Shade: Tents, Umbrellas and how are you mounting them?

[Joe Riggs]

What's everyone doing to block out the sun? Tents, Umbrellas and how are you mounting them?

[Tim Norris]

I carry C-Stands and Cardellini clamps to secure the tent, weighing each stand down with plenty of shot bags, depending on the wind. This is usually for rain. With C-Stands attached to each leg, the tent lasts longer, and it is simple to raise or lower the tent by adjusting the stands. Those 20" shorty risers come in handy for this. Setup is fairly quick and easier than hanging weight on the tent.

 

I mount golf umbrellas to C-Stands using the same Cardellini clamps and shot bags. Easy to move around as the sun moves.

 

I would love to have a large rectangular umbrella I could mount to my cart, but it seems like more work, could be less stable, and may be more difficult to adjust as the sun moves.

 

Cheers,

Tim

[syncsound]

I finally purchased my own 12' pop op, with the steel frame. I work in the Pacific North West, so weather changes rapidly, and copius amounts of rain are common. I bought my own as I've been on a few productions that have run out of tents, and claimed to not be able to afford to purchase more (I do a lot of low budget indies). The tent makes more sense for me, due to the fact that is will often rain at an angle, and an umbrella wouldn't provide me enough coverage.

[JonG]

I have a custom cart designed and made by Gene at Audio Dept that has mounts for C-Stands on both sides. A generic umbrella from Home Depot fits perfectly and costs like $20. 

[johngooch]

On 2/28/2025 at 7:54 PM, Tim Norris said:

I carry C-Stands and Cardellini clamps to secure the tent, weighing each stand down with plenty of shot bags, depending on the wind. This is usually for rain. With C-Stands attached to each leg, the tent lasts longer, and it is simple to raise or lower the tent by adjusting the stands. Those 20" shorty risers come in handy for this. Setup is fairly quick and easier than hanging weight on the tent.

 

I mount golf umbrellas to C-Stands using the same Cardellini clamps and shot bags. Easy to move around as the sun moves.

 

I would love to have a large rectangular umbrella I could mount to my cart, but it seems like more work, could be less stable, and may be more difficult to adjust as the sun moves.

 

Cheers,

Tim

Very curious to see how this works-- do you have pics?

 

[Joe Riggs]

On 3/2/2025 at 8:25 AM, johngooch said:

Very curious to see how this works-- do you have pics?

 

 

+1

[PMC]

My simple griptastic umbrella. Works up to 15 mile an hour winds. 

[Tim Norris]

On 3/2/2025 at 10:25 AM, johngooch said:

"C-Stands and Cardellini clamps to secure the tent, weighing each stand down with plenty of shot bags"

 

Very curious to see how this works-- do you have pics?

 

 

We had to deploy my tent during a windy rainstorm in downtown Milwaukee on April 3. It was cold, windy, and very wet. Three of us had it in place in less than ten minutes. The other two held it down while I assembled the stands and pulled out the shot bags. I remembered to collect these images for you!

 

It took several days for the tent and shot bags to dry out in my garage.

 

Clamp

 

Clamp on stand connected to tent leg.

 

Must take care to attach clamp to tent leg to avoid crushing/crimping the leg. It is sometimes easiest to attach clamp to leg properly and raise stand into place below it. Once attached, the lower sections of the tent legs can be retracted if they are in the way. You can adjust the height of the tent with the C-Stands.

 

 

Cheers,

Tim