Best 2 Types of Mesh Banners For Stages
When you are setting up banners on a mobile stage or any indoor and outdoor event, there are several key factors that will ensure your stage banner or backdrop has the best effect on stage. These include the design, size, and material of the banner.
For outdoor mobile stages, such as Stageline SL 250, SL 320, Apex stages, EuroStages, and other mobile stages, there are two mesh material options that we recommend you use – 70/30 mesh or 30/70 mesh.
1. 70/30 Blow Through Vinyl Mesh Banners
Blow through mesh banners for your outdoor stage banners and backdrops is a must. The mesh is weave of mesh with open space between each strand, so if you were to look at one square inch of blow through 70/30 vinyl mesh, you’ll find that it is 70 percent material, and 30 percent holes. This blend allows wind – and sound – to flow right through the material.
On a vinyl mesh material, the holes are evenly spaced throughout the material, allowing the wind to pass evenly though the banner without creating areas of tension. Solid vinyl banners with wind slits, another material some times used outdoors, does not allow the wind to pass through as evenly, and is more likely to tear than the mesh material

When the mesh allows the wind to pass through, it greatly reduces the load on the stage, making your event much safer for attendees. Stage collapse is a very real concern and using banners that are solid vinyl poses a greater risk to your event.
70/30 vinyl blow through mesh banners is a perfect balance of just enough material to allow your graphic art to clearly visible, and still allow for air to flow through. For 90% of our outdoor events, our customers choose 70/30 mesh. Here is a recent event below with 70/30 vinyl mesh blow through.

2. 30/70 Blow Through Vinyl Mesh
In high wind situations, such as beach events or in windy cities, you’ll even more wind to pass through your banners. For this we recommend 30/70 blow through vinyl mesh banners. This material is 30% material and 70% holes, allowing far greater wind flow.

However, your graphic art is also considerably less visible: in every square foot, only 30% of the area is your art design, the rest of the area is nothing but space. This is particularly noticeable on bright sunny days or if the banner is backlit. Still, in most circumstances, the eye justifies the difference from a distance, so as long as you select a bold simple design in contrasting colors, you’ll be fine.
Here are some photos of 30/70 blow through mesh stage banners.


