After retiring from teaching art for 32 years i have had the chance to get back into the studio. Last year I did three shows. Two were inside and the one outdoor show provided a tent for "emerging artists". So this June will be the first outdoor show on my own. I purchased an eze up 10x10 tent last fall when eCanopy had some great sales. Used it Winterfair Columbus, an indoor show, worked great. But I have not yet purchased/made weights that I will need for the June show. This show is on parking lot surface so the tent can not be staked, just weights. I need some advice on weights to secure the tent. How many pounds? How to best tie to the tent? do I purchase the weights? Do I make something of my own? Would appreciate any advice.
You need to be a member of Art Fair Insiders to add comments!
Comments
Upper and Lower sta-bars for a pop up tent certainly seem as if it would make a big difference.
I think suspending 120lbs of weight from the top of an EZ-up is going to hasten the demise of the EZ up. If you use this method be sure and also attach the weights to the legs.
Elaine-Congrats on your retirement. In my opinion, you can not have too much weight in your tent. Well, there is probably a limit, but a lot of weight is good. We took PVC and filled it with cement, with a hook on the top. Each of your tubes weighs about 30 lbs. One on each corner of the tent for a total of 120 lbs. The trick is to NOT have the PVC hitting or sitting on the ground. They should be suspended from the top of the tent. There are other options, but this seems to work fairly well.
I also use an Eze Up tent, this came with some metal plates that you can put on top of the legs and then you can place weights on top of them.
My first festival was ArtFest Fort Myers last February and even though this is among the top ranked nationwide festivals, they don't allow hanging PVC weights and instead they encourage the use of cinder blocks as weights.
Cinder blocks weigh about 20 lbs or more and are super cheap, they don't look particularly nice but they work and they won't mess up your tent, remember Eze Ups don't have a strong support to hang the weights from.
Other option I have seen in professional tents is the use of five gallon buckets filled with sand or concrete.
check Connie's blog