Made A support for my shanty out of pvc pipe it fit on to support the back of the shanty cover so it does not flap around when it is windy and you can hang light things from it. Take a peice of 1 inch pvc 3 to four feent long an measure from back of shanty to the frame just behind your head when your sitting in shanty cost is like 5 bucks at most but comes in very handy when the wind picks up