Thread: Shade Cloth ?
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Old July 28, 2016   #13
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Originally Posted by Cole_Robbie View Post
Tents have to keep out rain. Shade cloth doesn't. If you break it up into smaller pieces, the wind will blow through them, instead of tearing everything down.

I'm thinking of something like a streamer tape, wrapped over adjacent hoops. It doesn't have to be perfect to be effective.

I like the streamer tape / strip idea.
You don't need 100% coverage, as the sun angle keeps changing , different parts will get shade and sun accordingly. The advantage of it is that air will circulate better and it will stand the winds.
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