10 Tips Chooing Your Perfect Tent
- Try to use one large tent for two reasons - it keeps everyone together in a continuous space and it avoids water leaks where tents are joined.
- If budget and taste allow, choose a frame tent that provides plenty of open floor space, free of center pole supports that cause difficulties in table placement and dancing. Frame tents can also be installed on almost any surface - grass, paving stones, cement, even sand.
- Decide on clear tops during cooler months of the year and avoid during very cold or very hot months
- For a tent that doesn’t feel confining and for better air circulation, get 8’ or higher tent legs.
- Add sidewalls in areas that rain may blow in from, and to help retain heat or air conditioning. During warmer times of the year, most people choose to leave sidewalls off to help natural air to circulate. Additionally solid walls can be used to block off unsightly areas
- Rent a super clean tent that has been washed and sanitized in a giant commercial tent washing machine, that does a much better job than anyone can do by hand or with a floor scrubber.
- To ensure the tent fits your space and your property won’t be damaged, have detailed measurements taken by the tent company that will be doing the installing.
- Make the safety of your guests and property your TOP priority. Confirm the installers have been trained to follow ATA Tent Installation Guidelines, plus use Engineered Tents with patented Block & Roll Engineered Tent Ballasts and Steel Stakes.
- Reserve early, especially for peak times which are mid-April through early July and September through October.
- Hire a company that has a proven track record - Lots of 5-star reviews and has been in business for many years.
