A NEW ANGLE. I LIVE IN GONZALES ON A 14 ACRE POND WITH ZERO COVER. I AM IN THE PEOCESS OF CREATING SOME COVER FOR MY EXTENDED BACK YARD. I CAME UP WITH THIS IDEA. I'M TAKING SOME SPRINKLER HOSE THAT YOU PLUG IN THE LITTLE NOZZLES TO IN YOUR FLOWER BEDS.I AM CHOPPING IT UP IN VARIOUS LENGTHS. I'M TAKING 8' 4 x 4'S AND BEVELING THE CORNERS AS TO HAVE 8 SURFACES TO TACK THESE "LIMBS" TO. BASED ON WHAT I'VE SEEN ON THE NET, THIS THING LOOKS REALLY GOOD. I USE ROOFING NAILS AND THE HOSE RUNS $9.75 FOR 100 FT AT HD. I HAVE A BULKHEAD AND THE WATER DROPS FAIRLY QUICK. THE 8 FOOTERS WILL BE A GOOD FIT FOR THE BACK YARD. THE ONLY PROBLEM I'VE HAD IS GETTING THE HOSE TO RELAX AND NOT CURL BACK UP. I'VE HAD TO TAKE THE SECTIONS OF HOSE AND LITERALLY FOLD IT UP OPPOSITE OF WHAT IT WANTS TO DO. UNFOLD IT AND PINCH THE KINKS FROM THE SIDES AND THE HOSE RETURNS TO ITS ROUND SHAPE. MAKE IT AS THICK AS YOU LIKE. ANY THOUGHTS? SLIP