These tools and pieces of gear and equipment consistently solve real problems on live event jobsites, day in and day out. Every product listed here is used in real world environments by true Loadout Certified professionals, and we have the data on what works and what doesn’t. We link to them because they have actually worked when we needed them to and do so every time. We trust these products, and we hope you find them as valuable as we do.

As we scale, Loadout Certified will move into the distribution and rental markets, so we can stand behind the products we recommend, and ensure you have the support you need to build the memories and magic for the world around you.

Tool and Gear Recommendations

Site Layout and leveling

A Bosch laser level with labeled features including electronic self-leveling, red metal cage, vertical-beam functionality, variable-speed and scan-angle selection, disturbance monitor, and a durable housing with rubber over-mold and IP54 rating.

Bosch Revolve900 Self Leveling Rotary Laser Kit (GRL900-20HVK)

A Construction-Grade 1000ft rotary laser with digital receiver for establishing and maintaining a consistent horizontal plane across large jobsites. The digital receiver provides a numerical elevation reading, allowing for precise dunnage and shimming for stage legs, G-Blocks, decking, and remote footings without relying on bubble levels or string lines.

Loadout Certified Note: When used with documented primary control points, this laser allows any QUALIFIED crew member to re-establish the same reference plane within 7 minutes at any point during a build. This DIRECTLY reduces cumulative errors in roof structures, truss systems, and decking systems.

A laser level tool projecting green laser lines on a white background.

DeWalt DW089CG 3-Plane Green Beam Laser

Self-leveling planer laser that projects a single horizontal beam, and two intersecting vertical beams at a 90-degree orientation. Bright green beams for excellent visibility in outdoor and bright festival conditions.

Loadout Certified Note: once the constant plane is established with the rotary laser, the DW089CG is used to square the layout and align stage legs, tower bases, and remote blocks. The dual vertical beams make it significantly faster and more accurate to keep multiple structures square to one-another. A more affordable alternative is the DeWalt DW088CG (single vertical beam) if the second plane reference is not required for your workflow.

A tape measure with a yellow measuring tape and a red and black metal housing.
Orange Soft tape measure with yellow tape and black handle for easy carrying.

Lufkin fiberglass measuring tapes

Engineer’s scale (1/10, 1/100) - FE100d, fe300d

Professional, non-stretch fiberglass tapes with ENGINEER’S DECIMAL GRADUATIONS. The FE100D 100-foot hi-viz tape is ideal for standard everyday stage and decking layouts. The larger FE300D 300-foot tape is ideal for larger site dimensions and control point verifications.

Loadout Certified Note: Steel tapes can stretch, kink, lose accuracy, corrode, and start to break apart, becoming hazardous to use over time. Lufkin fiberglass tapes have proven themselves to maintain accuracy in the most demanding weather and site conditions. The FE100D is our go-to for day-to-day work around the stage, G-Blocks, and deck footings because the engineer’s scale in 1/10 and 1/100 decimal graduations make it very easy to translate drawings and specs directly to the site. The FE300D becomes essential when confirming overall layout trueness or working with bigger and/or multi structure builds. Both sizes with engineer’s scales are required for professional, repeatable site layout that supports the Constant Plane standard.