Our high-peak frame tent offerings are best installed (and safest) when the tent is staked into the ground. However, occasionally our customers need tents installed on top of concrete, asphalt or other surfaces where staking is not feasible. In those instances, the tent requires ballast, or weight, to safely secure it in place.
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Now, to the extent your tent rental will require ballast, which option would look better at your event?
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We believe the ballast that serves as an elegant, high-top cocktail table is the far better option as well! While we still utilize water barrels, we've designed a better, safer ballast system which is far more pleasing to the eye. Utilizing ballast does add to the tent installation time and, as such, there is an additional cost. Our price is $12 per barrel for just the water barrel. However, for an additional $13 (the price of a linen rental), we can turn each water barrel into a functional table that can be used for cocktails, flower arrangements or other decorative ideas. Please note that in either scenario, the customer is responsible for providing a water source to fill the barrels. Please see our Rental Catalog for our prices of ballast (i.e., the number of barrels) for each tent size assuming zero poles can be staked.
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