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does anyone know where i can get hold of a LARGE freestanding structure marquee type thing need it cheap or free if at all poss. cheers.
Have you thought about maybe using lorry tarpaulins instead? It means bodgeing up your own framework but once you have done it once it gets easier,we have picked up several quite reasonably priced from a local haulage firm,plus they are always full of eyelets and ties (well Handy)
yeah tried something similar before but turned into a fucking disaster after it started raining and collapsed under the weight of about a million gallons!, was thinking about doing something along those line again but i’ll actually have a think about it this time. maybe practise putting it up somewhere first. any designs for a framework or ideas about materials anyone?
define the size of vehicle to which you are attaching it to and the size of tarp you want to use and we can take it from there 😉
Dont really want to attach it to a vehicle as they are gonna be in use elsewhere, so we’d ideally like a freestanding strucure big enough for, dunno really maybe 200 people,tall enough for the lights(at one end at least) which are about 12 foot i’d love a big top but they are serious bucks even to hire.
ok – I will think about it over the weekend and get back to you? see what I can come up with which is safe, cheap and collapsible…:wink:
thought of hiring?
http://www.accessplace.com/marquee/hampshire/southampton.htm
just an idea 🙂
theres some alright priced ones in there or try hiring two small marquees … its what we did years ago for a festival me and a few mates helped with.
http://www.accessplace.com/marquee/hampshire/southampton.htm
just an idea 🙂
theres some alright priced ones in there or try hiring two small marquees … its what we did years ago for a festival me and a few mates helped with.
Yeah looked into it, but my lack of credit card makes hiring diffficult. Plus sods law states that i’d probably end up setting it on fire or something and be liable. So i’d rather jury rig something thats cheap and i dont have to worry about, Its only got to stay up for 24 hours
the secret to all free standing structures is the frames they are on, how they assemble and knowing where the weak points are……
are you definetely intending to use tarps as a base? if so there may need to be two looped together along their longest edges and a third thrown over the top to cover the join…. at this point we will need to do some basic geometry to work out how the frames to support these will be built 😉 and where to run the ropes and guys through raaa
let me know what size tarps and i will go crunch numbers for you :groucho:
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