How To Weigh Down A Portible Awning

Place sandbags or weights on the legs for added support.

How to weigh down a portible awning.

You can also tie the cinder block to the tent leg using rope or bungee cord while still attaching rope to the top frame. The length and diameter of the pipe you choose will depend on how much you want the pipe to weigh. A typical cinder block weighs about 28 pounds 13 kg and can be useful as a tent weight. Try cinder blocks as tent weights.

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. 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. 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.

Here are a few canopy weight options for both shelterlogic and quik shade canopies. Tie a rope around the cinder block and knot the rope at the top corner of your tent frame. Use weights that are at least 20 pounds 9 1 kg on each leg of your canopy.