A straight-leg frame with loose silver knit shade cloth over it.

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Straight-leg shade frame

A heavy straight-leg frame. The pop-up canopy it came with fails in the wind.

Why it's on the list

Aluminet needs something that does not fold up in the wind. A straight-leg frame, steel, ten by ten or bigger, is the structure we point people at. Slant-leg pop-ups walk. The pretty canopy that came in the bag is not the shade. Put the open knit on the frame, lag or rebar every foot, and strap the midpoints.

How we use it

Read the leg style before you buy. Straight legs, a roof that can take a cloth over it, and a weight rating you believe. The playa will test the corners first. Bring the socket for the lags. Count every leg fitting at exodus.

Heads up
A frame without anchors is a kite with poles. Do not buy the cheapest slant-leg tent and call it camp shade.

Straight-leg shade frame

A real frame is often $150–400

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A dusty folding wagon loaded with water jugs.

Camp cart for Burning Man

What we'd put in the car first

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Long galvanized lag bolts and 18-inch rebar on dusty ground.

Shade anchors for Burning Man

So the shade is still there at 2 p.m.

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Open silver shade cloth knitted like a loose fabric, with holes you can see through.

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POYEE

POYEE reflective shade cloth, 10 by 15

An open silver knit, 10 by 15 feet, with holes you can see through.

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Often about $35

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A pop-up canopy with a solid roof, set up outdoors.

Impact Canopy

Impact Canopy 10 by 10, straight leg

A straight-leg steel frame. The solid top that comes with it stays in the car.

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Often about $250

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Four hex-head lag bolts and a washer on a white background.

HROMIGRY

Lag bolts, 3/8 by 12 inches, 25 with washers

Twelve-inch hex-head lags. One at every foot, and they back out.

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Often about $35

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Coiled ratchet straps with dusty buckles.

Keeper

Ratchet tie-downs, 1 inch by 12 feet, 4 pack

For the shade, the bins, and the thing that shifted on the drive.

Often $25–40

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DEWALT

DeWalt 20V impact driver, tool only

The driver that puts lag bolts in, and takes them back out.

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Often about $130, tool only.

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Shade

Long lag bolts, or 18-inch rebar

Screw-in lags hold the shade and back out. Rebar is the other honest point.

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Rebar by the bundle. Lags by the handful.

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Black tarp clips and a bundle of ball bungees on a dusty crate.

Shade

Tarp clips and ball bungees

Clips and short bungees for Aluminet and the tapestry walls.

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A 30-and-30 set is often about $10–20

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