Work tent

jmb. how long does it take one person to put that up  or take down (if there is a diference)

iv had several jobs lately that went from 1/2 day jobs to full day jobs because of the rain. i think its time to limit the problem
 
Alan m said:
jmb. how long does it take one person to put that up  or take down (if there is a diference)

iv had several jobs lately that went from 1/2 day jobs to full day jobs because of the rain. i think its time to limit the problem
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Well I went for the 3m x 6m tent so pretty big.  It's really a two man set up but using a ratchet strap you can do it on your own because its to strong and heavy for one person to physically lift one end up to click it in place with out lifting the other end.  When I mean heavy/strong.... Ill explain!! If you try and just erect the tent up with out the fabric on the roof you can do it totally on your own with out any help or straps but because you have the fabric attached already before erecting it adds weight but mainly because the final push to get it to click tightens to fabric up which is what stops you.

I can erect my large tent in 2mins then adding all the sides takes a further 10mins.  Taking the tent down can be done quicker than erecting including all the sides as they are easier to remove than they are to attach as you just rip them of basically.

Then add time folding all the fabric up but that depends how  you are  you wanna be at folding up.  I just simply roll them up.

The smaller tents 3m x 3m or 3m x 4.5m  will be alot easier and quicker to set up and be done by one man.  Saying that I don't own one yet thinking of getting the 3m x 3m  for when my large one is to big.

Oh another thing I store some of my wood on the roof frame some times helps keep my wood of the floor and give you more room while you work.  Got about 20 Lengths of 2.2 metre architrave up on the frame work before.

Jmb
 
When I was in masonry biz, in winter, I would construct 2x4 frames and staple clear poly over.  I would put one or two thicknesses over the frame, depending on how long i expected to be on the job.  We would set up one or two space heaters to keep temp above freezing.  It would often take a full day just setting up the tent.

One one job, we were building a foundation under a house that had been moved from another site.  We completely enveloped the house and had started the foundation.  Footings had been poured before moving the house. The house was sitting on 6x6 cribbing at strategic points.  Along came a blizzard, the worst i have ever seen.  The wind tore all of the sheeting off and snow settled under the house to a depth in some spots as much as 3 feet.  It took a week before we could get back into the job and a good day for us to resheet the house to get heaters to do their job.  Footings had heaved, but, luckily, even tho the house had been heaved out of level, there were no cracks inside from wracking of the framework. 

that was the only time i had any problems with my tenting.  On smaller jobs, it would have been nice to have the easy tenting solutions they have today.  I don't know as I would have liked parking my trucks on such tents, but it would have been fun setting up a ski jump now and then.  ;D
Tinker
 
Make sure you  know how to anchor the canopy. The wind forces on a canopy can be greater than the wind speed because of angle of the material, the height above the ground and the open sides or wind passing through the sides.
 
My wife and I have a youth photography business and have been using the 10'x10' pop up tents for over 10 years. They provide shade on the subjects or camera. As others have said above, make sure the tents are staked and if its windy, take them down. I've had 2 tents go airborne and a number of frames bent from the wind. I have changed all of the tent covers to the "First Up" type with air vents which do help with light wind, if you look at the post with link to WalMart from "atlr" you can see the vents on the blue top. I had thought of getting the aluminum framed type until I saw how easily the steel ones bent in the wind.
David
 
A friend has a Coleman shelter and I have seen the here in the UK going quite cheap.
I was impressed with the space, how easy it went together and the fact he could link 2 together.
Side panels and all that are available for them.
Google Coleman event shelter 12'x12'
 
jmbfestool said:
festool-D5VEO said:
Fed up of getting wet so got one of these.. Very strong  & easy to put up on your own.
http://www.instantawnings.co.uk/pro-50-3m-x-3m.html

Ordered it at 2pm yesterday, it arrived lunch time today! Great service
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Looking at the pictures it looks identical to the Rihno gazebos in UK
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Looks identical!! I think quite a few sell them, just shopped around for best price with weights!
 
I think the chart is meant to represent whether it is good for the particular attribute, so a long length of bar for weight is bad, a short one better.

The 3x6M Pro 50 is 76kg.

The 3x6M Pro 40 or the 3x6M Explorer (steel) are 51kg.

And they're just for the frame and canopies. You need to add extra for the sidewalls!  [scared]

[EDIT - looks like Jmbfestool deleted his post that this is a response to...]
 
GarryMartin said:
I think the chart is meant to represent whether it is good for the particular attribute, so a long length of bar for weight is bad, a short one better.

The 3x6M Pro 50 is 76kg.

The 3x6M Pro 40 or the 3x6M Explorer (steel) are 51kg.

And they're just for the frame and canopies. You need to add extra for the sidewalls!  [scared]

[EDIT - looks like Jmbfestool deleted his post that this is a response to...]
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That's why I deleted it soon as I posted it I gathered that after!  
You must of seen my post fast

normally assume longer bar more weight  then I clicked and called myself a few names and deleted my message lol
 
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