Pit Structure Recommendations

[AriMB]

Some ideas from previous threads:

Pit Structure Ideas.

Our school introduced a new Director of Technology this year and he has been very interested in our team. He helped us gain more build space, find sponsors, and get transportation for the robot and the team free of charge. Another thing he was very interested in was helping our teams image. After going years without success we have flown under the radar and most teams in our area don’t know we exist. One way he figured we can get a better image aside from doing well in events and more outreach,…

Pit Truss Structures

So, I’m not sure if this is something that teams started using this year or not because of the “truss” in the middle of the field, but I was interested in finding out where you purchased your truss setups for your pit. I know there was more than just 254 that used them, I just didn’t get around much at championship. I’m exploring different options for hanging and mounting things in our pit and I thought having this truss system would work quite well considering the monster of an HP screen 254 ha…

PVC Pit Question

We are beginning the design work of a PVC pit, but have a couple of questions. What diameter PVC do you recommend? We ar elooking at 1 1/2, but are also considering 1". Do you bring your pits unassembled in 100s of individual PVC parts, or do you bring premade modular panels that you assemble together on site? Do you recommend purchasing furniture PVC? Have you found a cheap source? If not, do you paint your pits? I know many on here recommend against PVC pits, but we feel it is the …

Pit Tents

My team is looking for a 10 ft by 10 ft tent with a canopy for our pit. We’d like to work with a company that is reputable, and can produce a high quality, branded tent. Any company recommendations?