Let's talk EZ ups

I just got the ez up Pyramid. Wow, I can set up and tear down by myself. A nail stake in each corner and good to go. Bought new from a racer who distributes them, black $150 10x10

Nothing beats "Impact Canopy" for durability. I've lost 2 cheaper ones at the track on the first day of use. Impact has a very beefy leg that's kind of a hexagon shape. Hope that helps.

+1 on the EZ Pyramid. Good addition to the pit setup.Cheers

Best advice is to stake that Son of a a gun into the dirt. I know a guy once that didn't and he ruined his new EZ up
I kinda think it's better to go with a cheapie. They get hammered transporting them every weekend and get dirty from track dust. Every couple years get a new one

Find your local harbor freight. Hand then 50 dollars. Return to harbor freight and buy another when the time comes. They will all fall apart, bend, break, from wind, regardless. I'm on my second one, over a 3 or 4 year period. The failure was totally my fault on the first one, forgot to stake it down and the wind took it and cart wheeled it over and over when it was 3 years old or so.

Dicks sporting goods!! $48 summer sale and I have had the same cheapo 10x10 for 4 years and it gets used 10-15 times a year..

I bought a 10x10 from Academy last summer for about the same price and it has been great, probably the same item with a different tag!

I've got an eighty dollar Ozark Trail canopy that has been flawless for the last few years. Take it everywhere and can set it up solo...
I usually ride once or twice a week, maybe less in the winter if the weather is bad and it gets set up every single time I ride. Wouldn't leave home without it.

If you're only using it 10-15 times a year, go with the cheapo. (Costco has a great one for $200) Also I feel that there is nothing "EZ" about the EZ-Up, if you're trying to put it up yourself. With 2 people, no problem...

I have no problem setting/taking down my EZ-UP by myself! Is it cheaper to buy 10 $50 units? Maybe. Buy once, cry once. I did replace the canvas after about 10+ years.

They don’t all fall apart, but the good ones are pricey. We use Impact Canopies in 10x10, 10x15 and 10x20. They travel coast to coast and are put up and taken down weekly in every kind of weather you could find. Little parts fall off or break over time, meaning years but are cheap and easy to get online. The frames will last forever if you don’t let it blow away and get mangled.

Friend of mine is switching sponsors and I’m buying his old tent off him. Anyone know where I can buy just a new canvas?

https://www.amazon.com/Z-UP-SR9104BL-Sierra-10-Feet/dp/B000NRPN8E?ref_=…

The EZ Up name has come down so much to be competitive with the cheaper brands. You also get a truer square leg set up rather than the angled ones that most $50 ones have. I found the footprint handy at some races. It may last longer only cause I baby it more as 15 years ago I never thought I would own a real EZ Up!

How big of ez ups are you guys getting that you need 2 people?

I’ve got a ten foot cheap one that works fine. The top tent part velcros to the frame so I can set it up easier and taking it down in the wind is easy because you can strip it down to just the rails really quickly.

I lost a10x20 this past week due to really strong winds in SoCal. We were using it for shade for our two bulldog puppies.The wind picked the exup off the ground along with the six corner weights

I have had about 6 over time and always a life saver from the sun. I watch people fight with the things constantly but there is a simple trick. The people I see wrestling with them and end up bending them just need to lift the leg you are holding off the ground and it will go right up or down. Sometimes solo it's super easy to get it up on one leg and it opens right up or closes. Never force it, if it doesn't easily slide open or shut its bound on the ground or the cover.

Does anyone know where I can get just an EZ UP skeleton. Already have a canvas for it.

I believe EZ Up sells many replacement parts from their website. I've had my 10' Pyramid longer than I can remember. Needs a new canvas but still works well. I think I paid about $100 for it. I never use it in super windy conditions -- that's death to almost any brand of pop-up.