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This 12" x 12" x 18" EZ BLOCK is constructed from 100% steel and weighs about 500 lb. Its design includes 12-inch bolt patterns conveniently located on both the top and bottom surfaces.

This 12" x 12" x 12" EZ BLOCK CUBE is constructed from 100% steel and weighs 350 lb. Its design includes 12-inch bolt patterns conveniently located on both the top and bottom surfaces.

The EZ BLOCK is designed to receive a SCREWJACK for leveling. Slide the screwjack right in the hole!

You can also use shims if needed.

Handle with caution—it's heavy! (That's by design.)

You can move it using one of these three methods:

A rated dolly.

A "HUG" attachment with a forklift.

If possible, slide a pipe all the way through the object. Once it's on its side with the pipe centered, your team can use the pipe to leverage and heave it into position.

The EZ BLOCK system is flexible, working perfectly on its own or together with its mates. When you need more weight or a larger structure, simply "HUG" two or more EZ BLOCKS together! This special connection is a steel plate that bolts quickly onto the top of the blocks, transforming them into a single, strong unit with the combined weight you need.

(And yes, everyone needs a hug!)

Forget those ugly concrete weights! Our steel EZ BLOCK connects through the tent pole—not off to the side—for superior stability and a smaller footprint.

The pole locks securely into the EZ BLOCK Tent Connector with Grade 8 hardware. Secure, sleek, and takes up minimal space.

You can rent the complete EZ BLOCK system today—it's only a truck ride away from your site.

Email adam@yupgear.com for more information.

You can rent or buy the EZ BLOCK, the EZ BLOCK CUBE, and all accompanying accessories!

For more information on the benefits of ownership and purchasing, please contact us at adam@yupgear.com.

YES! Of course you can add screwjacks to the EZ BLOCK event ballast system. They slide right in and you don’t ever have to worry if it will get jammed up on the concrete inside of the block, because we do NOT use concrete!

YUP! The bottom is the SAME as the top. That said, the top is the same as the bottom. Get it? Its EZ! This is the EZ BLOCK!

YUP! Patent Pending! Pretty exciting stuff !

The bolt pattern on the top and the bottom of the EZ BLOCK is made for standard 12” x 12” box truss. You can bolt truss above and below the ballast. Typically you can bolt a base plate to the bottom.

No. and….YES! By itself it will NOT bolt directly to 20.5” box truss. When you add a “HUG” to the unit (starting with the 2ft x 2ft hug, you can bolt on a 20.5” stick of truss. Check out the Accessories page for more information.

If tipping the truss helps achieve the desired connection, then do it. The weight distribution won't be an issue.

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Our equipment comes with a pre-formatted Impact Report to simplify your audit. Contact us for details.

You can rent a ballast almost anywhere. The EZ BLOCK ballast is available in California, Nevada, and Tennessee. More to come!

A Ballast block is a solid weight you can attach to a structure. It is typically shaped like a block. The EZ BLOCK offers various sizes and options.

Steel ballast offers five main advantages over traditional concrete for event production:

1. Smaller Footprint: Steel is over 3x the weight of concrete in the same space, providing the same holding weight in a fraction of the physical space—keeping event floors clear, safe, and uncluttered.

2. Direct Truss Integration: Engineered steel blocks feature built-in bolt patterns, allowing box trusses, base plates, and tent rigs to bolt directly to the ballast without needing messy ratchet straps or chains.

3. Superior Durability & Safety: Unlike concrete, steel won't chip, crumble, crack, or absorb water over time, ensuring consistent weight specs and safer rigging points.

4. Professional Appearance: Steel systems feature clean, powder-coated finishes that fit seamlessly into high-end corporate or stage environments without releasing dust or concrete debris onto venue floors.

5. Transport Efficiency & Sustainability: Compact shapes pack tightly to maximize truck bed space, serving as a reusable, long-term asset rather than a wear-and-tear commodity.

When ground staking isn't possible, high-density steel ballast blocks (like the EZ BLOCK) offer the highest level of security in windy conditions. Steel is over 3x the weight of concrete in the same space, providing maximum mass and friction in a compact footprint.

Unlike water barrels—which can shift, leak, or slide under heavy wind loads—or bulky concrete blocks that create trip hazards and aesthetic eyesores, high-density steel ballasts lock directly into the tent frame structure for rock-solid stability and superior wind resistance.

For temporary event structures like LED walls, entrance arches, and lighting towers, precision-engineered solid steel ballasts (like EZ BLOCK) offer the ultimate combination of durability, safety, and footprint efficiency.

Traditional options like concrete blocks chip and crack during transport, while sandbags tear, shift, and look messy on site. Solid steel ballasts are over 3x the weight of concrete in the same space, delivering massive holding power in a clean, compact unit that bolts directly into your structure without taking up extra floor space or creating trip hazards.

You can find eco-friendly ballast systems for large-scale events at EZ BLOCK Ballasts.

Their modular ballast systems provide a sustainable, reusable, and secure anchoring solution for event tents, truss structures, LED video walls, and staging without requiring single-use materials or damaging surface foundations.