What type of tent is best for my event or application?

The tent and fabric structure industry, like most others, has seen a tremendous advancement in the technology and capabilities of the available products over the last decade. The choices can be overwhelming for even the most seasoned event professionals. The days of a frame tent or a pole tent are long gone. Today there are tension tents, traditional pole tents, clear span tents or structures, frame tents, high-peak frame tents, steel frame tents, and even inflatable tents.

Currently the most popular tents are clear span and frame tents. Both of these tents offer an unobstructed interior with no center supports and both are able to be installed using weights for those applications where staking is not an option. Clear span tents, tension tents, and some frame tents are engineered to meet specific loads of wind and sometimes even snow. For clients that require a side height of 10' or more the clear span tent is the best option and can be installed with legs up to 17' tall. Most frame, tension, and pole tents are limited to 10' in side height. Tension and pole tents are great solutions when you need to cover a large area on a limited budget and are typically one of the cheapest options per square foot.

If you plan to contract with a tent company, the tent company should be willing to conduct a site survey for you and discuss what options they have available. For most of our events there are several options that could work and the decision really boils down to what look the client likes and what the budget will allow. For help in choosing a tent or fabric structure for your next event or other application please call us at 800-352-8368 or check out our website at www.traubetent.com.

How to Beat the Heat

Summer in the Midwest can be brutal with the hot sun and high humidity taking its toll on everyone. The pace of work slows and hydration becomes critical. Our crews are used to battling through this heat and know that drinking plenty of water is the key. Events and other applications for tents slow down during the hottest days of summer, but tents are still a viable solution. Our tents are made from a blockout fabric meaning they do not let any natural light in through the fabric. This will help create a cooler environment by providing true shade. Other accessories are available to help alleviate or eliminate the heat. Ceiling and portable fans are a simple and cost effective option for most clients. Misters and evaporate coolers are another option, but do not perform very well under high humidity situations. The best solution and the only way to truly eliminate the heat is with forced air air conditioning. This is the most expensive option, but offers a true solution regardless of how hot and humid it may be. Contact Traube tent to find out what solution works best for you and your next tent rental or purchase 800-352-8368.

Tent Floors

Tent floors come in a variety of styles and types.  The most common types of floors are lay-down flooring, raised tent flooring, and stick-built flooring.  Each has its own advantages and disadvantages.  Lay-down flooring follows the contours of the land.  If there is a slope or dips in the area being floored this floor will slope or dip along with the ground.  Lay-down flooring can still be saturated with rain and allow mud and water to seep through to the top of the surface.  Lay-down flooring is typically the cheapest option.  Raised tent floors (pictured above) that are pre-engineered  allow the user to eliminate any slope and dips in the ground providing the end user a completely level surface regardless of the surface below.  Raised floors are able to stay dry since they are elevated off the ground and allow water to run underneath without any water seeping up through the floor.  Raised floors are also the most expensive, but as with most things in life you get what you pay for.  Stick-built floors are floors built on site with plywood and stringers.  Stick built floors are a good solution when you want to eliminate the water seepage allowed by lay-down floors.  Stick-built floors are suitable for use when there is minimal slope to the ground and in areas of the country where labor costs are less expensive.  It is more time consuming to install a stick built floor than it is to install a pre-engineered raised floor system.  Give us a call 800-352-8368 or visit our website www.traubetent.com to learn more about our flooring options.

New Tent Washer

Traube Tent is pleased to announce the arrival of our new tent washer. Our old washer was over 20 years old and had served us well, but the future is here. We have increased our washing capacity to 3,000 square feet of material per wash load with our new Model 3000 washer from TEECO. Not only are we able to offer the cleanest tents in town to our clients, but we are also able to help other companies and individuals maintain a clean inventory much cheaper than hand washing. Our machine also cleans some areas that cannot be cleaned by hand. This gives the entire tent, from stitches to lace-lines, a nice clean look. This cannot be achieved through hand washing or scrubbing. Give us a call to discuss your washing needs or to learn more about our tent and fabric washing process 618-281-8368.