2012 Costco CarPorts?

[Foxfur]

I have never been able to roll up my doors or windows like that photo.
And I have to have Sweetpea help to do it. It can't be done alone

[missprism]

how hard are these to put up for a solo camper? looks like a multi-person job to me..

[Hondovious]

It can be done with one, but not your first or second time. My camp are seasoned pros, and last year one of our campmates got into our regional early and set 3 up for us, all connected. Took him a couple hours I think. When we have a group of 4 people we get them up in 15 minutes at the most, each.

[mudpuppy000]

how hard are these to put up for a solo camper? looks like a multi-person job to me..

I set mine up solo for the first time last year. Was kind of a pain but doable. The tarps are the hard part. You need to move the legs around quite a bit to get them to fit, so don't pound any rebar into them till that's done.

[Ano]

These are all over the Sacramento and Roseville CostCo's, for those in the area.

Picked one up - holy shit, I didn't expect it to be this heavy. Well... I don't know why I didn't expect that, to be honest. Also quite a tough footprint to transport.

Either way, excited to get to work on this sucker. Now to find somewhere near Sacramento that will let me build this without much hassle.

[Ugly Dougly]

You don't have to use the tarps that they supply.

[BBadger]

Picked one up - holy shit, I didn't expect it to be this heavy. Well... I don't know why I didn't expect that, to be honest. Also quite a tough footprint to transport.

That's assuming that you keep it in the box, and use the sides of the carport in addition to the canopy. What we do is just use the top-canopy, not the sides, which cuts down on the weight substantially. Also the weight is because the canopy is good quality. I tried using an aftermarket canopy and the forces on it caused the eyelets to stretch and eventually we had to cut holes in it to vent some of the air. No such problems with the original canopy.

For transportation, we separate the poles into groups of the same length and bind each group together with pallet wrap. The joints go into a large Rubbermaid bin along with the stakes, feet, and finally the canopy on top. It's actually pretty easy to work with at that point.

I'd also suggest getting some rope and using dynamic rigging with some rope. I thought it was easier to do than bungies and it held tight!

[tattoogoddess]

We are picking ours up this week well at least one of them (2 total). We are putting uv tarps on it though.

[Savannah]

how hard are these to put up for a solo camper? looks like a multi-person job to me..

I set mine up solo for the first time last year. Was kind of a pain but doable. The tarps are the hard part. You need to move the legs around quite a bit to get them to fit, so don't pound any rebar into them till that's done.

This might explain why I saw a carport go cartwheeling swiftly down E street this year while shrieking people gave chase . . .

You can't leave those things untethered for even a few minutes.

[Hondovious]

These are all over the Sacramento and Roseville CostCo's, for those in the area.

Picked one up - holy shit, I didn't expect it to be this heavy. Well... I don't know why I didn't expect that, to be honest. Also quite a tough footprint to transport.

Either way, excited to get to work on this sucker. Now to find somewhere near Sacramento that will let me build this without much hassle.

You can put the thinner poles inside the wider ones to cut down on bulk. Then bind all of the poles with duct tape. Put cross members and junction pieces, along with bungee balls, etc in a milk crate of storage bin. Fold the tarps as best you can and you can squeeze them into places that more rigid things won't fit. I also recommend getting some spray paint and painting the ends of your poles are labeling the insides of the tarps. We have 4 different carports in our camp and this is how we keep them sorted.

[mudpuppy000]

how hard are these to put up for a solo camper? looks like a multi-person job to me..

I set mine up solo for the first time last year. Was kind of a pain but doable. The tarps are the hard part. You need to move the legs around quite a bit to get them to fit, so don't pound any rebar into them till that's done.

This might explain why I saw a carport go cartwheeling swiftly down E street this year while shrieking people gave chase . . .

You can't leave those things untethered for even a few minutes.

Haha, yeah. I secure it with ratchet straps from the top while I'm adjusting the legs.

[Rice]

[qu ote=" missprism "]how hard are these to put up for a solo camper? looks like a multi-person job to me..[/ quot e]

I set mine up solo for the first time last year. Was kind of a pain but doable. The tarps are the hard part. You need to move the legs around quite a bit to get them to fit, so don't pound any rebar into them till that's done.

This might explain why I saw a carport go cartwheeling swiftly down E street this year while shrieking people gave chase . . .

You can't leave those things untethered for even a few minutes.

Haha, yeah. I secure it with ratchet straps from the top while I'm adjusting the legs.

My car was almost hit by a flying car port at the last burn!! I happened to be in it (with engine running), I sensed I should back up & it missed my car by a couple feet. There was a guy hanging onto it as it flipped over. He was pretty winded after flying through the air.

Whenever I set up my carport, I first set up 2 ratchet straps on each edge of the carport on the side the wind is coming from. Then I make sure they are staked down. If there is a wind gust it will be interesting but not dangerous... It is easier to move a couple stakes after the fact than to deal with hurting someone or damaging stuff!! It is a 20x10 carport and I have set it up by myself for several burns. I never put the legs on even if it is not secured somehow. The wind on the playa can be extremely unpredictable!!!