Has anyone made the jump from a 10x10 to a 10x20 tent? Has it turned out to be worth it?
I've heard a few people say their sales go up when they go bigger, but I'm also thinking about the added hassle of setting up a bigger tent and the booth fees that are usually almost double, or just plain old double.
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I have a 15 footer, but not a 20 footer. Occasionally I will get a double space, but will use two EZ-Ups tied together and that works okay with one exception. Rain will pour down between the tents if nothing is done. A little judicious use of folding valances up and securing with about 5 clamps works for light rain as long as the middle of the valance is pulled up high enough that the water runs out the ends. Several people make a rain "gutter" that connects the two tents and water runs out the ends.
If you have 2D work, you might be better off going for an end space or corner space where you can hang stuff on an outside wall. A single tent with no rear door gives 30 feet of wall space. The same booth with an outside wall gives 40 feet of wall space. A 10x20 interior gives 40 feet of wall space, and the gains don't occur until you start adding interior walls. That's why I went with a 9 foot tall Trimline; cheaper to go vertical.
Adding the Propanel extenders gave the equivalent of an extra wall. I also use a rear door in my booth, but zip-tie an extra extender to fill in the open space at the top of the door. It's more hassle to put up a tall tant and takes longer, but the booth cost stays the same.
Did you find your sales went up with a bigger tent, or is that 10x15 what you started out with?
I have several 10x10 tents, which are what I started with, and then went to a 15 footer where space permits. You can't sell it if you don't show it. I've also found that adding walls down the middle screws up sight lines as people walk past the booth, and the interior walls make some people claustrophobic. Sales did go up somewhat with a larger tent, but higher expenses offset the gain. There are a few shows that don't have any other booths behind mine, and I'll use the 15 footer with a 10 front frontage. No one has said anything so far. That particular arrangement gets me a 4 panel deep display, instead of three deep, and some storage space inside the tent behind the panels. Just don't count on it every time.