Been there - done that! I use a homemade system that consists of (4) 1" x 12" x 1/4" pine slats. Give 'em a quick treatment with any left over oil or deck coating you have in the garage. Drill a 1/4" hole in the center of each slat and insert a 1/4" eye bolt and lock nut through the group of four slats. Washers on the outside slats are a good idea. You now have a 'fan' made up of these four slats that can be folded for carry and extended to bury in the gravel. The eyebolt allows you to fasten a line or hook or whatever. I use four of these gizmos when I'm camping on a particluar river that has endless gravel. My tents are small but its worked in the wind so far. Pleasant waters to ya. ~Holmes *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Aug 16 2004 - 15:11:49 PDT
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