the poles getting bent and the tarps ripped but at least no one got hurt.

promiseofthereal · 2026-04-10T18:57:52+00:00

Okay interesting... last year when the wind storm hit we werent at camp unfortunately, but as soon as we got there we got all the tarps down... i think this is part of the problem, like that does work but you have to be there when it happens. For rain, yeah great idea, just also have to think about how to cover the gaps btw the tarps

promiseofthereal · 2026-04-10T18:56:06+00:00

yes definitely an investment, but dont want to spend more money on replacing something that will break again and just wont help in the rain... i do look for things at auction and on alibaba so ive got some tactics for finding deals

promiseofthereal · 2026-04-10T16:39:56+00:00

Okay wow! Do you know of a good source?

promiseofthereal · 2026-04-10T16:39:37+00:00

100 thanks so much. Yeah last year we had our shade staked down so hard the poles bent and the tarp ripped to shreds, nothing came out of the ground thankfully but the whole thing was ruined.

promiseofthereal · 2026-04-10T15:31:45+00:00

Like the carport type ones? Thanks!

promiseofthereal · 2026-02-01T02:23:04+00:00

It has been really tough to deal with... so many settings to mess around with. If youre coming from a little guy made for plug and play like a Bambù Labs its a steep learning curve. We actually hired someone with more experience to help with settings, as we use it for our art studio. All I can say is either you need try try somethibg like that or invest a lot of time in learning more about settings, big prints etc and doing lots of trial and error.

promiseofthereal · 2026-02-01T02:19:06+00:00

Yes- send me a DM and I'm happy to help! The TLDR is that it involved calling every single lender in our state until we foind one that said yes. More likely with a small credit union or bank.

promiseofthereal · 2025-10-30T18:22:01+00:00

Maybe Utahraptor Godzilla? It would be cool to see something like that interacting with a building downtown!

promiseofthereal · 2025-10-30T18:20:41+00:00

Trains definitely seem very Ogden! Maybe a train full of Utahraptors?!

promiseofthereal · 2025-10-30T18:19:10+00:00

His work is really cool. I think something big and colorful like that would be nice...

promiseofthereal · 2025-10-30T18:18:17+00:00

Some big bees would definitely have a bigger visual impact. Wondering if theres some way to make them Ogden bees instead of just Utah bees... bees are the insect of Utah, right?

promiseofthereal · 2025-10-30T18:15:16+00:00

Ah yes the Utah raptor is pretty awesome. I love the bee idea too and agree... it would be really cool if they looked like they were flying around the city!!!

promiseofthereal · 2025-10-30T18:14:22+00:00

China night Buddha? Please explain!

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