Which dome / tent is best

We really like our PahaQue awning.  Easy to setup and great shade.  Was not really interested in adding a room, was more interested in shade.  Have not really ever seen a rdome in action, so can't comment on comparison.  Both seem to do a great job.
Jeff

paha Que's tent is hands down the winner. No contest. The "r-dome" isn't even made for R-pods, I think most people don't know that. Plus it's made in China and you get no choice of color. Mine was flimsy and a real pain to put up. Save yourself the trouble and go with the quality.

Originally posted by jato Last summer we had our first rip located along the channel that runs through the kedar.  ... I was the culprit, used to pulling it through the kedar by myself, got impatient and pulled too hard, causing the material to rip.  It ripped in an area where the material was triple thickness.

Originally posted by Live2Camp Originally posted by Happy Tripping Originally posted by jato Last summer we had our first rip located along the channel that runs through the kedar.  ... I was the culprit, used to pulling it through the kedar by myself, got impatient and pulled too hard, causing the material to rip.  It ripped in an area where the material was triple thickness.  I've been thinking about this. I also always put the r-dome up by myself and of course it will catch at times. Did you then pull it terribly strongly? If not, in a triply-sewn area, it shouldn't have torn. That's why it's triple-sewn, and that's what I mean by it's being 'flimsy'. Did it tear along the stitch lines? I know it's obvious but I'll mention it anyway, fabric quality is key since triple-stitched also means 3 rows of holes in the fabric. Where synthetic fabrics are made makes a big difference. For synthetic items that I make I sew only with U.S.A.-made synthetics because of the high quality. There's no real price difference and the longevity & other factors makes it more than worth it. It's likely that respected U.S.A. manufacturers are using U.S.A.-made synethics for their awnings & other products; for several reasons including that U.S.A.-made synthetic yardage is easily available. Canada may also have equally high synthetics-yardage manufacturing; just not familiar with it.

In answer to the above question.  No it did not tear along the stitch lines.  Normally I push the rail through the kedar until it stops, about 3/4 of the way, then I go to the other side and pull it the rest of the way.  Normally, no issues however this time I was having a brain fart and pulled way to hard and the result was a "slice" that started 2" inside from the outside edge and since I pulled quite hard it sliced the material (hit a rough spot on the leading edge of the kedar rail) with the result looking like I took the fillet knife and sliced the material.  My wife took a piece of sail cloth and repaired my mess.  It has held up well since then, no more tears, and no more stupid pulling on my part.

I have been impressed with how well this has held up over the 7 years we have used it.  A few times it tried to take the pod for a ride as storms have suddenly come up over night-time, blown all stakes out of the ground with the result having the r-dome looking like a parasail either above or tight against the pod.  We have been very fortunate in that neither the dome or pod has suffered any significant damage.  The extent has only been some cosmetic damage on the clear coat finish due to either stakes or extension rods banging against the side as the wind caused the dome to act like a sail.