Gazebo
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Printed Date: 01-May-2024 at 15:47
Topic: Gazebo
Posted By: Webdunk
Subject: Gazebo
Date Posted: 29-August-2007 at 10:49
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Troops,
I need your collective efforts to try and track down a gazebo. Brief :
The one we had this year was ideal in terms of size, cost and putting up / taking down but was neither waterproof nor suitable for even a light breeze. The one we have before was a PITA the construct but was more wind and waterproof. Can someone find the happy medium..? ------------- 
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Posted By: steven.seed
Date Posted: 29-August-2007 at 11:46
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Duncan. There are a few dealers on ebay that may have something suitable, for example, http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GAZEBOS-GALA-SHADE-3M-x-4-5M-WHITE-PANELS_W0QQitemZ220136770310QQcmdZViewItem - Gazebos Steve. ------------- 1998 E36 318iS Saloon 1989 E30 318i. Coupe 2000 E39 520i Touring 
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Posted By: Webdunk
Date Posted: 29-August-2007 at 13:00
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Cheers Steve. I'm looking for more detail tho - the one we got this year looked great online but turned out to be totally unsuited to Scottish weather so I want folk to be recommending stuff they've seen or used. -------------
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Posted By: Chas C
Date Posted: 29-August-2007 at 15:02
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Dunc, you might just be looking for something that doesn't exist. I've now got two gazeebos and both have been damaged by stiff breezes. I'm not talking strong winds - just a little more than a light breeze. That was enough to send one of them into the adjacent field and mangle the metalwork. It's not down to the material used, it's inherent in the basic design. Anything that wind can get into will cause huge differentials in pressure and turn a gazeebo into a sail. It would have to be a pretty industrial design to get round that. ------------- 
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Webdunk wrote:
Posted By: Webdunk
Date Posted: 29-August-2007 at 15:11
Chas I fear you may be right... but with 400+ Scots on here hopefully someone will have a cunning plan. or mibbes we should ask Bluebro / Stevie to recreate the pathetic Aluminium frame in more solid steel  This would also mean that whoever was carrying the gazebo around would look like they had lowered their suspension LOL-------------
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Posted By: Chas C
Date Posted: 29-August-2007 at 15:17
How about a club caravan?  -------------
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Posted By: Webdunk
Date Posted: 29-August-2007 at 15:18
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Don't joke, the SE Region have one!
We are all jealous of the Jaguar bus at Callander too -------------
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Posted By: nero
Date Posted: 29-August-2007 at 16:02
You didn't look very hard - a Google search found this http://www.thehappymedium.co.uk/ - http://www.thehappymedium.co.uk/  Looking around at recent shows, the more robust ones seem to be the type you assemble (like E30 zone one) or the hexagonal types -------------  |
Posted By: vpricey
Date Posted: 29-August-2007 at 18:45
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My Dad managed to find a good bargain on a gazebo for the end of summer clearence sales at the local DIY centres B&Q and the likes... Pops up it's self and it's about 5m by 5m, a bit big but you get the Idea... I'll check with him where he found it!! ------------- Paul - '87 E30 325i Sport - '99 E39 M5 - '05 E53 X5 
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Posted By: nero
Date Posted: 29-August-2007 at 19:40
How about this one from Argos, its only £40 - http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/6501455.htm - - Hexagonal Gazebo with Mesh Panels.  ------------- |
Posted By: Bigian
Date Posted: 29-August-2007 at 19:45
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How about 1 of these
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Posted By: Pete330
Date Posted: 29-August-2007 at 21:05
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Ref-The Hex ones they are more like a tent and have fibreglass rods and very thin poles.I bought one from Costco after seeing the one at Alford.I ain't used it yet,but tried it up and bent one pole just assembling.Chas also used to have one till it blew away Lol
The one we bought that got distroyed this year there is one in Halfords the same,but beter roof (aprt from being green and white) Its a 4 x 4 and £40
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Posted By: bluebro
Date Posted: 29-August-2007 at 23:06
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Titanium or carbon fibre frame, that's what we need. Strong, lightweight and expensive! -------------  F22 Estoril Blue M235i |
Posted By: Issy
Date Posted: 30-August-2007 at 22:12
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Duncan I will be going to costso this weekend so I will check out the price of the one from there I was telling you about on sunday. I also saw the one in Halfords the other week reduced to £40 looked ok but looked the same as the one that blew away! Never thought..........we could have made money to get a new one selling the burgers on sunday -------------  |
maybe next time lol Posted By: Webdunk
Date Posted: 12-November-2007 at 09:52
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I may have found one... nae cheap (or light @ 25kg!) but it claims to be water and wind resistant. Saw one at a wee street market and it's WAY sturdier that this year's ill-fated one.
http://poptents.eu/3x3_information.html - http://poptents.eu/3x3_information.html Reckon a 3x3 with walls is the way forward... http://www.poptents.eu/ - http://www.poptents.eu/ -------------
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Posted By: Coullio
Date Posted: 12-November-2007 at 12:08
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http://www.pitchwell.com/Shop/pc/viewCat_P.asp?idCategory=69 Could be your answer ------------- Coullio BMW 520d M-Sport (E60)(2005) Carbon Black, Norchip Re-Map 201 BHP & 400 NM Torque + K&N Airfilter. Apexcone HID Upgrade, 100 Watt High Beam & Fog Lights Bulb Upgrade, Angel Eyes LED Upgrade & Sprint Booster. Aberdeen's best looking Taxi. |
Posted By: Webdunk
Date Posted: 12-November-2007 at 12:25
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Cheers mate but it's aluminium which should carry a 'not for use in Scotland' sticker -------------
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Posted By: gary
Date Posted: 12-November-2007 at 13:10
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What about what the E30zone guys had at Callander? ------------- http://www.bmwccscotland.co.uk/cars/e30/sportevo.html" rel="nofollow - E30 M3 Sport Evo III |
Posted By: Webdunk
Date Posted: 12-November-2007 at 13:44
Granted it worked but it was : a) HUGE and b) Took a fair bit of setting up and a LOT of guy ropes and tie downs. Feedback from meets was that the gazebo needs to be quick to put up so that's why I'm looking at this type rather than ones we have to construct... -------------
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Posted By: Issy
Date Posted: 14-November-2007 at 23:54
That looks just the job Duncan very similar to the one I saw in costco in the summer good find  ------------- |
Posted By: Grizzle
Date Posted: 15-November-2007 at 14:19
| costco have a belter in 6x3 really strong frame 110 + vat |
Posted By: Webdunk
Date Posted: 15-November-2007 at 14:21
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Is it one you have to construct? Or does it fold out like the one I linked. The consensus was that folk don't want to be faffing about setting the gazebo up and taking it down - it should be as simple as possible. -------------
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Posted By: Grizzle
Date Posted: 15-November-2007 at 14:22
| ahh... apologys i think its a "put" together one i kinda lost interest in it when i shook the frame to see how sturdy it was and jammed my finger against the racking in the store lmao |
Posted By: nero
Date Posted: 19-November-2007 at 16:17
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We were also thinking of a BBQ, but I think we'll give this one a miss ....
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