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Had a cheap on a good few years ago, from Aldi or Lidl and it was garbage, few strong gusts and the thing buckled and distorted like a Bastid.Â
mostly going to be used for working outside on projects and 3m sq or so.Â
can anyone recommend a manufacturer/ model etc ?
Heavyweight easy -ups are good. Or event shelters if you need something more portable. If you are going to be on hard standing then the easy ups with hex shaped legs and slot on weights are good + big metal stakes for the guys.Â
Last bought over six years ago at a guess. In same situation, cheap one had buckled. I looked online at various suppliers, checked their measurements, weighed up cost vs robustness etc. Went with the Explorer from Rock Awnings. Had we had more spare cash would have gone for something more robust, but this has been pretty good, biggest issue is with weighing it down, it's much more robust than the dirt cheap gazebos. It's been out in wind, but the events it gets taken to tend to get cancelled in very strong winds. Good value for money.Â
The Wife has heavy weight shelters from https://www.gazeboshop.co.uk
at school. Lasted really well.Â
https://rockawnings.co.uk/gazebos/rhino-hex-55/3m-x-4-5m
Had one of these on the drive for 6 weeks whilst my son worked on his car. Survived this weekends storm fine (although we had to anchor it down). It's not ours, borrowed, with added stress of not damaging it whilst my son was using it.
Not cheap.
After having a few cheap ones that collapsed and nearly blew into next doors garden, I've bought one from Hercules gazebos. Wish I had bought a proper one earlier.Â
I bought the hex 40 steel range. Very sturdy and the corner posters are hex shape for added strength.Â
Also screwed into the walls in the garden some steel hooks so I can tie each corner down with adjustable tent rope.
Another vote for Rockawnings. My one is 6m x 3m and is bolted down 😀Â
+1 for gazebo shop. Have a hex frame one that is proper sturdy. 5 years in, and still good.
It's a 6x3 my son borrowed. Just took four of us to fold it down. My word it's a heavy bit of kit. It's used at car race events through the season for repairing the cars under, so has taken a fair bit of abuse.
I have a Rock Awnings Explorer, used mainly for housing runners and cyclist on muddy field at cross country and cyclocross events around the English winter.
It's pretty stable, easy to put up and works perfectly for our needs.
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