Most methods affix the weight to the tent pole at the ground or leave tent stakes sticking out.  These are often in the path of the public or children who can trip over them or the rope and possibly get injured.  Locating all the weight at the ground level also does not address the inherit weakness of a telescoping tent pole or the wind’s ability to cause differential displacement above this point.  It’s like trying to bunt a baseball holding on to the end of the bat with just two fingers.  You need to position your hands along the length of the bat, or in this case the tent pole, to maintain control and gain a mechanical advantage.

Sand bags, plastic sewer pipe filled with concrete, concrete blocks and plates of steel are also noticeably ugly and do not contribute to an atmosphere designed to enhance the value of your hard work or a presentation created for a memorable client experience.  And the methods use to secure the weights typically do not provide a positive lock type connection to the pole and in some cases allowing the weight to swing about freely with no gain in tent pole mass.     

Simply put, the EZ-Weights System helps you with these problems and more:  EZ-Weights positions the weight out of the path of your customers or children for a safer event experience.  

The pole clamping system employed integrates with the weight container to form a brace when using a telescoping pole and distributes the weight of the ballasting material up the length of the pole to help reduce the wind’s ability to cause differential displacement. 

EZ-Weights can be positioned inside the tent to allow for the closing of the side wall covers.

EZ-Weights compact and attractive design allows you to use them for floral arrangements or other presentation and promotional material such as name cards, attaching to the tent pole by means of a clamping system to form a positive lock type connection increasing tent pole mass. 

How does it work?
The unique way in which EZ-Weights™ clamp, instead of tying with rope or bungies, to a tent's telescoping poles effectively braces the two segments together while dynamically distributing the weight up and along a column.  

This ridged column  provides extra stability where you need it, at the tent pole's telescoping weak point and toward the weightless canopy increasing the effectiveness of the ballasting load.  

Our Patent Pending design applies mass directly to the canopy poles with a secure positive connection, reducing the wind’s ability to cause sever differential displacement or racking because of the mechanical advantage the wind normally would have if all the weight was only set at the base of the tent pole.

How much can I really save on gas?
Let's say you’re getting 20 MPG highway and drive 500 miles to a show with an additional 200 LBS in tent weights; it is estimated that it will reduce your gas mileage between 1.5 – 2 MPG. (Data source based on: PublicArticles.info / Ten things that will increase the fuel economy of your vehicle)  Based on a gas price of $4.00 per gallon this works out to be between $16.00 to $22.00 extra round trip.  (Or $8.00 to $11.00 at $2.00 per gallon.)

By the mile it adds up this way: between $0.016 - $0.022 extra per mile.  Times that by the number of miles you travel to events in a year and… Well, you do the math.  

Keep in mind this is only an estimate as there are many factors effecting the outcome.  The numbers could go up or down depending on your situation.  The one thing, however, all the experts agree on is lowering vehicle weight improves fuel economy, which saves you money and cuts back on greenhouse gas emissions.  And even if you fill the tanks with water before an event and empty them for the trip home, as some folks do, you still stand to cut the extra cost for fuel due to tent weights in half. 
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How much CO2 can I save to help with global climate change?
Increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases (GHGs) are trapping more of the sun's energy in the Earth's atmosphere, causing global climate change.  Carbon dioxide (CO2) from burning fossil fuels is the most important human-made GHG. Pollution control devices cannot reduce your car's CO2 emissions but improving its gas mileage can.  Each gallon of gasoline we burn creates 20 pounds of CO2 with highway vehicles accounting for 26% of our CO2 emissions or 1.7 billion tons each year.  (Data source: Physical and chemical properties of gasoline: Department of Energy (DOE), Alternative Fuels Data Center.) Below is a chart to help understand how improving your vehicle's gas mileage will reduce its yearly CO2 emissions.

How do I know if EZ-Weights will work with my canopy?
Thanks to a unique and easy to operate clamping system, EZ-Weights™ can be attached to a variety of the most popular 10' x 10' shade canopies having round poles between 7/8" to 1 1/8" in diameter with the standard hardware.  Or 7/8" to 1 1/2" square if using a square tent pole, like the E-ZUP© Instant Shelters© .  For round tent poles greater than 1 1/8" and up to 1 3/4" like the LightDome© shelter optional hardware is available.  EZ-Weights are not suitable for shade canopies with tent poles that slant outward at an angle as the water tanks are designed to stand upright or perpendicularly to the ground.   

How do they attach to the pole?
They attach to the pole using a series of adjustable clamp blocks that tighten to a square of round pole with a flat tip screw driver.

What are EZ-Weights made of?
Each weight container is made from top quality 100% virgin materials. The outer layer contains a more concentrated amount of UV protection – 10-12 parts per 100 of TI02/Titanium Dioxide from DuPont (tiPURE) – The best U.V. protection available (TIO²) and other chemical additives which prevent ultraviolet degradation. The inner layer utilizes TRUFORCE - impact modifiers which are the toughest acrylic modifiers in the industry. 

Everyone has heard about the recent recalls involving products made in China that contain lead. Plastic jewelry, toy train sets coated with lead paint and most recently, the recall of Mattel toys.

In countries outside the United States, it is not out of the ordinary for lead to be used as a stabilizer in Vinyl compounds because it is less expensive then the high-quality, safe alternatives that are use in our weight containers.  We feel that consumers should not have to worry about harmful lead hidden in PVC and are proud to be able to state that we never have and never will use lead as a stabilizer in our weight containers.  

How tall are they?
Each weight container is approximately  5”x 5” x 48" tall.