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 The tabling kit is a carryable set of equipment any activist can own or share enabling them to table at will.
Unless you reserve prepositioned tables from your venue, you need to
bring your own. You’ll need tables and chairs to set up your doers. You
can also provide seats for visitors if you want them to stay and talk
comfortably. Several tables can be combined to form a larger surface
with a single table cover draped over top. The table cover should have
signage.
The plastic folding table is a sturdy fourth-line drivable mobile tabling platform. It is too large to carry around on your back, but it fits in the trunks of most vehicles.
Pluses: lightweight,
impact-resistant folding tables, one-piece plastic top, virtually stain
proof (resists paint, permanent marker, gasoline, paint remover,
battery acid and drain cleaner), steel frame has automatic gravity leg
locks, no-mar foot caps
Minuses: Not perfectly flat everywhere.
Length/Width/Height: 72x30x29" (any larger wouldn't fit in most trunks)
Weight: 39 pounds
Cost: $50 GlobalIndustrial.com Banquet
The Roll-A-Table is a superb third-line packable mobile tabling platform. You can roll it up and strap it to your back.
- LWH: 32x32x28”
- ROLLED: 5x5x32”
- MASS: 4.5kg/10lb
- PLUSES: light-weight.
- MINUSES: uneven surface.
- SETUP: 30 seconds. Lay down ground cover mat. Unroll table, legs and supports out of bag, align supports over holes, screw in legs.
- CUSTOMIZE: Spraypaint add-on cover black or white. Insert front signage hanging from the pocket. MAKE: CampTime (USA) COST: $39 (REI.com)
- ALTERNATIVES TESTED: Avoid flimsy plastic Coleman Compact Table. Avoid bulky rigid-topped tables.
- POINTS OF FAILURE: Leg screws can break off, do not over-tighten or bend.
Roll-A-Table Cover ($7)
is easy to wash clean. Presents a smooth, clean image for signage.
Choose group-appropriate colors or stark black to provide contrast with
printed materials and signs. Tablecloth hides your feet and materials
underneath the table. 5’x7’. Works perfectly for two side-by-side
tables. CUSTOMIZE: Spray black. PRICE: $7
Field-Expedient Improvised Tables
Ironing Boards can serve as improvised tables. Many venues will have tables provided or available on request.
The combination of a two ply seat and a suspended back support makes
the Roll-a-Chair comfortable without gaining unwanted weight. It’s
folding back allows the chair to convert into a stool and then fold
into a bundle only 8% its original size. COMFORT: 50% Slightly unstable due to lightness (attach weight bags or stakes to fix). LWH: 19x19x29” SEAT: 19” FOLDED: 4x4x26” MASS: 1.2 kg MAKE: CampTime PRICE: $28 (REI.com)
“We brought 30 roll-a-chairs because the Sherpas fought over them last
time. Just imagine a full sized chair with a comfortable back that is
easy to carry to 27,000 feet!”
—Pasquale Scaturro, Everest climber
Rolling Furniture Bag
Carry Sack
The carry sack lets you carry up to five roll-a-things inside with a single carrying strap. PRICE: $10
Folding Quad Chair
Black fabric seat, CARRY: Shoulder-strap bag, Tubing size, COMFORT: 40% LWH: sitting 41cm, back 81cm, 1.2x13mm tubing, open 48cm x48cm, MASS: 3.5kg, PRICE: $7 (Home Depot)
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The event tent is a shelter that is optimal for covering outdoor
tabling activities and other activist events. A human-carryable light
shelter that sets up in seconds or minutes. An event tent is must-have
kit for any serious organizer.
Lighting is an essential. It is very dark inside of a fully enclosed
shelter at night. You need batteries and lights to illuminate things.
You need an overnight source to power computers during the evening or
you need a strict policy of daylight hour maximization which is
difficult in the winter months. You probably need the steel shelters to
withstand Burning Man’s stronger winds.
Caravan Traveler Instant Canopy
- SETUP: 1-10 minutes for 2 people, 5 minutes for 1 person. Legs fold out. Pull-rings telescope up. TAKEDOWN: Same. . Difficulty. You must rotate from pole to pole making incremental adjustments to compensate for the lack of teamwork.
- Step-by-step:
- WARNING:
Tie up at 20 MPH. 40 MPH wind will bend and fold. Lack of insulation
and heating. Use side ramping for wind and equipment storage. Flapping
becomes unbearable. combine them into blocks to resist.
- CARRY: Black roll bag w/ front pocket. Wear gloves. Trust me.
- SIDES: 3 walls, 1 zipper door wall.
- LWH: 10x10x6.2-10’
- MASS: 57 lbs topped
- COLOR: White canvas, metallic legs.
- MATERIALS: 500 Denier Canvas, aluminum frame
- CUSTOMIZATION:
Add removeable custom signage on walls. and overhead. Add 10x10’ black
or gray tarp ($10) for a clean flooring at outdoor events or camping.
Jack up the legs to increase height. Combine multiple smaller audio
systems into a unified sound system. Augment spikes with longer rebar
but you may need to enlarge the hole. Up to 35MPH. Make sure you get
gloves to protect your hands for hauling the abrasive nylon handle.
- PRICE: $190 (Retail@CostCo)
- $170+SH(Specials )
- INFO: http://www.caravancanada.com/
- ALTERNATIVES: EZ UP Encore II $250 on Ebay
Note: This tent requires thorough securing to handle high winds like those at [[Burning Man]]: Video: Laugh at a tent succumbing to a Playa dust storm
Customizing Kit Colors & Spraypainting
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