Shade anchors for Burning Man

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.

Buy this early

Often about $250

Shade

Straight-leg shade frame

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

Buy this early

A real frame is often $150–400

POYEE

POYEE reflective shade cloth, 10 by 15

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

Buy this early

Often about $35

HROMIGRY

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

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

Buy this early

Often about $35

Shade

Tarp clips and ball bungees

Clips and short bungees for Aluminet and the tapestry walls.

Buy this early

A 30-and-30 set is often about $10–20

Coghlan's

Coghlan's tarp clips, 2 pack

Two clips that bite a hem. A start, not the whole roof.

Often about $10

Shade

Long lag bolts, or 18-inch rebar

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

Buy this early

Rebar by the bundle. Lags by the handful.

Fieaheily

Orange rebar caps

Mushroom caps so an exposed rebar end is visible, and not a bare point.

The 80-pack was $35.90 when we opened the listing.

DEWALT

DeWalt 20V impact driver, tool only

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

Buy this early

Often about $130, tool only.

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