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Posted by Catherine Cartwright-Jones on September 5, 2003 at 11:00:02:

In reply to: Thank you so much! . . . posted by Phoenix Tatiana on September 5, 2003 at 09:36:21:

The first time I saw a pole booth (the kind I used) it was being
assembled single handed, in 20 minutes, by a woman in a wheel chair.
I was imporessed.

I could get mine up in under 10 minutes. If my husband was with me ...
5 minutes. There were several reasons why I never wanted any sort of
EZ up ... one of which was seeing what happened to a festival full of
EZ ups after a tornado went through overnight at a weekend festival.
I was the only one left standing. We went through 3 tornadoes in 15
years of festivals, and .... the worst damage was a couple of pieces
of conduit that I had to go to a hardware store and pick up. Our
festival range was any drive not more than 10 hours from Cleveland,
and that's the tornado and torrential rain part of the country.

The other reason why I never wanted an EZ up is that I couldn't trust
festival promoters to give me the space I'd paid for. With conduit
and connectors, I could shrink to 4' x 6' and expand to any dimension
up to 20' x 20' on the spot ... just by pulling more poles and
connectors out. And ... frequently I HAD to! I even had 3 times when
there was a TREE or support column in the MIDDLE of my booth space.
With poles and connectors ... no problem. Just worked around it.

The annual maintenance over 15 years: every 3 years We got a new roof
tarp. $20. Every so often I'd throw the cloth sides in the washing
machine or hose off the tarps. We had several sets of sides ... one of
pretty cloth, one for rain, one for intense heat (black screening). I
could switch from RenFair to Dog Show just by grabbing a different set
of sides.

The 8' x 8' booth fit in the back of a Sprint Metro (a car the size of
a lunchbox), alongside inventory, small table, mats, ... 2 kids and
and the cooler. For years I hit the road damn near every weekend with
both kids. Don't ask me how I did it, I must have been crazy.

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canopy regulations? Flavia 12:59:44 9/5/2003 (8)
- Re: canopy regulations? Catherine Cartwright-Jones 13:21:15 9/5/2003 (7)
  - Re: canopy regulations? Erika 13:31:52 9/5/2003 (0)
  - Wait a minute! How do you "stake" the pole booths to the ground? Phoenix Tatiana 13:30:26 9/5/2003 (5)
    - Re: Wait a minute! How do you "stake" the pole booths to the ground? Erika 15:21:59 9/5/2003 (0)
    - Re: Wait a minute! How do you "stake" the pole booths to the ground? Catherine Cartwright-Jones 13:45:55 9/5/2003 (3)
      - Re: Wait a minute! How do you "stake" the pole booths to the ground? Flavia 14:49:10 9/5/2003 (2)
        
        Re: Wait a minute! How do you "stake" the pole booths to the ground? Willowhawk 15:10:05 9/5/2003 (1)
        
        the usefullness of slave labor Catherine Cartwright-Jones 16:39:42 9/5/2003 (0)
I guess it's the poles that make me uncertain. . . Phoenix Tatiana 12:04:42 9/5/2003 (9)
- Re: I guess it's the poles that make me uncertain. . . Willowhawk 13:06:05 9/5/2003 (4)
  - btw, which co. did you purchase from? Phoenix Tatiana 00:08:47 9/6/2003 (1)
    - Re: btw, which co. did you purchase from? Willowhawk 00:13:16 9/6/2003 (0)
  - wow, very impressive! Phoenix Tatiana 23:31:15 9/5/2003 (1)
    - Re: wow, very impressive! Willowhawk 00:18:58 9/6/2003 (0)
- Re: I guess it's the poles that make me uncertain. . . Catherine Cartwright-Jones 12:24:19 9/5/2003 (3)
  - wow, exactly. . . Phoenix Tatiana 12:56:11 9/5/2003 (2)
    - Re: wow, exactly. . . Catherine Cartwright-Jones 13:13:31 9/5/2003 (1)
      - Re: wow, exactly. . . Phoenix Tatiana 23:41:33 9/5/2003 (0)

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: The first time I saw a pole booth (the kind I used) it was being : assembled single handed, in 20 minutes, by a woman in a wheel chair. : I was imporessed. : : I could get mine up in under 10 minutes. If my husband was with me ... : 5 minutes. There were several reasons why I never wanted any sort of : EZ up ... one of which was seeing what happened to a festival full of : EZ ups after a tornado went through overnight at a weekend festival. : I was the only one left standing. We went through 3 tornadoes in 15 : years of festivals, and .... the worst damage was a couple of pieces : of conduit that I had to go to a hardware store and pick up. Our : festival range was any drive not more than 10 hours from Cleveland, : and that's the tornado and torrential rain part of the country. : : The other reason why I never wanted an EZ up is that I couldn't trust : festival promoters to give me the space I'd paid for. With conduit : and connectors, I could shrink to 4' x 6' and expand to any dimension : up to 20' x 20' on the spot ... just by pulling more poles and : connectors out. And ... frequently I HAD to! I even had 3 times when : there was a TREE or support column in the MIDDLE of my booth space. : With poles and connectors ... no problem. Just worked around it. : : The annual maintenance over 15 years: every 3 years We got a new roof : tarp. $20. Every so often I'd throw the cloth sides in the washing : machine or hose off the tarps. We had several sets of sides ... one of : pretty cloth, one for rain, one for intense heat (black screening). I : could switch from RenFair to Dog Show just by grabbing a different set : of sides. : : The 8' x 8' booth fit in the back of a Sprint Metro (a car the size of : a lunchbox), alongside inventory, small table, mats, ... 2 kids and : and the cooler. For years I hit the road damn near every weekend with : both kids. Don't ask me how I did it, I must have been crazy.
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