misfish Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 Hey look,I see a nosey neighbour.LOL Have you made yer way back yet to you know where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAW Posted December 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 Hey look,I see a nosey neighbour.LOL Have you made yer way back yet to you know where? Was back in there today. Couple of teen age girls went running through, trying to hide from their parents... GGeessh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocoda Posted December 11, 2011 Report Share Posted December 11, 2011 my father-out-law just bought one and lucky me ...i get to put it up for him (76 yrears old) ....im thinking if they require cleaning off the roof after a snowfall ....im going to get the pleasure of that task too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ch312 Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 they work great, but make sure you anchor them down VERY good. they'll catch wind like a sail and will quickly damage whatever you're storing in it. i thought 8" spikes hammered into a compacted gravel driveway with a 60lb block on each corner would be enough to hold it down and prevent any movement. but, seeing as i walked out one morning to find the shelter had moved 6ft causing a nice gouge in the side of my truck, i guess i was wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 they work great, but make sure you anchor them down VERY good. they'll catch wind like a sail and will quickly damage whatever you're storing in it. i thought 8" spikes hammered into a compacted gravel driveway with a 60lb block on each corner would be enough to hold it down and prevent any movement. but, seeing as i walked out one morning to find the shelter had moved 6ft causing a nice gouge in the side of my truck, i guess i was wrong. I dig two parallel trenches and use 2 pressure treated 6"X6"'s connected end to end with a lap joint. I then use 4 24" pieces of rebar through the wood into undisturbed ground. I then backfill and compact around the beams leaving them flush with the surrounding ground. Finally I use 3" lag bolts with large washers through the feet of the shelter into the beams. This by far is the best way to secure these shelters. IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAW Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 (edited) Has anyone tried the anchors that they suggest.? Not the ones that come with it.. They actually said in the instructions that they anchors supplied are for temporary use only. They suggest you buy their anchor kit. Edited December 12, 2011 by N.A.W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skipper D Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Nick,tell Mike what you need,draw something up.Im sure we can come up with something at the shop here. I have an idea aswell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Bob Posted December 12, 2011 Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 I dig two parallel trenches and use 2 pressure treated 6"X6"'s connected end to end with a lap joint. I then use 4 24" pieces of rebar through the wood into undisturbed ground. I then backfill and compact around the beams leaving them flush with the surrounding ground. Finally I use 3" lag bolts with large washers through the feet of the shelter into the beams. This by far is the best way to secure these shelters. IMHO WOW....I guess you got that son of a gun anchored pretty good....but you're almost half way to building a shelter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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