Episode 5 - Choosing Your Structure

No matter where you decide to put your Glamping business, you will want to carefully evaluate for which structure you will use. Some basic questions to ask as you get started are:

1. What’s the weather like?
2. Will it be seasonal or year-round?
3. Who are your customers and what will they want/need/expect?

Weather is probably the most obvious when it comes to making your structure selection. You’ll need to assess your location for temperature, humidity, moisture, sun, snow, rain, and wind. Our glamping site is located in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado so snow, wind, and sun are all factors for us. In the wintertime there are some parts of the mountains that will get upwards of 18” at a time for snow! We definitely wouldn’t want a tent caving in if we end up having our site be year round.

If your site is in a high wind or high humidity area, you will also need to consider this. Most people don’t like staying in a tent when it’s real humid. Luckily in Colorado, humidity is not an issue for us.

We will be starting off with a canvas tent made by Stout Tent (link below). They are a US-based, veteran-owned company. The Stout Tent (link below) manufacturing facilities are here in the US which is important to us. Repairs and warranties are also completed here in the US. Stout Tent (link below) has great reviews and we are excited to put our first one, a 19 foot wide bell tent, up! Watch for a future episode on that experience.

You’re also going to need to assess who your customers are going to be? Are your structures going to be used for large families, parties of one, intimate couples retreats, yoga retreats, corporate retreats, hunting groups, etc.? Will you be allowing your guests to bring dogs? If you are, then you better make sure your structure supports that! We have decided to allow our guests to bring dogs with a pet deposit. We will be installing a solid surface, waterproof floor so that if a dog has an accident, it can be easily cleaned up and it doesn’t ruin the tent!

Which brings up another important piece when choosing your structure and that is what type of base does it need? Most tent manufacturers will recommend a wood deck, concrete slab, or a pea gravel base. Drainage is important, so you will need to consider this as well.

Once you start digging in and researching structures, you will probably be amazed at how many options there are out there! The glamping industry is growing very quickly and there are more new glamping specific products coming on the market very quickly. One great place to see all the new glamping products is at The Glamping Show USA (link below). It will be held near Denver, CO on October 5-6, 2021. There are tons of great classes you can register for plus you get access to the expo where you will get to see all those cool new products first-hand. Check out The Glamping Show USA (link below)

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Join us next time when we will talk about picking a theme or a niche for your glamping business.

Check out The Glamping Show USA! https://www.glampingshow.us/

Check out Stout Tent! https://stouttent.com/

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