Tenting 101

Overview

A tent is simply a portable, temporary shade structure made of vinyl and supported by either a frame or poles and secured with stakes or ballasts

Tent Styles

Frame (Hip End)

Characteristics

  • Aluminum frame
  • Opaque white or clear vinyl top
  • Straight valence
  • Stake or anchor

Common uses

  • Wedding
  • Corporate

Select This Style

Frame (Gable End)

Characteristics

  • Aluminum frame
  • Opaque white or clear vinyl top
  • Straight valence
  • Stake or anchor

Common uses

  • Wedding
  • Corporate

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High Profile

Characteristics

  • Aluminum frame with suspended center pole
  • Opaque white vinyl top
  • Arched valence
  • Stake or anchor

Common uses

  • Corporate
  • Sporting
  • Festival

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Pole

Characteristics

  • Aluminum center poles
  • Wooden perimeter legs
  • Opaque white vinyl top
  • Straight valence
  • Stake only

Common uses

  • Wedding
  • Festival

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Sailcloth

Characteristics

  • Wooden legs &  center poles
  • Translucent off-white vinyl top
  • No valence
  • Stake only

Common uses

  • Wedding
  • Corporate

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Structure

Characteristics

  • Engineered aluminum frame
  • Opaque white or clear vinyl top
  • Straight valence
  • Stake or anchor

Common uses

  • Corporate
  • Sporting

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Bandshell

Characteristics

  • Aluminum frame
  • Opaque white or clear vinyl top
  • No valence 
  • Stake or anchor

Common uses

  • Festival

 

Select This Style

Airframe

Characteristics

  • Forced-air frame
  • Composite nylon fabric top
  • No valence
  • Stake or anchor

Common uses

  • Corporate
  • Sporting
  • Festival

Select This Style

Dome

Characteristics

  • Steel frame
  • Opaque white or clear vinyl top
  • No valence
  • Stake or anchor

Common uses

  • Corporate
  • Festival
  • Sporting

Select This Style

Tent Planning

Event Type Suggested Sq. Footage (per person)
Ceremony 8-10 pp
Food Stations (1/3 Seating) 12-15 pp
Plated dinner (full seating) 18-20 pp
Plated dinner + Band, dance, lounge 21-25 pp

Tent Schematics