Outdoor Shows Please read!

[sappy]

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We had a tent get out of our control at an event, it went over a 8' fence and damaged a car on the other side. We had to pay for repair. Lesson learned! Kept the tent tethered while folding it up!

[Hi_Ho_Sliver]

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yeh...check to see if it blew your hat off LOL

[kdispoto]

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Glad to hear Anna's was (relatively) unharmed.

I've been reading articles lately on the web on this subject in preperation for my upcoming shows. Wind damage definetly seems is a common experience. My advise, follow the manufacturer's recommendations and get insurance.

You would think the tent manufacturers would have developed a safey system by now for the cover to open a vent or two to release the internal pressure.

Question: Is there a cheap way to tell when the wind speed is over 10 mph?

[Donsexton]

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I have owned 6 tents and all were victoms of wind and concrete.

[breezly]

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Goody glad to hear your wife is ok I had the same thing happen to us we have a business that sells clothing for rowing and was at an event when we were taking the tents down a gust of wind came along and whipped me and the tent for a ride i wasnt hurt but the tent was a write off so be careful .

[Sean R]

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Goody, I am glad your wife is OK. That is a real case of bad luck there. And at the same time a real good learning experience for others. I someday hope to sell my carvings at outdoor shows and festivals. So thank you in advance

[Goody]

Since more people read the off topic than the carving business threads I thought I would post this here for the skae of safety.
There is a thread going in Carving Business about tent weights. I feel that we try to do things safely and don't take chances.
Yesterday when a gust of wind came up the street between the buildings and any tent that was not lashed down became a parasail. There was a few minor injuries but no one was seriously hurt.

And if you think it can't happen to you!
We did the Arbutus Arts festival yesterday. Decent weather but still tethered down the tent with weights. Towards the afternoon it got a litlle breezy. We had just disconnected the weights and was putting them in the trailer. We use two tents that I lash together with tie wraps and had not cut them loose yet. A gust of wind blew down thru the midway and picked both tents up. Anna was holding on to the tent while I was putting the weights in the trailer and when the tents took off it took her off her feet and I screamed for her to let it go. It did three complete flips before we could get control of it. The force did twist her arm a little but no real damage. She was upset as the tents frames were pretty mangled up. Luckily all the parts for the tent are availiable. I bought all the parts today for $90.00 and Undercover is shipping them priority mail with no shipping charges.
Carefull out there, It can happen to you when you least expect it
Goody and Anna (lefty lol)