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I thought about that but I wanted to keep the build simple, something I can easily roll up and stow in the shed when I don't want it up.

Thanks so much for your insight, so the way I am thinking is, anything under 3ft won't make it tip but any force above 3ft would.. in that case would it acceptable to calculate Fw at 5 ft? when I do the math I divide the max wind force to the total sqft of the shade or total sqft of the shade...

Hi guys, thanks for helping me! I am working on a home project that includes a privacy shade for my backyard. I have a 6'x15' vertical shade attached to two portable posts that are held up right by four legs ("X" shaped footprint). the surface footprint of the legs covers an area of 46"x70". I...