Tent weights diy

Your show tent that is! When doing an outdoor show with a tent weights are pretty much a necessity. Unless you want your tent to become airborne - possibly ruining your work, other people's work and risking injury to yourself and others, weight your tent! There are a lot of options out there for weighting the legs of your tent. Some people purchase tent weight bags or make their own with sand. Others haul empty water cooler bottles that they fill with water. Since I wasn't sure that water…

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Prevent craft show disaster with the right tent weights. It's surprising how little wind it take to send a craft tent flying. That's why most craft fair organizers require vendors to secure their tents with weights. Here's how to anchor your craft canopy with DIY or store-bought weights.

These are the finished product! Component #1 Component #2 Component #4 Last year I posted these instructions, thought they might be of interest to some of our newer members, or some who missed it the first time. Here's what I used: 1 10" piece of 4" schedule 40 PVC, cut into 4 equal pieces 2 80# bags of Sackrete. 8 test caps, 4 with 3/8" holes in top 4 eyebolts, 3/8" diameter, 8" long, with nuts (add washers if you wish) After you cut the pipe into 4 pieces, put the test caps in one end and…

Tent weights are absolutely essential for outdoor craft shows. Here are several solutions to anchor your portable canopy at a show.

These are the finished product! Component #1 Component #2 Component #4 Last year I posted these instructions, thought they might be of interest to some of our newer members, or some who missed it the first time. Here's what I used: 1 10" piece of 4" schedule 40 PVC, cut into 4 equal pieces 2 80# bags of Sackrete. 8 test caps, 4 with 3/8" holes in top 4 eyebolts, 3/8" diameter, 8" long, with nuts (add washers if you wish) After you cut the pipe into 4 pieces, put the test caps in one end and…

Tis the season for arts and crafts festivals! Having proper tent weights is mandatory for most shows and some may even refuse to let you ven...

Back in 2009, I did my first outdoor juried art show. Besides being super-excited I finally got in after trying futility for 5 years, I felt a moment of panic. There was so much I had to do! Purcha…

This post first appeared in March of 2009. Tent weights are such an important item we are running this post once again. Thanks Nordea for t...

...for craft shows and for camping. I haven't done an outdoor show in years, but last year when visiting Artwalk I saw so many of th...