If you need an E-Z-up for your range setup

[powderburner]

I saw them on sale today at Academy (hope you have one of those stores near you)
IIRC, they were 10 ft x 10 ft, and were priced at about $44-45

I paid quite a bit more for mine, this is the best price I have seen on these NIB
They come in pretty durned handy on a hot sunny day

 

[Coop]

I do need a new one--our Harbor Freight special bent while taking it down last RG. No Academy stores near me, I don't think (never heard of it). Where are you?


Later!

--Coop

 

[powderburner]

I didn't know I was that confused?

Academy Sports and Outdoors is a chain of places with pretty much the full range of sporting goods. There is one on the west side of Fort Worth near me, and several more scattered across Ft Worth, Arlington, Dallas, and the rest of the metroplex.

Store locator site:
https://www.academy.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreLocator_10151_10051_-1

Did that help any? (or just taunt you?)

 

[jimzcatz]

Tractor Supply has 10X10 popups for 80. I have a 10X20 I guess its what you would call an ez-up? It has the metal poles for legs.

 

[GRIFFIN]

Tractor Supply has 10X10 popups for 80. I have a 10X20 I guess its what you would call an ez-up? It has the metal poles for legs.

Jim, that's called a "pain in the a$$ up"

 

[jimzcatz]

Jim, that's called a "pain in the a$$ up"

Ya think??? But sure is "spacey!!"

 

[UPscaler]

I had an Academy up the road from me when we were still in Texas.

I think paying the difference would be cheaper than gas to get to the nearest store. Seems to be Kansas City.


thanks for the heads up though!


Braden

 

[Micromeister]

Personally the Better 2/3rds and I have simply LOVED our EZ-up Express or the current EZ-up model Express-II. I believe we picked it up at BJ's on sale for about $135.00 more then 10 years ago. We went with a more substantial heavier duty model after being very disappointed with several different Cheapy (45 to 95.00) canopy's purchased almost yearly that just do not hold up to even moderate Windy field conditions.
The most impressive thing about this unit is the canvas Canopy is permanently mounted (bolted) to the HD Steel frame with all kinds of internal Peak support. One person can raise or lower the complete unit in under 5 minutes, two in about 3. With it's rolling bag and 3 add-on Canvas sides it provides us with a 10' x 10' x 10' Home away from home. I'm so impressed with this unit we suggested and had our Club buy an identical one to cover our Sport range Head. I'd buy another at twice the price...they are REALLY that good and if staked down CAN Handle some of the roughest fowl weather.

 

[troj]

Ya think??? But sure is "spacey!!"

Yep, but spend a day under that, then spend a day under an EZ-Up style with a metallized backing and you'll see a huge difference

 

[jimzcatz]

Yep, but spend a day under that, then spend a day under an EZ-Up style with a metallized backing and you'll see a huge difference

Kev, what do you mean? I ask cuz I really don't know.

 

[CarVac]

Kev, what do you mean? I ask cuz I really don't know.

I think he means the cloth itself. Metallized backing blocks more heat.

 

[troj]

Kev, what do you mean? I ask cuz I really don't know.

The canopies like you have are a reasonably tightly woven plastic cloth of some sort, and aren't even totally opaque to sunlight. More importantly, they don't block UV.

QuikShade and EZ-Up (plus some of the other brands) have an alumanized coating on the undersize of the canopy. In addition to being more opaque to light, it also blocks UV. The end result is you stay cooler underneath one.

About 15 years ago at the local air show, we had a white-topped EZ-Up setup right next to a dark green-topped QuikShade. The latter had the alumanized backing, the former did not. It was in the upper 90s that weekend, and you could feel the difference as you walked from underneath one canopy to underneath the other.

-Kevin

 

[Tarasdad]

I really, really need to get one of these - some of my meds make me very sensitive to excess sun and heat. Our budget won't support the higher-end units so the ones linked by the OP are a good choice. Shipping is pretty darned good as well, only $8 to here.

Academy is one of the stores I miss most since leaving Texas. Spent more money in the one in Tomball than I care to remember!