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A collapsible shelter anchor can include a container including an opening reinforced about at least a portion of its periphery, a sidewall, and a bottom wall attached to the sidewall. The container can be filled with a material to an adjustable weight level. A coupling mechanism can connect the coll

A collapsible shelter anchor can include a container including an opening reinforced about at least a portion of its periphery, a sidewall, and a bottom wall attached to the sidewall. The container can be filled with a material to an adjustable weight level. A coupling mechanism can connect the collapsible shelter anchor to a truss section of a collapsible shelter.

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1. A collapsible shelter anchor, comprising: a container, wherein the container includes an opening reinforced about at least a portion of its periphery with a reinforcing material, a sidewall having a bottom edge and a top edge, and a bottom wall attached to an inner face of the bottom edge of the

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A collapsible shelter anchor, comprising: a container, wherein the container includes an opening reinforced about at least a portion of its periphery with a reinforcing material, a sidewall having a bottom edge and a top edge, and a bottom wall attached to an inner face of the bottom edge of the sidewall;a first eyelet attached via passage of a first portion of the reinforcing material through an opening in the body of the eyelet, wherein the first eyelet is made of a different, more rigid, material than the reinforcing material;a second eyelet attached to a second portion of the reinforcing material opposing the first portion of the reinforcing material about the opening of the container; a releasable engagement mechanism comprising a first releasably engageable body, separate from the first eyelet, coupled to the container via the first portion of the reinforcing material and a second releasably engageable body, separate from the second eyelet, coupled to the container via the second portion of the reinforcing material;a coupling mechanism configured to couple the container to a collapsible shelter via the first eyelet and the second eyelet, comprising:a first end of a tensioning strap configured to be releasably coupled to at least one of the first eyelet and second eyelet of the anchor; anda second end of the tensioning strap configured to be releasably coupled to a portion of a collapsible truss section of the collapsible shelter. 2. The collapsible shelter anchor of claim 1, wherein the second portion of the reinforcing material is located halfway around the periphery of the opening from the first portion of reinforcing material. 3. The collapsible shelter anchor of claim 1, wherein the reinforcing material biases the opening to a closed configuration. 4. The collapsible shelter anchor of claim 1, wherein the releasable engagement mechanism biases the first eyelet and the second eyelet together during releasable engagement. 5. The collapsible shelter anchor of claim 4, wherein the releasable engagement mechanism is a buckle mechanism. 6. A collapsible shelter anchor, comprising: a container, wherein the container includes: an opening reinforced about at least a portion of its periphery with a reinforcing material;a releasable engagement mechanism having a first releasably engageable body and a second releasably engageable body coupled opposite one another about the opening of the container via the reinforcing material;a first eyelet attached proximal to and separate from the first releasably engageable body via passage of the reinforcing material through an opening in the body of the eyelet, wherein the first eyelet is made of a different, more rigid, material than the reinforcing material;a second eyelet attached proximal to and separate from the second releasably engageable body to the reinforcing material;a sidewall having a bottom edge;a bottom wall attached to the sidewall; anda coupling mechanism configured to couple the container to a collapsible shelter via the first eyelet and the second eyelet, comprising: a first end of a tensioning strap configured to be releasably coupled to at least one of the first eyelet and second eyelet of the anchor; anda second end of the tensioning strap configured to be releasably coupled to a portion of a collapsible truss section of the collapsible shelter. 7. The collapsible shelter anchor of claim 6, wherein the first releasably engageable body and the second releasably engageable body are configured to bring the first eyelet and the second eyelet together to receive the coupling mechanism. 8. The collapsible shelter anchor of claim 7, wherein the first end of the coupling mechanism is configured to pass through and simultaneously engage the first eyelet and the second eyelet. 9. A collapsible shelter anchor system, comprising: a collapsible shelter anchor including: a container including an opening reinforced about at least a portion of its periphery with a reinforcing material, a sidewall having a bottom edge and a top edge, and a bottom wall attached to an inner face of the bottom edge of the sidewall;a first eyelet attached via passage of a first portion of the reinforcing material through an opening in the body of the eyelet;a second eyelet attached to a second portion of the reinforcing material opposing the first portion of the reinforcing material about the opening of the container; anda coupling mechanism, configured to couple the container to a collapsible shelter via the first eyelet and the second eyelet, comprising: a first end of a tensioning strap configured to be releasably coupled to the first eyelet and second eyelet of the anchor; anda second end of the tensioning strap configured to be releasably coupled to a portion of a collapsible truss section of the collapsible shelter. 10. The collapsible shelter system of claim 9, wherein the collapsible shelter anchor and the coupling mechanism allow an adjustable anchoring force to be applied to the collapsible shelter according to at least three (3) different weight levels. 11. The collapsible shelter system of claim 10, wherein: a first adjustable weight level includes an in-the-field of use, adjustable weight to the container by the addition and/or removal of an adjustable volume of material to the container;a second adjustable weight level includes a weight of the container while supported resting on a surface with the coupling mechanism tethering the container to the collapsible shelter; anda third adjustable weight level includes at least a portion of the first adjustable weight level of the container by the collapsible shelter. 12. The collapsible shelter anchor system of claim 9, wherein the collapsible shelter includes a collapsible shelter frame including a number of vertical support legs interconnected by the collapsible truss section. 13. The collapsible shelter anchor system of claim 12, wherein the coupling mechanism is configured to couple to the collapsible shelter at three (3) different positions including an end of the collapsible truss section, a midpoint along a length of the collapsible truss section, and a center of an intersection of a number of collapsible truss sections. 14. The collapsible shelter of claim 9, wherein the portion of the collapsible truss section is proximal to a lower corner mounting member that is attached to one of the number of vertical support legs. 15. The collapsible shelter anchor system of claim 9, wherein the container is waterproof and puncture resistant and is configured to receive an adjustable volume of material. 16. The collapsible shelter anchor system of claim 9, wherein the container includes a portion of the sidewall proximal to the opening having a reinforcing material that provides a crease line configured to be folded over a selectable number of times to create a sealed opening. 17. The collapsible shelter anchor system of claim 9, wherein opposing sides of the opening of the container are configured to be releasably engaged from one another via a buckle mechanism that includes a first releasably engageable body and a second releasably engageable body. 18. The collapsible shelter of claim 17, wherein the first eyelet is a first D-ring and the second eyelet is a second D-ring and the first D-ring and the second D-ring are made adjacent one another when the first releasably engageable body and the second releasably engageable body are releasably engaged. 19. The collapsible shelter of claim 9, wherein the coupling mechanism comprises: a first end releasably coupled to the first eyelet and second eyelet;a second end releasably coupled to a canopy on the collapsible shelter frame of the collapsible shelter; andan adjustable tensioning mechanism between the first end and the second end.