Topic: Taping from seat?

[chuckcage]

OK -- some stupid questions for all those who have dealt with "tape from your seat" policies...

Is this really reasonable to deal with?  I imagine trying to set up my stand in the area of one of those seats that makes airline coach look like a La-Z-Boy.  Aren't the people around you going to give you hell?

I'm not complaining -- just trying to get a grip on the best way to go about doing this, or trying to get a grip on whether it's something I'd enjoy/should bother with.

Chuck

[nickgregory]

just get there early....do not open the legs of your stand (this is the biggest error I see tapers section vets make).  Take the stand and duct tape it in between the seats, to the seat...just make it damn secure with duct tape.  Then as people walk up and sit in the their seats, it always goes a long way to offer them a copy of the show...that will usually calm down the masses a bit.  

As much of a pain as taping from your seat seems to be...the FOB tapes that result rock....

[Brian]

i know of some peeps who duct tape their stand with the legs unopened to their chair with gear bag in the seat. that usually leaves ample space to walk past, however i've never tried it, only seen it done on a few occasions.

Brian

EDIT: whoops, you beat me to it Nick by a hair of a second. sorry for the double response

[nickgregory]

that is another good point...just put the gear bag in the seat to keep it from getting soaked by the inevitable ground spillage....

[joeshambro]

Also, if you can find them, those really string plastic ties aren't that bad an idea either... I've used them in seats that duct taping was little hard to accomplish...

That being said duct tape works just fine, but gaffer's tape (it's expensive, sometimes you can get it on sale on GC or other places) is really secure and also comes off a lot easier than duct tape.  The expense + difficulty to find make gaf tape a little impractical, but if you can swing it, it works great.

[MattD]

The only downside to gaffer's tape is it doesn't hold well in humidity. I'd recommend it indoors, but not outdoors, at least here in the humid east.

[creekfreak]

duct tape....a tapers best friend

[teamakg]

gotcha all beat.  best thing ever to use.  bungee cords.  my stand have never been more sturdy.  you can get them cheap at pretty much any store.  they're also alot quicker on and off.  and your stand isn't covered with tape glue when you're done.

[zhianosatch]

duct tape....a tapers best friend

everyone's best friend!

[Willie T.]

I use zip ties/ and or duct tape to secure my stand to the seat.  Zip ties are the best though.

[Nick Culbreth]

make sure you put the seats down before you tape it in place - the space between seats in some venues isn't wide enough to allow for the seat to move up and down.

[John R]

gaff for sure.  if you're taping from your seat, you're probably indoors.

jr

[nickgregory]

gaff for sure.  if you're taping from your seat, you're probably indoors.

jr

not really....I tape plenty of bands from my seat in amps....

[John R]

gaff for sure.  if you're taping from your seat, you're probably indoors.

jr

not really....I tape plenty of bands from my seat in amps....

meaning, under cover

jr

[nickgregory]

meaning, under cover

jr

true but in the humidity of the south (at least here in NC) in the summer months, gaff tape is pretty useless....