How Are Tents Installed? Videos

This article is part of a series of posts with further explanation on many of our frequently asked questions.


Each type of tent is installed differently, but here are the basic steps:

  1. Measure and mark the location of tent poles and stakes.

  2. Drive the tent stakes into the ground.

  3. Spread out the tent fabric.

  4. Lace the tent fabric sections together

  5. Install the tent poles

  6. Tension the tent fabric

  7. Install tent walls, lightingfurniture, floor, carpet and etc.

Below are some time lapse videos of tent installations. Contact us to find out more about how we can install a tent to fill your needs.

100' x 250' Tent install
Tents For Rent and it's partners created an event in a tent on the top of a parking garage for a donor dinner. http://tentsforrent.net
Time lapse video of an 80' x 310' tent installation by Tents For Rent. It was used as a temporary body shop to repair over 20,000 cars after a hail storm.