Saionji Shonagon
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Feb 8, 2007 16:33:48 GMT -5
Aren't you packing for three, Saionji no Hanae? George is remarkably low maintenance for a monkey. Trust me, he gets it. S.
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Post by Otagiri Tatsuzou on Feb 9, 2007 14:53:44 GMT -5
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Saionji Shonagon
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Feb 9, 2007 14:59:19 GMT -5
Oh baby! That beats a can of Wet Ones and a bucket any day!
(And you'd be soooooo popular.....)
;D
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Post by dianet on Feb 9, 2007 16:22:35 GMT -5
*closes her eyes and dreams* Oh I wish I had one.
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Feb 9, 2007 18:49:58 GMT -5
*closes her eyes and dreams* Oh I wish I had one. Get in line, Hime. My apartment in an otherwise great old house is equipped with a stall shower.
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Post by Otagiri Tatsuzou on Feb 9, 2007 22:43:01 GMT -5
Off brand 10x10 EZ-UP, off brand 12x12 EZ0-UP, or 10'x20' carport I can't make up my mind and I am throwing myself on the mercy of the board. Does anybody have advice? Experience? Anecdotes? I'm open to all ideas. The only absolute requirement is that it easily packs into a passenger car. Thanks in advance.
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Feb 10, 2007 14:41:18 GMT -5
Eliminate the 10x10 right off. Unless price is an absolute consideration, you might as well go for the 12x12. The difference in packing space is probably minimal. If you are unsure, measure your cargo capacities and the package.
How much space do you need? I know how little you actually "need" having seen what you spent last Estrella in, but let's live a little, shall we? ;-D How much space do you want? (Room to sleep? Room to have your kitchen indoors? Room for the grand piano?)
How much help can you count on to set up/tear down? For an EZ-up, you need one other person for a couple of minutes as you pull it open and extend the legs. I have zero experience with car-ports.
Which will be easiest to disguise as the sort of period/peri-oid structure you will want to live in for now/down the road? (The carport is probably the most akunoya-like.)
Oh, and never lob a cased EZ-up over the patio wall because it's easier than carrying it into the apartment. Gaius shattered an important plastic joint as it decellerated onto the concrete, rendering said EZ-up useless for a good two years before he finally threw it out, being too lazy to order the replacement bit and screw it into place. (My ex is a prince among men, but he's a LAZY prince among men....)
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Post by dianet on Feb 10, 2007 16:32:19 GMT -5
We have one of those 10X20 carport things. We bought the covering, joints and feet off of Ebay and all we had to do is cut the metal poles. I'm trying to convince the roomie that we need to sew a full covering for the thing to make it look spiff the next time we go to an event.
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Post by Yoshimitsu on Feb 10, 2007 19:09:35 GMT -5
If it were me, I'd go with the carport. Primarily (and as previously suggested) because you can continue to modify it into a more akunoya-like structure down the road.
If space is a real consideration, it may be worth the time to see what size box each of the options comes in...
Yoshi
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Post by roninpenguin on Feb 10, 2007 23:54:02 GMT -5
I have used both ez-ups and carports and I will throw my vote in for ez-ups. The carports you will definitely need at least two people to set up. They also take up alot more space and are heavier (you really have no package to keep it in for transport so you either have to make one or you end up with a stack of poles, a box of fittings, and a lot of folded fabric).
Ez-ups are difficult to put up on your own but it can be done with some time (move from one corner to the next pulling it out a little further each time) and while they are not light, they are a little bit easier to handle then the carport.
Although I love the room that I had when I had the carport. I had even made a wood floor for it.
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Post by dianet on Feb 11, 2007 0:15:34 GMT -5
I've discovered a really nifty trick with EZ-ups, Yagyu-hime. If you dont' want it trying to follow you when you attempt to put it up, find a tree or a sturdy stone bench to bungee it to while you're getting it open. Then again, the EZ-up I use is one of the smaller versions they have..
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Post by roninpenguin on Feb 11, 2007 13:26:24 GMT -5
I found that opening it by yourself is easiest on a smoother surface. I have one of the first ones that came out (AKA heavier then heck) and while I try and open it the feet like to find every hole imaginable as they slide out. Thus if I find a surface free of holes the feet will slide out independently as I push it open, which makes for a happy bushi. Of course finding a smooth surface at an event is a challenge all to itself.
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Post by roninpenguin on Feb 11, 2007 20:11:57 GMT -5
Quick update on weather...
It is raining at the moment and the weather people are saying that it might stay that way up to the weekend.
Looks like you may get to use that cold weather stuff yet...
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Saionji Shonagon
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Feb 11, 2007 23:04:27 GMT -5
Looks like you may get to use that cold weather stuff yet... It's packed. If it's the front that blew through here this week, though, it was moving pretty fast.
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Post by Otagiri Tatsuzou on Feb 12, 2007 12:12:00 GMT -5
I struggled with this one due to choosing between unsatisfactory compromises. EZ-UP it is.
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