Tensa Outdoor and the commercial packable tensahedron stand

[KiwiMark]

The 6' or the 8' REI poles?

I have found that the 6' ones are big enough for holding up either end of the tarp or for setting up porch mode, they are also fairly light and pack down fairly small. I had 2 poles, but I recently got 2 more to give me 4 - that's enough for both ends + porch mode.

[TominMN]

I really like the overall design and think it's a big contribution to the hanging community. That said, I'm wondering how much less expensive could such a stand be if the struts only broke down into two pieces each? Not everyone needs to fit it into their luggage. I can easily transport 5' poles most of the time.

[BikerDad]

I really like the overall design and think it's a big contribution to the hanging community. That said, I'm wondering how much less expensive could such a stand be if the struts only broke down into two pieces each? Not everyone needs to fit it into their luggage. I can easily transport 5' poles most of the time.

This is aimed at the people who CAN'T easily transport 5', or 4' poles. If you can easily transport such poles, then there are already options on the market.

[jellyfish]

Tato + Tensa stands, side by side

[Latherdome]

There are lots of cheap DIY flavors out there that break down, just not as small or light as ours. We'll soon publish a DIY guide that condenses/curates the overwhelming main Tensahedron thread, obscure corners of Facebook, and other places people are sharing DIY efforts. For example, 10' swaged steel fence top rails chop in half to 5' lengths that reassemble easily, and 4 of them cost much less than our stand.

Yes, the complication of getting it to pack small and light(ish) is behind the cost. We did some analysis early on and concluded that we can't compete with Home Depot and the like in shipping cheap heavy poles. Literally the shipping costs throughout the production and fulfillment cycle add up to the point of commercial non-viability *unless* the end product packs much smaller and lighter than what DIYers can easily pull off.

[Tacoma96]

I am in order 579

[Dynamystic]

Well explained, thank you.

I look forward to the DIY guide!

There are lots of cheap DIY flavors out there that break down, just not as small or light as ours. We'll soon publish a DIY guide that condenses/curates the overwhelming main Tensahedron thread, obscure corners of Facebook, and other places people are sharing DIY efforts. Specifically, 10' swaged steel fence top rails chop in half to 5' lengths that reassemble easily, and 4 of them cost much less than our stand.

Yes, the complication of getting it to pack small and light(ish) is behind the cost. We did some analysis early on and concluded that we can't compete with Home Depot and the like in shipping cheap heavy poles. Literally the shipping costs throughout the production and fulfillment cycle add up to the point of commercial non-viability *unless* the end product packs much smaller and lighter than what DIYers can easily pull off.

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[HantsScooter]

Tensa 4 finally set up on shingle. Now Shingle is never any easy surface to work on and this was no different with the Tensa. The orange screw struggled to get enough purchase in the loser shingle towards the sea and then could only be partially inserted into the ground further back. However, on the third attempt found a spot where it gained sufficient depth to work.

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[Dunckelman]

Tensa 4 finally set up on shingle. Now Shingle is never any easy surface to work on and this was no different with the Tensa. The orange screw struggled to get enough purchase in the loser shingle towards the sea and then could only be partially inserted into the ground further back. However, on the third attempt found a spot where it gained sufficient depth to work.

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Very cool photo. Took me a minute to figure out what was going on there.

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[HantsScooter]

Very cool photo. Took me a minute to figure out what was going on there.

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I used a Camorama camera which is really good for grabbing this sort of 'little planet' photo.

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