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Tents are an absolute necessity for weatherproofing your outdoor event. They are deployable structures that can be transported from a tent supplier's site to the venue of an outdoor event.

They are primarily used for providing shelter from weather extremes. This includes providing shade from excessive sunlight, rain, and wind. This aspect of climate control is the primary reason why tents are deployed.

There are many tent designs to choose from. The traditional pole tent consists of a tent top, which is the fabric that provides the actual cover and a frame. The frame consists of vertical poles and the poles used to support the tent top. Pole tents require internal vertical poles to provide additional support.

The other category of tents is called a frame tent. This category of tents does not require center poles for additional support. They, therefore, provide a wide unobstructed space for hosting your event. The advantage of frame tents is that they provide you with a more versatile layout arrangement and provide you with optimal space usage.

The frame tent industry has a lot of tent manufacturers and suppliers. In a bid to increase market reach and make tent parts more available, the industry came up with a standard for frame tent components.

One such standard for frame tents is called the West Coast style frame tent. The west coast style frame tent was designed to provide interoperability of tent components across the industry. So after purchasing a frame tent from one supplier, you could easily replace a damaged part from a totally different supplier.

The tent fittings of a waste coastal content are designed on the same base standard. The angles of the joints are also standardized so that one joint is not limited to one particular corner of a tent.

These fittings are also designed to be usable across different sizes of frame tents. They aren't size-dependent. Some of the standardized components include three-way crown, six-way side tee, base plate, side tee fitting, hip joints, corner fittings, 4-way crowns, 2-way adjustable crown, and the tent top itself.

Having standard components means that storage of inventory is also much easier. There is no need for complex organizational processes. Different tent fittings also have a standard attachment method with the holes of a standard diameter drilled into the frame tubing for inserting bolts or pins.

The tent top is also standard because the tubing and fittings used to construct it are also standard. So when you replace the top tent of a frame tent, you don't need to replace the top frame. You simply order the top tent that matches the size of your tent. This makes the maintenance and replacement of frame tent parts very affordable.

You can also request customized top tent of your existing frame tent by simply informing your supplier of the size of your tent.

The modular design of the West Coast Style frame tent makes the frame tent a very practical choice for tent suppliers. The individual components can be optimized and better yet, variations that occur during setup at the client's site can be dealt with quickly and easily.

Anchor Inc. avails you with a number of dependable and affordable tent options. The F3 frame tent comprises of an innovative track system. Its key attributes are simplicity, strength, elegance, and value. It makes it a lot easier to add accessories because it is equipped with an accessory track where these accessories can be attached.

The Fiesta frame tent has been available in the industry for over 45 years and has a proven track record. All its components are also interchangeable making it a very versatile tent.

The Century frame tent is a favorite because of its aesthetic appeal. It has graceful peaks and curves. The tent structure itself is made for very strong yet very light anodized aluminum. The aluminum does not suffer from corrosion that would affect frame components made from steel.

The tent top replacements for west coast style frame tents are available in standard sizes of 10X20, 10X10, and 20X20. This means that replacing your tent top for your frame tent is simply a matter of quoting your tent size and the other details of the top tent you require such as the color and branding specifications.