Thread: 10x10 tent haunt

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So more people see my haunt I am considering putting a lot of tents together. Does anyone know the pros and cons of this.

as long as the pathway through is very well defined and your "rooms" are visually screened form one another this should work out quite well. The only real negative that I can see from this is being able to screen the rooms audibly...i.e. scares that are supposed to be a surprise being "leaked" by people being able to hear from one room to the next.

dK

I've used 10x10 picnic canopys with plastic closing off 3 walls for 4 or 5 years. I'm definitly not an expert. I just didn't want to get wet or too cold.
Wind could be aproblem if the supports aren't meant for it.
Space. Anything wider than 3ish feet on either side can feel crowded.
Stability. If one person jumps against a support then they can knock everything around.
Lighting can be an issue with just poles to secure too.
Fog can become overwealming if you have each wall sealed off with out even a small draft, motion sensor and timer or person to trigger short bursts.

That said. I've been in full out semi pro haunts that had giant event canopies/tents up with plywood walls and floors built and secured. I only noticed when recovering from ducking because of an above head scare. Definitly not convenient to set up or tear down.

I loved using the canopy/tents since I have a small yard. only 3 would fit with legs slightly overlapping.
When I lit up the roof enough, the white glowed and worked better than flyers or signs to bring TOTs up. The light also had a chance to reflect back a bit.
I considered this good since I always seem to have a problem with just enough light.
Canopies/tents could be faster to set up and tear down but I havent tried building wall panels yet do I truley don't know.
Depending on the tent, it could be adjustable so you could use one as a hall way and expand others for larger scenes or actor moveability.
I suppose I could think of more but can't.
Just make sure to keep some walls can be easily moved for "safety exits". And keep air flow in mind for sure.

I'm not sure what part of the country you are from, but wind, rain and snow is always a problem here. To help resolve this issue I purchased an army tent off of Craigslist. Now they come in different sizes: small, medium and large. What I like about them is:
> They are made to handle the weather.
> They are dark green and would work well blending into a haunt.
> You can set up early and not worry about peeping eyes.

Here is a similar image of the tent I purchased:

Where do you buy a tent like that and what do they cost?

That's a great idea Bamtune, I never think up great stuff like that.

I use two 10x10 gazebos..they're not butted together, so you have to walk out of one and around the outside of it to get to the other. I secure black plastic to them with bungee cords. You gotta be careful since not all the sides are covered and they can act like a big sail if you don't or weigh down the frame. Works great for keeping everything dry

I use a 10x10 canpoy made by EZUp for my art shows and sometimes use 2 for 10x20. i've used them with and without walls. Make sure you secure them somehow. Stake them down, weight them down, tie them to something--anything you can think of to keep them from being thrown around by the wind. If you use 2 next to each other you can secure them together at the legs--keeps them together and help weight them a bit more.

I have used them a lot and eventually the wind proves too much for them. I finally purchased a "Garage in a Box". Much stronger an worked out great!

Snow destroyed our first too. We upgrade to a huge car canopy, and we still struggle with the winds. Even tied, weight down, it's still flipped a couple of times. Lots of metal fatigue, even a few breaks here and there. Will hopefully get it repair by a welder in 2012.