BLOG QUESTION ADV: STANDS

What is the difference between a low boy and a combo stand? What about a mombo combo stand? What are each of these stands used for according to the presenter?

A low boy are small combo stands. They can go up to over 6 ft, and as low as 3. It can come with a female junior pin and a baby pin allowing you to attach lights. They're helpful for slider and dana dolly set ups as they're more steady at a shorter height. A combo stand is taller and can go much higher than a low boy (usualy up to 14 ft.). It can handle up to 68 pounds. It comes with the same receiver and baby pin to allow you to attach lights. A mombo combo stand is an even larger combo stand, and it's able to go up to 22 ft. It comes with a female junior pin receiver and a 5 1/2 in. grip head (helpful for setting up a butterfly or overhead frame). It comes with a disk called a guy-ring, which allows you to secure the stand with guy rope on windy days. It can hold up to 88 pounds. You can raise the risers by stepping onto the spreader of the stand if safe to do so.