Festival Canopy

[Enzie Shahmiri]

Lacy,

Can you please tell me where you got the display panels from? Even though I had decided not to do shows any more, I decided it's time to dig out the tent and start generating more business.

My old set up just takes to long to assemble and I like the larger panels that you have. How did the tent hold up with the added weight?
One of the shows will be in September and we get those nasty Santa Ana winds that send everything flying.

Any other suggestions you might have are appreciated.

[Lacey Lewis]

Sure! Actually, I got the panels locally here: KC Store Fixtures . They had better prices than I found elsewhere, and the delivered it free. I don't have any idea what shipping charges would be, but these are heavy; 3 2ft x 6ft panels together weigh 60lbs.

The tent held up awesome and didn't budge an inch. I filled up the sandbags that came with the tent with 30lbs of sand each (I had an issue with trying to get PVC home in my little car) and then bought a large, flat gray brick that weighed maybe 20lbs and put one of those on top of each of the sandbags. I was not messing around this time!!!

Like I said, the gridwall is heavy, but in case of winds I wonder if you could tie the tops to the bars of your tent? If your tent is sturdy, I bet that the gridwall would be pretty difficult to knock over then.

[Enzie Shahmiri]

Thanks Lacey, I will check them out. I hope your event was successful and that it generated new commissions for you.

[Lacey Lewis]

Eh, no commissions yet. Any tips on that? I will be doing 2 or 3 more shows this year; should I have a guestbook/sign-up sheet?