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- From: Road's End Farm <organic87 AT frontiernet.net>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Market Shelter
- Date: Thu, 14 May 2009 14:54:12 -0400
On May 14, 2009, at 11:26 AM, jay sleichter wrote:
I purchased a cheaper 10 by 10 pop-up shelter several years ago. It has served me very well. I don't set it up every week, just when I need to probably once every other week. It is easy to set up and waterproof. The problems I have is that the legs are weak and it doesn't take wind real well and screws keep working lose. I have seen many EZ-Up shelters and they seem to be the "Top of the Line". I am wanting to upgrade to one this year. My question is what model? There are Eclipse, Express, Sierra, Enterprise and etc. What model is the best for it's money. I don't want to spend lots of money, but I want a quality shelter.
It's been some years since I last did that hunt, but here's what I remember:
Some of the differences are in size and/or shape; probably not all models are available in all sizes, so you need to decide that first.
Get a commercial model, not a consumer model. Otherwise you may get the same problems you've got with the one you have now. (Though on any model you should check once in a while in case fasteners are coming loose; but on a good one it doesn't happen often.)
What I have is a Speed Shelter; works fine for me. I got that model because I wanted the 8' x 12' size, which is unusual, but which fits one of my market spaces better than the more common sizes. -- I have no idea what models and/or sizes are available right now. I last investigated this in 2004.
-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly
Fresh-market organic produce, small scale
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[Market-farming] Market Shelter,
jay sleichter, 05/14/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Market Shelter, Road's End Farm, 05/14/2009
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