[Ansteorra] Pavillions

[Gail Taylor]

Forget the backyard....it needs to be First Monday Trade Days at
Canton-tested.  ;)

Isobel

Vicki Marsh wrote:

>Greetings!
>
>We went and got one today.  Some of the corner pieces were a little squished
>in and we had to work to get all the poles far enough into the corners to
>get the canopy to fit correctly.  Ropes and stakes are really cheap, so plan
>on replacing it. It has a vented top, so don't plan on it being water-proof
>(even though it is scotchgarded), but it will keep the canopy from being as
>much of a parachute in the wind.
>
>Our plan is to leave it up in the back yard for a week and see how it goes.
>It took about 30 minutes for the 3 of us to set it up.  The little white
>tags labeling "Part 3", "Part 6" etc., won't stay on when wet, so we were
>thinking that some reflective paint on the different parts might help for
>night time set-up.  The walls are pretty cool, too. The top has square dags.
>
>What Llywelyn is concerned about is how it will hold up to being taken down
>repeatedly. I have e-mailed the distributor (it's made in China) to inquire
>about replacement parts. There is a durability issue.
>
>All in all, it makes a very nice list field or kitchen pavillion for a
>household or a small group.
>
>Thank you for letting us know about this find.
>
>Mistress Xene
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ansteorra-admin at ansteorra.org
>[mailto:ansteorra-admin at ansteorra.org]On Behalf Of Susan O'Neal
>Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 7:49 PM
>To: ansteorra at ansteorra.org; northkeep at ansteorra.org
>Subject: [Ansteorra] Pavillions
>
>
>Was at Wal-Mart today and bought something others might be interested
>in.  (Just searched the online site and it isn't listed there yet)  It is a
>Better Homes and Garden's Castle Peak Pavillion.  It was $99 and is 10X14 I
>think.  The fabric is a tan color and it has the crenelated (I think that
>is it, my herald in resesidence is visiting Namron) edges-or maybe that is
>dagged, and they are trimmed in a brown.  The sides are on rods can be held
>around the post with a tie or zipped together.  It has 6 posts and 6 side
>sections, any of them can be closed at a time-giving you great
>flexability.  The support rods are a little over an inch in diameter and
>are steel that is powder coated a darkish brown color with a texture to it,
>much nicer looking than my other two pavillions.  The guy at the store said
>he has put it up by himself, so it should be fairly easy to put up and down
>at events.
>
>The store I was in (for those in Tulsa, on Memorial around 43rd) had 20 or
>so of them in stock, so they should be easy to find currently,
>
>Susan the Curious
>
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