disaster, government
Daryl Sensenig
The Vital Role of Tent Rentals in Disaster ...

In the wake of natural disasters, the immediate need for shelter becomes paramount. Whether it’s a hurricane, earthquake, flood, or wildfire, the aftermath often leaves communities devastated and in urgent need of temporary housing solutions. This is where tent rentals come into play, offering a versatile, efficient, and rapid response to shelter needs. In this blog post, we’ll explore the critical role that tent rentals play in disaster response and why they are an essential component of emergency preparedness.

The Vital Role of Tent Rentals in Disaster Response
fall, heat, spring, winter
Daryl Sensenig
Securing Tent Sidewalls Video

When you’re planning an outdoor winter event, one of the most important aspects of the tent is the heat, specifically keeping the heat inside the tent. Typically, the standard tent walls do a great job. However, wind can play havoc with the walls that hang to the ground.

Securing Tent Sidewalls Video
weddings, summer, spring, fall
Daryl Sensenig
Planning a camp wedding video

One way to begin the adventure of a lifetime is host your wedding at a campground. A campground includes lots of natural beauty and is the perfect setting for a casual wedding. This is a trend we’re noticing among couples who love the great outdoors.

Planning a camp wedding video
Daryl Sensenig
Tent installer positions now available

Tents For Rent is now hiring motivated people for seasonal and full time positions.

Tent installer positions now available
winter
Daryl Sensenig
How to clear snow from a tent

It looks like there is a snow storm in the forecast, and we need to be sure that snow doesn't accumulate on the tent. There are several ways to handle the snow.

How to clear snow from a tent

Win a Free Kindle Fire HD

We appreciate your business, and we’d like to invite you to submit photos of your tent event. The person who submits the best photo will win a Kindle Fire HD tablet. Submit as many photos as you like. Each photo increases your chances of winning.

Please submit your photos by November 31, 2013. To submit your photos, email them to photos@tentsforrent.net .

For rules of the contest, see below.

2013 Photo Contest Rules

The 2013 Tent Photo Contest (the "Contest") is open to ALL photographers at least 18 years of age, except employees of Tents For Rent LLC and the immediate families of such employees. The contest is open to all participants regardless of residence or citizenship, so long as the laws of their jurisdiction allow participation.

WHAT TO ENTER:

We are looking for striking digital images of tents and the events held inside tents. You may enter as many photos as you like.

If you choose to include people in your submission, you are responsible for obtaining the necessary releases from the individuals depicted, and must be able to provide copies of those releases to Tents For Rent LLC upon request. Entrants must not submit images that involve human nudity or infringe on the rights of any other photographer or person.

HOW TO ENTER:

All images must be submitted as email attachments to photos@tentsforrent.net .

ELIGIBILITY AND JUDGING:

To ensure eligibility for the contest all entries must have a resolution of 3 megapixels or greater to be made available upon request. Images that do not meet this standard can still be judged, but may not be honored in the competition (at the judges sole discretion) if the photographer is unable or unavailable to provide the proper resolution when asked.

Previously published material for which non-exclusive rights were granted may be entered as long as you still maintain the right to grant us a license (see "Your Rights" below). You must be able to disclose when and where the photo appeared previously to Tents For Rent LLC upon request.

Submissions may be watermarked if desired, but the watermark should be inconspicuous enough to not interfere with the judging of the photo. A watermarked photo might not be honored by the competition (at the judges sole discretion) if the photographer is unable or unavailable to provide a pristine, watermark-free version of the image when asked.

Images will be judged on originality, technical excellence, composition, overall impact and artistic merit. The judges are a panel of Tents For Rent LLC staff members familiar with photography and responsible for selecting images. Tents For Rent LLC shall determine winner eligibility in its sole and absolute discretion. All decisions made by the judges are final.

DEADLINES:

Entries can be submitted until November 31, 2013.

Entrants may be asked to supplement their submission (such as the highest resolution version of their photo, or a watermark-free version of their photo).

The winner will be announced by December 15, 2013.

Tents For Rent LLC reserves the right to adjust any deadline(s) as the result of causes beyond its immediate control.

YOUR RIGHTS:

You will retain all rights to any photograph you submit -- including ownership if applicable. You grant Tents For Rent LLC rights (as described below) to your photograph for use in any marketing materials whether or not you win the contest. By submitting a photo, you grant Tents For Rent LLC a royalty-free, nonexclusive right, in perpetuity, to:

  • Use the photograph on the      Internet in support of our mission.
  • Use the photograph in Tents For      Rent LLC’s communications.
  • Provide your photograph to      other individuals and organizations for use in news stories, newsletters,      reports, slide shows, displays, web pages, and the like.
  • Use, in connection with the      Photo Contest, your name, city, state and country of residence in      promotions and other publications.
  • Keep the files provided, and to      archive the images on CD or in other electronic forms, so that your photos      can be used to support our mission and be properly credited.

As conditions of this permission, Tents For Rent LLC shall credit photographs with the caption "© Person's Name" upon request.

New Warehouse

New Warehouse

We're excited to announce that we've just begun moving dirt for a new warehouse and showroom facility a few miles from our current location. This new facility will allow us to serve you with a much expanded office and showroom. We will also have more space to increase our inventory and server you with a wide array of tents and other rental items.

Submit Photos, Win a Kindle Fire

Submit Photos, Win a Kindle Fire

Submit Photos, Win a Kindle Fire

Submit photos of your tent event for your chance to win a Kindle Fire HD tablet.

Please submit your photos by November 31, 2013. To submit your photos and for contest rules and information, send an email to photos@tentsforrent.net .

Submit as many photos as you like. Each photo increases your chances of winning.

Graduation Party

With school almost over, it's time to begin planning your graduation party if you haven't already. We can help by providing a tent to create a great outdoor space to celebrate your grad. We can also provide the lighting, tables, chairs, linens and more to make your party special.

New Software

We're excited to announce that we've just upgraded to new rental software in order to serve you better. Point of Rental gives us better control of our inventory, more planning and scheduling tools, better support and  many additional features. Thanks so much to Lynn for excellent training and the rest of the support team for providing us with excellent support as we made the transition.

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Tent Washing

Our yearly tent washing is in full swing. We are working hard to be sure that our tents are looking great for the coming summer season. Our new tent washer can wash 5,000 square feet of fabric in each load. It's just like a giant front-load clothes washer. Here are some pictures of the process.

After the tents are washed, we hang them up to dry.

For more information, see our tent washing page at https://tentsforrent.net/tent-washing/ .

Sailcloth Tents

Recently a new style of tent has been introduced. It has its roots in the nautical industry and it is increasingly popular for all types of events. Inspired by the sea, it is constructed of sail cloth material. With nautical flair, the sculpted peaks and eaves combine with a no-valance design, creating an open air event space like nothing you’ve seen before. The translucence of sail cloth enhances daytime events with natural light, and positively glows when lit for evening gatherings. The tents have rounded ends and have 10’ openings between the sidepoles. They come in a wide range of sizes:

20’x17’, 20’x27’, 20’x37’

32’x 30’, 32’x40’, 32’x50’, 32’x60’

44’x43’, 44’x63’, 44’x83’, 44’x103’, 44’x123’

We are considering adding these tents to our inventory and we’d like to get your feedback about these tents. Would you be interested in them? Do you like the look of them? The cost to rent them would likely be about 25% more than a similarly sized standard pole tent. Contact us to let us know what you think. We look forward to hearing from you.