If the full weight of your weights is supported by the tent frame,
is it to heavy for the frame? It makes sense to me that the tent
should support the weight to get the full value. If the ground
supports the weight what good would it do? I am a little confused.
Jean - your question deserves a better answer. Sorry I didn’t do it
very well the first time.
Whatever tent you use should be sturdy enough to support the corner
weights. That is one very good reason to use a dome tent. They all
have some kind of place to attach heavy weights at the top level. The
ez-up types have their tops (even the expensive ones) sliding up the
leg pole. While it may work for a while, this kind of mechanical
sliding support probably isn’t the best to support weights.
Incidentally, different tents weights vary greatly. Some are steel,
some have pvc components, and some are aluminum.
Let me try a bit of basic physics on the issue. If you place a
weight on the ground - say the weight is 30 inches long and 4 inches
square and weighs 100 pounds, and you set it vertically on the earth,
you will have about 5.5 pounds per square inch of weight. Whatever
benefit you have from setting a weight on the ground would be
determined by how securely you tie the weight to the tent.
If you have the identical weight supported only by the tent leg,
which measures one inch square, you have 100 pounds of weight per
square inch.
As to where you attach the weights, if you can absolutely attach the
weight to the tent, even one inch from the earth, you have the same
holding power because all of the weight is transferred to the earth
thru the bottom of the leg.
If your tent is stable, that is it does not flex, the issue of where
you locate the weight doesn’t matter. Since all tents flex somewhat,
if you attach the weight to the top on a non-elastic chain, then
allow the weight to hang close to the earth, and tie the weight to
the tent leg with duct tape, you will reduce the moment of the
weight. That would reduce the galloping gertie effect of a resonant
moment.
And if you would tie your weight to the top of the tent with a
bungee cord, you maximize the moment of the weight and greatly
increase the chance of resonant moment in a wind.
Let’s get back to jewelry, please
Judy Hoch