After the wind incident that relocated the unit over the shipping container, we went back through the whole structure with two goals: fix what had actually failed, and make sure it couldn't happen again.
The frame connection points that bent in the wind needed a second repair — our first attempt didn't fully hold, so we went back over those same spots with fresh fiberglass epoxy wrap. While we were doing that repair anyway, we also reinforced the connection points that hadn't been damaged, purely as a precaution. Whether that extra step turns out to actually matter is still an open question — we did it because we were already set up to, not because we know yet that it's necessary. It cures fast, about 15 minutes before it's solid enough to move, another five or so before we could safely flip the section and reattach the canvas.
The canvas itself also took damage in the wind event — getting scraped across the top of the container left a few small holes and scuffed spots. We patched those with heavy-duty repair tape, cut into pieces to fit each spot.
Once the frame was repaired, we turned to anchoring, since that's what actually failed the first time. The stakes that came with the kit are lightweight, and we didn't trust them in the kind of wind we get coming up the hill toward the unit's location. We swapped them for heavy-duty screw-in ground anchors, sized well beyond what the manufacturer shipped. One side of the unit is naturally shielded by an adjacent 40-foot shipping container, so we concentrated the anchoring on the exposed side instead — two anchors at each corner, angled outward to resist wind from more than one direction rather than just straight-on. We're still planning to run steel cable eventually, but haven't installed it yet — the nylon rope the kit shipped with has held up fine so far in the meantime.
Every leg now sits on its own bolted-down concrete pad for added stability, rather than resting directly on the ground.
On timing: the manufacturer's instructions claim two people can assemble this in about 50 minutes. That was never realistic for us, and honestly the whole process took longer than we expected even accounting for the repair and anchor work — about six hours total, roughly two of which were spent recovering from the wind incident rather than building.
We still don't fully trust the manufacturer's claimed 55 mph wind rating, and we're genuinely still a little uneasy about how it'll hold up the next time real wind tests it. What we do know for certain: an under-anchored unit like this will lift in nothing more than a stiff hill wind — as we found out firsthand.
Observations
Overall the installation took longer than expected and we are still a little worried that it will not hold up in a strong wind. Since our unit is blocked from one side by a 40' container we used 4 anchors on one side where we could put two anchors to each corner at an angle to provide lateral support int two directions.
Actions Taken
Reinforced bent tubes from wind event. Anchored posts to concrete pads and used much bigger anchors than the tent stakes provided by the mfg to help secure the structure.
Next Step
Monitor structure over time and inspect after wind events.