I guess it's the poles that make me uncertain. . .

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Posted by Phoenix Tatiana on September 5, 2003 at 12:04:42:

In reply to: Wear and Tear and the unexpected posted by Catherine Cartwright-Jones on September 5, 2003 at 11:00:02:

welllllllll.....................................
and that I have to find and make my own side walls too. I like the
idea of doing my own it's just time consuming and a little nerving.

The poles and conduits things are unfamiliar to me. . . what's a
conduit? and you just go to the hardware store and pick out WHICH
type of metal pole and how do you know if it will fit? and do you
have two peices to the pole so that you can minimize the space of
storage better? how do you know how to do that, and how do you know
how to purchase all those different pole sizes to be able to change
the size of your tent if need be. . .

and how do you connect the side walls to the thing without having to
do alot of sewing? And which materials are the best, ect, ect,
ect. . .

Am I making this harder than it really is? I guess I just like to
be very thorough and want to make sure I know what I'm doing before I
go and spend my money and time. Sincerely, Phoenix Tatiana

: 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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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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: welllllllll..................................... : and that I have to find and make my own side walls too. I like the : idea of doing my own it's just time consuming and a little nerving. : : The poles and conduits things are unfamiliar to me. . . what's a : conduit? and you just go to the hardware store and pick out WHICH : type of metal pole and how do you know if it will fit? and do you : have two peices to the pole so that you can minimize the space of : storage better? how do you know how to do that, and how do you know : how to purchase all those different pole sizes to be able to change : the size of your tent if need be. . . : : and how do you connect the side walls to the thing without having to : do alot of sewing? And which materials are the best, ect, ect, : ect. . . : : Am I making this harder than it really is? I guess I just like to : be very thorough and want to make sure I know what I'm doing before I : go and spend my money and time. Sincerely, Phoenix Tatiana : : : : : : : : : : 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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