Tie Down Weights for Side Tent Screen Room?

T@Balong
T@Balong Member Posts: 317
edited August 2017 in Tips & Tricks
We really enjoy using the attached tent when camping with our T@B.   Sometimes, you can't stake the corners or guy lines because of an asphalt pad that is part of the camp site.   What do you use then?  I'd rather not carry around extra weight when not always needed.   Is there a product that can be filled with sand, water or whatever when pressed into use?
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  • Z_G
    Z_G Member Posts: 38
    Amazon has sandbags which are meant to weigh down an ezup... seems to me ezup weights might do the trick
  • campergirl
    campergirl Member Posts: 9
    We  use 12x12 pavers and bungee cords.  if there is an asphalt pad,the pavers weigh down the corners, if there is a gravel/dirt pad, we use the pavers under the front and rear stabilizer legs. there is always a purpose for the pavers, so it justifies the extra weight.
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    David & Chris
    Baton Rouge, LA

  • ChanW
    ChanW Member Posts: 3,171
    Hmmm. I like the idea of water-filled weights. Less weight and bulk to pack on the road. A rubber coated bag, that sticks to the asphalt or something? Plastic jugs slide around too much for any wind resistance reliability.

    I was able to screw in my TimberLok based anchors on an asphalt pad once, just slightly outside the perimeter of the pad, but it took some precision positioning of the Tab.

    Chan - near Buffalo NY
    2014 S Maxx (ie: "320")
    2011 Tacoma 4cyl ... edit: 2022 Tacoma 6cyl - oh yeah!
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  • Sharon_is_SAM
    Sharon_is_SAM Member Posts: 10,034
    Chan, what about those collapsible water containers?  If they are inside the tent in the corners, that should work.  Maybe a piece of yoga mat between the pad and the container to secure guy lines.
    Sharon / 2017 T@B CSS / 2015 Toyota Sienna Minivan / Westlake, Ohio
  • Verna
    Verna Member Posts: 6,876


    @ChanW, this summer I just filled two 4-gallon Reliance water jugs with water to hold the visor down. It worked in a 30 mph wind gust with no movement. 

    Of course, Sunny Day just expected shade, as though her highness decreed it ;)
    Verna, Columbus, IN
    2021 T@B 320S  Boondock “The T@B”
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  • Marceline
    Marceline Member Posts: 1,779
    Verna said:


    @ChanW, this summer I just filled two 4-gallon Reliance water jugs with water to hold the visor down. It worked in a 30 mph wind gust with no movement. 

    Of course, Sunny Day just expected shade, as though her highness decreed it ;)
    That's a great idea. 

    San Francisco Bay Area | 2013 CS-S us@gi | 2015 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner Double Cab

  • ChanW
    ChanW Member Posts: 3,171
    Heh! I saw the pic first, and thought you used Sunny Day for the anchor...

    4 gallons would be better than the one gallon jugs I was imagining!

    Chan - near Buffalo NY
    2014 S Maxx (ie: "320")
    2011 Tacoma 4cyl ... edit: 2022 Tacoma 6cyl - oh yeah!
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    A_Little_T@b'll_Do_Ya

  • cmac
    cmac Member Posts: 90
    For our stand-alone canopy, we use the screw in lag bolts as mentioned on another thread, when we can.  Otherwise, I take 4 five gallon buckets and use them filled with water at approx. 40 pounds each with nylon tie straps with the spring type adjusters on them for quick and easy adjusting - only approx. $10-12 at Harbor Freight - use the red ones for easy visibility.  Then empty the buckets in the grass or around the trees and stack them in the back of the truck for transport - that way they don't take up much room.
    John & Cheryl
    2007 T@B ClamShell by Dutchman "Goli@th"
    2018 Chevy Colorado V-6
    Edmond, OK
  • ScottG
    ScottG Administrator Posts: 5,698
    ChanW said:
    Heh! I saw the pic first, and thought you used Sunny Day for the anchor...
    ...
    Funny, that was might first thought, too. Might work--Sunny Day doesn't look like she has any plans to move.  :-)
    2015 T@B Max S (320)
    2015 Nissan Frontier SV V6 4x4
  • larrygon
    larrygon Member Posts: 255
    There are plenty of 5 gallon collapsible water containers available for easy storage. Search and you will find!
    "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." Albert Einstein
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  • Mouseketab
    Mouseketab Member Posts: 1,262
    I have yet to have been at a campground where I couldn't use extra length of tie cord or a bungie cord to get past the concrete and get a stake in the ground for my visor or awning. When I bring my big screen room, I have EZ-Up weights for any legs on concrete, but usually have at least 2 legs off the concrete. I also have guy lines attached to top of the EZ-Up awning and have enough cord to get away from the concrete.

    Carol
    MOUSE-KE-T@B
    2007 Dutchmen T@B Clamshell #2741
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    Harvest, AL
  • Ratkity
    Ratkity Member Posts: 3,770
    There are some state parks in MD and VA that don't allow for cords wrapped around trees unless you have a padded strap. Apparently, they are losing a lot of trees and the emerald ash borer isn't helping with the dead tree thing. Goes for hanging up hammocks too.
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