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So, are you recommending thinner nail stakes (strong titanium so they don't bend) or the thicker hard-ground penetrating aluminum stakes I see for sale...
Peter Natscher
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Mar 2, 2009
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The ground is fairly hard. What you are trying to prevent is wind from picking up your tent. I personally prefer the 10" steel or titanium "nail" shaped...
Richard Ozer
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Hi Richard, Do you think the 10 in. steel nail stakes will hold down a 10 ft. x 10 ft. EZ-Up Canopy? Peter N...
Peter Natscher
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Mar 2, 2009
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... they held mine just fine last year, but I had to take the side panels out as the wind load in the late afternoons was bending the whole canopy over. guy...
John R Pierce
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Yeah, but if there are too many chords stretching away from your canopy, you're likely to get tangled up in them after dark, along with stepping on and...
Peter Natscher
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I'm going to buy a big piece of Aluminet to cover my 10x10 tent, but I'm also thinking about another piece for the 24 in. Starmaster. At Shingletown a few...
Peter Natscher
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Peter, When we were at Shingletown, Phil Chambers once took a digital thermometer and pointed it at the runway, mid-day. > 150 F. That was because the...
Mark Wagner
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Peter, Be sure to shop around for the Aluminet. There is a big difference in price between the different vendors. I think the manufacturer is the best price, ...
Jane Smith
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On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Mark Wagner ... Aluminet is like money.... you can never have too much! Jane...
Jane Smith
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... This info is on the GSSP web-page: http://goldenstatestarparty.blogspot.com/2007/12/aluminet.html...
Mark Wagner
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On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 11:49 AM, Mark Wagner ... AH.... so it is. The tinyURL link is no longer functioning, but you can find your way through Dan Wright's...
Jane Smith
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Ok, good news! Didn't Paul mention a vendor in his area - San Diego? I'm seeing an online cost of 32 cents per sq. ft. of 70% block Aluminet which equates to...
Peter Natscher
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Oh Jeez..... dyslexic fingers today..... scratch that last URL I sent. The manufacturer of Aluminet is Polysack, an American company I believe. ...
Jane Smith
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I just phoned Polysac in San Diego. They will ship Aluminet after placing your order by phone. They have the maximum 80% protection Aluminet. Example: $86...
Peter Natscher
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... Interesting! I've just been cruising through Polysack's website. They no longer take orders online, nor do they have their prices listed. This was not...
Jane Smith
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... The supplier we used (http://www.greenhouses-etc.net) charges $5.18/ft for the 14' wide stock. It comes out to be very close in price. Jane...
Jane Smith
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Peter, How are you going to use this to cover your tent? In other words, what will hold the Aluminet up? Thanks, Ken ________________________________ From:...
Ken Hudson
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Mar 2, 2009
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Yeah, those nice long steel galvinized nails would do the trick. If it can hold stuff down at TSP, it can hold it down anywhere. ;) The winds at GSSP is...
Alvin Huey
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Ken Hudson asked; Peter, How are you going to use this to cover your tent? In other words, what will hold the Aluminet up? ***************** Last year at GSSP...
Alsing, Paul
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Peter Natscher said; I just phoned Polysac in San Diego. They will ship Aluminet after placing your order by phone. They have the maximum 80% protection...
Alsing, Paul
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I'm going to drape the 16x16 Aluminet entirely over the 10x10 tent and tie down the corners to the tent stakes. I'll add a few grommets at the Aluminet's...
Peter Natscher
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Won't a standing tent hold up a Aluminet cover on its own? I have a CabeIa's 10x10 tent that is pretty sturdy with its fiberglass rods holding it up. I could...
Peter Natscher
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Sure it will, but I think it will perform a lot better if there is a layer of dead air between the Aluminet and the tent... \Paul A ...
Alsing, Paul
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Hi Paul, Do you have any pictures of your setup from last year that you could share? Thanks! Ken...
Ken Hudson
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Ken Hudson asked; Hi Paul, Do you have any pictures of your setup from last year that you could share? ************* No, I don't, but it was not much to look...
Alsing, Paul
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Let me assure you on this the stakes your refer to are the very same stakes we use to secure the Hospitality Tents....its all in the way you put them in the...
Rich Girard
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Mar 2, 2009
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Greeting GSSP Attendees, Our hosts at frosty acres are making their grass-fed beef available in quantity to GSSP attendees who wish to take home steaks for the...
Richard Ozer
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Hello, I'm curious - is there any cell phone service at all in Adin? If yes, which carrier(s)? Also, is there any place with wireless (or wired) internet...
Ken Hudson
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My experience from last year was this: AT&T has no coverage whatsoever, not even roaming. I believe Verizon and US Cellular customers had compatibility with...
Orrin Winton
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Mar 16, 2009
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Well, from the observing field my Sprint phone worked just fine last year, although I only had one or two bars most of the time. A fellow observer had one of...
Alsing, Paul
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