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At E-Z UP®, you have options regarding how you want to configure your pop-up tent. We make straight leg and slant leg tents, and each type has its benefits and ideal uses.
As you shop and consider your options, it's important to know how you will most likely use your pop-up tent. Think about whether you'll use it:
- For indoor or outdoor environments
- On solid ground or soft surfaces
- In good or bad weather conditions
If you need a commercial-grade solution, E-Z Up offers even more options.
What Should I Look for When Looking at Tent Frames?
Our pop-up tent frames at E-Z UP are the best in the industry. We only make tough, built-to-last products that will serve you for years to come. The best tent frame will have features like these:
- High-strength, carbon steel frame
- Reinforced end caps with corrosion-resistant hardware
- Durable powder-coated finish
- Steel footpads
High-strength, carbon steel square tubing is an ideal blend of lightness and strength for most applications.
What Are the Benefits of a Slant and Straight Leg Canopy?
The best tent frame for you is going to depend on your application. A slant leg pop-up tent is ideal for weather conditions like wind and rain. Its wider stance gives it more stability in bad weather.
However, a straight-leg pop-up tent is best for most applications. After all, it's not often that you're going to host an event or be part of a trade show in the middle of a storm, although they do happen. Straight-leg pop-up tents can also be anchored to the earth with stake kits or weight bags for increased stability in less-than-ideal conditions.
Our straight-leg tents are plenty durable, and the perfectly vertical leg design allows for a smaller footprint and side-by-side setup. If you're looking for something that allows you to nestle your tent immediately next to other tents (like at a farmers' market), a straight-leg pop-up tent is the frame design you need to consider.
What Are the Challenges of a Slant And Straight Leg Canopy?
Some slant leg pop-up tents skimp on the material for their slant leg truss designs, leaving out critical truss members. That's not so with E-Z UP®. Our frames are all extremely durable, whether they're straight or slant leg designs, or we wouldn't feel confident putting the E-Z UP® name on them. The only challenge you may encounter is trying to decide which one is best for you.
Which Is the Most Sturdy Pop-Up Canopy: Straight or Slant Leg?
Since it has a larger footprint, the design of a slant leg canopy tent is inherently more stable than a straight leg design. But again, it mostly comes down to your preference, at least in regards to choosing between any of our steel-framed options.
If you're only setting up your tent indoors, there's no reason not to go with a straight-leg design, mainly because it will integrate more easily and thoroughly with its surroundings. That's why a straight leg design is best at a trade show or as a point of sale for your company's merch.
For outdoor applications, the angled leg design may be better for you, but it's important to remember that a critical part of your tent's structural integrity is how well it integrates with its foundation. Since a pop-up tent's four corners are independent and can't be reinforced by anything but weights or stakes, this accessory is critical.
If you're more likely to set up in a parking lot or on solid surfaces, you'll want to invest in one of our E-Z UP® weight bag kits so that your tent has a solid connection to the ground when breezes become gusts.
If you're more likely to set up on a lawn or soft ground, then one of our stake kits is essential.
Whatever your situation, a big part of any tent's strength comes from how solid its foundation is. And whatever you choose, there's no better pop-up tent than an E-Z UP.