Inflatable pole supports, also notorious as airbeams, serve as rigid structural supports when inflated but are soft and pliable when deflated. no stretch) fabric sleeve and an air-holding inner bladder. However, other airbeam constructions consist of coated fabrics that are cut and manufactured to its intended shape by a method such as thermal welding.

Tunnel tents are a common mold of airbeam supported tents because their height can be easily modified by adding additional hoops. Militant applications adoption this style of tent for a range of purposes including medical shelters, airship enclosures, and airplane hangars. In these constructions, hoops Solo Tents are generally identical in size. In commercial airbeam supported tents, the hoops can be different sizes. Tunnel tents tend to withstand colossal winds well because of their flat outline shape. However, the tents are not freestanding and must be anchored and guyed out securely.