So over the summer during one of Amazon’s blow out days I got myself a tent (10x20ish) for behind my barn (mancave/workshop) so the tractor and other yard tools would be somewhat protected from the elements. It was cheap ($120 delivered) and said to myself, “meh, I’ll get a year out of it then build a proper lean to.” Said tent also helped shield the minisplits from direct sun helping cool the barn.
Fast forward to a few weeks ago, first snow. Didn’t think anything of it, until I went to fire up the snowblower and forgot all the gas is BEHIND the barn under the tent, oh well, wet feet it is. Tent was fine, didn’t think anything of it.
Nest day, go to put gas can back, Tent had gone smush. My bad, it had a typical hip roof, cheap, thin steel posts, one little touch of a breeze and it collapsed with that weight. It had survived many wind storms as I had anchored it well and ratchet strapped it at every corner, but alas, did not last a year.
Fast forward to 2 weeks ago, saw a proper “ShelterLogic” unit the same size a few hours away on marketplace and said, yeah that’ll do. Grabbed it. Mind you everything is still inder collapsed tent (tractor hood smashed).
And then comes yesterday. Decent weather, impending wind storm, lets do this. “3+HR build” was 3 hrs. Got the end walls on, and went to put the roof on and the wind showed up, LOL. Got it done, anchored it down and it survived the night.
I have to figure out a better plain for the minisplits, not exactly happy with how this turned out.
TLDR, ShelterLogic makes some decent stuff!
