We use the truss at all of our mid size-larger events....here's some pictures of some of our smaller truss setups. To answer your question about tipping over 3x3 base plates are essential. The last picture shows our trussing before we upgraded to the 3X3 plates and used the 2X2's. We would strap it down to make sure it was safe. There is a lot more work involved in trussing , especially if you use the large truss we use. That's why we never bring trussing to the anything but the mid to large sized events.
