I started Big Ten Rentals in a college dorm room and moved several times ...
Brian DeCoster, president
Big Ten Rentals
ARA member since 1993

“I started Big Ten Rentals in a college dorm room and moved several times to various apartments. As an apartment dweller, I made the big decision to buy a party tent. Although the local shop that made it for me employed good craftsmen, they knew little about manufacturing tents: proper pitch, eave height, valance design, stress points. But I knew even less! The little things that I don't even give a second thought to anymore such as the type of rope, which knots to use and what color tops I should or shouldn't buy. I had nowhere to turn, no one to ask. I didn't even know what questions I needed to ask! Eventually, John at Aero Rental in Iowa City gave me an old trade magazine. That led to my membership in the ARA about 20 years ago. It was the best decision I ever made.”
Brian DeCoster, president
Big Ten Rentals, Iowa City, Iowa
ARA member since 1993