stand up vs. bed - tanTALK

claudek · 01-31-2006, 11:58 AM

Why are stand up sun tan booths usually stronger then beds?
Everywhere I go, they say they are strong. I am looking for a machine that makes me look more like I have been in sun and more natural "day in the sun" look.. All the beds , I think I use, make me look dark and tan, but kind maybe a little fake.
Any ideas?

Rodney · 01-31-2006, 12:14 PM

I think the natural color is in your head. As far as stronger goes most stand up units utilize 160 watt lamps or higher and base beds could be 80,100,120 etc. So yes they are going to be stronger then the lower level beds. Natural Color IMO only the stand up.

MATT A · 01-31-2006, 12:15 PM

SPOOKY Has spoken.

Neon Beach · 01-31-2006, 12:19 PM

That's Spooky.

P.S. Beds can also use the same lamps and number of lamps as stand-ups, so I don't see what's up.

footprint · 01-31-2006, 01:10 PM

In the past stand ups were stronger because they were one of the first to use 160 watt lamps. As you increase wattage you increase heat. 160 watt beds are hot to lie on, so untill they put a/c in the base they had usually 120's there.
Standups, then increased wattage slowly to 220 watt. You can't lie on that comfortably. Tan times also were lowered. As low as 7 minutes.
Now, IMO, with the facial technology, and cooling system, mist and other features, in addition to HP, beds have caught up and surpassed standup technology.
When I opened I had a lot of standup clientel. I have converted most of them to beds. My culstomers love my beds.
I do have a great Standup but the beds are most popular here.

glowtanning530 · 01-31-2006, 01:14 PM

Its funny I have clostrophobic clients that prefer the stand up when I feel more closed in,

boosted 997 · 01-31-2006, 03:44 PM

I just tanned for the first time in a stand up booth, and I liked the results more then from what I got from the Dr. Muller Sungate.

bronzeman11 · 01-31-2006, 06:00 PM

All beds (& stand-ups ) are not created equal !! I can't tell you how many times i'll have customers say they've used a certain type of bed somewhere else and have blah, blah, blah. It comes down to each individual unit & how ea. salon maintains & lamps & cools the unit. It' impossible for a vertical unit to give you a more natural look. It sounds as though you prefer a redder tone so you might benifit from a unit w/ a higher % UVB.( of course then you'll have to be even more careful w/ exposure times)

bronzed_guy · 01-31-2006, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glowtanning530

Its funny I have clostrophobic clients that prefer the stand up when I feel more closed in,

I completely agree

tnannie · 01-31-2006, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glowtanning530

Its funny I have clostrophobic clients that prefer the stand up when I feel more closed in,

I have the same thing here.....I would have thought the bed was less closed in!

01-31-2006, 11:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
claudek Join Date: Jan 18 2006 Posts: 42 Rep Power: 0	stand up vs. bed Why are stand up sun tan booths usually stronger then beds? Everywhere I go, they say they are strong. I am looking for a machine that makes me look more like I have been in sun and more natural "day in the sun" look.. All the beds , I think I use, make me look dark and tan, but kind maybe a little fake. Any ideas?

01-31-2006, 12:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rodney Join Date: Jul 25 2005 Posts: 371 Rep Power: 20	Re: stand up vs. bed I think the natural color is in your head. As far as stronger goes most stand up units utilize 160 watt lamps or higher and base beds could be 80,100,120 etc. So yes they are going to be stronger then the lower level beds. Natural Color IMO only the stand up.

01-31-2006, 12:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
MATT A I'm Banned Join Date: Sep 6 2004 Posts: 13,921 Rep Power: 0	Re: stand up vs. bed SPOOKY Has spoken.

01-31-2006, 12:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
Neon Beach Join Date: Nov 30 2000 Location: Ontario Age: 61 Posts: 38,594 Rep Power: 107	Re: stand up vs. bed That's Spooky. P.S. Beds can also use the same lamps and number of lamps as stand-ups, so I don't see what's up. __________________ www.talktimmins.com -- http://www.drjawnswebworx.com/

01-31-2006, 01:10 PM	#5 (permalink)
footprint Join Date: Aug 30 2004 Location: New England Posts: 84 Rep Power: 0	Re: stand up vs. bed In the past stand ups were stronger because they were one of the first to use 160 watt lamps. As you increase wattage you increase heat. 160 watt beds are hot to lie on, so untill they put a/c in the base they had usually 120's there. Standups, then increased wattage slowly to 220 watt. You can't lie on that comfortably. Tan times also were lowered. As low as 7 minutes. Now, IMO, with the facial technology, and cooling system, mist and other features, in addition to HP, beds have caught up and surpassed standup technology. When I opened I had a lot of standup clientel. I have converted most of them to beds. My culstomers love my beds. I do have a great Standup but the beds are most popular here.

01-31-2006, 01:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
glowtanning530 Join Date: Jan 20 2006 Location: folding towels, cleaning beds, ordering lotions, fixing beds, etc. etc. etc. etc. etc. Age: 43 Posts: 1,219 Rep Power: 130	Re: stand up vs. bed Its funny I have clostrophobic clients that prefer the stand up when I feel more closed in,

01-31-2006, 03:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
boosted 997 Join Date: Jan 25 2006 Posts: 31 Rep Power: 0	Re: stand up vs. bed I just tanned for the first time in a stand up booth, and I liked the results more then from what I got from the Dr. Muller Sungate.

01-31-2006, 06:00 PM	#8 (permalink)
bronzeman11 Join Date: Oct 9 2004 Location: South Brunswick,N.J. Age: 65 Posts: 1,416 Rep Power: 52	Re: stand up vs. bed All beds (& stand-ups ) are not created equal !! I can't tell you how many times i'll have customers say they've used a certain type of bed somewhere else and have blah, blah, blah. It comes down to each individual unit & how ea. salon maintains & lamps & cools the unit. It' impossible for a vertical unit to give you a more natural look. It sounds as though you prefer a redder tone so you might benifit from a unit w/ a higher % UVB.( of course then you'll have to be even more careful w/ exposure times)

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