I have been watching this discussion. I think it is fantastic that there are so many women teardrop builders. I was put on hold for a few weeks waiting for my hand to heal.
I managed to find my hand with a drill bit.
(could have been worse.)!
I some times need to think and remember that there are uses for clamps.
I am up to building my floor/decking on my trailer. I was in a hurry to put on a temporary deck so I could use my trailer to haul my camping gear and ouch..
..just a bad cut and some antibiotics and lots of bandaids.
The trailer hauls empty like a dream. And I practiced backing it up without assistance. yippee!!
As far as EZ ups you can order replacement parts for the hinges that fail. I got a couple of extra for the same shipping price. Lots less expensive than purchasing a new EZ up.