This is a partnered post with The Everywhere Agency and Stealth Concealment, but all opinions are my own.
Let’s face it, most of us would be lost without our cell phone. I am always on the go and use my cell phone for everything from texting the kids to playing games when I am stuck somewhere and bored. I’m not alone; 91% of people in a recent survey say cell service is as important as deodorant and more important than TV or coffee! With the need for cell service, cell towers are popping up everywhere. Did you know there are roughly 21 cell phone towers to every McDonald’s in the US? That’s pretty amazing when it seems like there is a McDonald’s on every corner. As a matter of fact, cell towers increased by 50% during the years of 2003 and 2013. One thing almost all cell phone towers have in common is the fact they are ugly.
When we got a new cell phone tower a few miles from our house our family happened to be driving down the road the day after it was installed. There, rising up amidst a crop of pine trees, stood a tall brown pole. Surrounded by three very fake looking branches on the top. Even the kids, who were small at the time, looked up at it and asked, “What’s that ugly brown thing that is supposed to look like a tree, but doesn’t?” It’s been there so long I sometimes forget about it, but whenever anyone new visits they ask, “Do they really think they are fooling anyone with that ugly brown ‘tree’? Did they think they could disguise it?”
With 7 out of 10 people saying they are concerned about the appearance of cell towers, is there anything we can do? Yes! If cell towers are in your neighborhood or coming to a neighborhood near you, you have the choice to conceal it. You can learn options to hide, disguise or conceal the towers by visiting www.stealthtowerpower.com to learn more about Stealth Concealments and what they offer your community.
Everyone wants their neighborhood to look nice and this is such a simple way to change our community. I’m looking at ways to get our “tree” replaced with something that will people will not laugh at when they drive by.
Do you have ugly cell towers in your community?
Fortunately we don’t have ugly cell phone towers in our community. However, I have seen cell phone towers concealed as trees.
It’s funny how detail oriented I am but some things I pay no attention to, this being one of them! I couldn’t tell you where cell towers are in my community. LOL
Its really a great idea! Cell phone towers are so ugly. I appreciate not having to see the towers everywhere. Thanks a lot for this wonderful information.
This is the first I’ve heard of this and I think it’s such a fantastic idea! We have many ugly towers around here, I definitely need to bring this up with our local councils. It would completely change the look of some of the areas.
They are really ugly. Love the ideas for concealing them because they wouldnt definitely be one of my concerns as a “buyer.”
I had no idea about this. THanks for the information. I guess I haven’t really paid any attention to the towers here.
No wonder that cell tours increased by 50%. Everyone has a cell nowadays. I like the idea of concealing them.
We have a few cell towers nearby. I didn’t realize they were concealed so much – there are probably some nearby I don’t know about!
I didn’t even realize there were ways to disguise those ugly cell phone towers! That’s really neat! I need to figure out how to do this in my area!
There are quite a few unconcealed cell phone towers around our house. Thanks for the tips on how to conceal them! I will pass them on to the cell phone companies in our area!
I recently read about hidden cell phone towers and had no idea they were hidden. I will be looking to see if I find any hidden ones here.
This is such a great idea. The towers are ugly but we do need them. I have never thought of concealing them.
I can’t think of any cell phone towers in my neighborhood. Since there are a few other towers, I probably haven’t paid any attention.
Living in a very large city, I don’t really notice the towers. I think they are mostly up in the higher elevation and mountain ranges that surround us. But recently when I traveled to the midwest, I noticed them all over the place and you are right…they can be an eyesore. I would love to see them dressed up as much as possible so that they are not such an eyesore.
Oh wow, it would be so nice not to have those phone towers everywhere! They really are ugly!
Who even knew! I think it’s cool to look for them now that I know they’re hiding in plain sight. 🙂
We’ve seen the cell phone towers that look like trees. I love the look better than seeing the actual cell phone towers.
It’s so funny that I never thought to look for these before. I mean, we don’t see cell phone towers everywhere, but we know they have to be around, right?
I would appreciate not having to see the towers everywhere! This is great 🙂
Never have I though of this, it’s crazy how many have been built in recent year!
Since there are so many cell towers now, it’s a great idea to make them look more attractive so they’re not eyesores everywhere!
Fun!! I think this is a great idea! Having a tower can be beautiful and necessary in many towns.
We do have ugly towers. I think this is such a good idea, one I’ve never thought about before! I love the solutions and hope Canada follows!
Cell phone towers are so ugly! I used to live in a town that had them everywhere and thought it was normal until I moved and there were none that could be seen or were recognizable.
Boy this is something I’ve never thought about. What great solutions. Cell phones are here to stay but the towers could be concealed much better.
The information on hiding cell towers without interfering with signal is priceless! This should bet the gold medal for best public service message of the day. Thanks for the ideas and the links.
I’ve recently heard about this and I think it’s great. No one wants to see these eye sores.
That’s such a great idea! It would be nice to not see those towers all over the place.