PSA: That inflatable arch nearly took out a city council member at our festival

Last summer we rented this 30-foot inflatable arch for the entrance of our downtown street fair. A gust of wind came through around 2 PM and the thing tipped over, almost landing on Councilwoman Martinez as she walked by. We switched to heavy sandbags on every leg after that and now I double check the weather forecast every morning before setup. Has anyone else had a prop or structure go rogue on them mid event?

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nguyen.tara15d ago

Same thing happened with our banner stand at a charity run, wind caught it and it flew straight into a vendor's tent.

john_cooper14d ago

You mentioned the wind caught your banner stand and it flew into a vendor's tent. I gotta push back on that a little though. Most of the time when banners fly off it's because people didn't properly anchor them down. I've seen it a hundred times at outdoor events where folks just set them up and hope for the best. A good sandbag or some stakes in the ground makes a huge difference. Not saying it's always your fault, but sometimes it's less about the wind and more about how we set things up.

shane6557d ago

Yeah but wasn't the vendor's tent anchored?