TENT RENTALS 

It seems that during certain times of the years there are more gatherings and parties to attend. Late spring and early summer tend to be prime times for parties due to graduations and weddings. This is a time of the year when the weather can be quite unpredictable. As a result many people get rental tents to set up for the parties. This is a nice option because the rental tents can provide protection from rain as well as the sun.

My nephew graduated this spring so my brother and sister-in-law were planning party for him. The party was planned as an open house late in the afternoon and through the evening on a Saturday in early June. My nephew wanted to have yard games that he and his friends could play. The plan was to have the food set up in the garage area along with some tables, but they needed additional seating that would be outside. They have a large deck that can accommodate several people, but there is no protection from the elements.  My sister-in-law contacted a company that has rental tents. They had three sizes of rental tents to choose from. My sister-in-law rented the mid sized tent because it came with sides that could be zipped on. The company said that the policy with rental tents is that they can be picked up the day before the party; however they could not be set up overnight. This was to protect the rental tents from severe weather or vandalism during the night. The rental company is not opened on Sundays so the rental tents are returned on Monday. The rental company is located about 30 miles from my brother’s home, so they were glad that they could pick up the tent the day before. Rental tents are quite expensive, but they did not want to take the risk of not having one.

One of my nephew’s friends was having his graduation party on the evening before my nephew’s party. His mother called my sister-in-law asking if they could use the rented tent. There was a forecast for rain and the rental company was out of tents. The woman told my sister-in-law that they would go pick up the tent and pay for half the cost. This arrangement saved my sister-in-law time and money so she agreed.

On Saturday morning my nephew’s friend and his dad brought the rental tent over and had it assembled very quickly because they learned how to do it the day before. The day of the party was very warm. The shade that the tent offered was well worth the rental fee. Another family that was having a graduation party on Sunday asked if they could borrow the tent. They said they would share in the rental fee and would return the tent on Monday morning. My brother and sister-in-law agreed to this.  They ended up having a great experience with rental tents. They had it delivered, returned and only had to pay a third of the cost. My sister-in-law was glad she had been the one to reserve the tent early.