Bill P wrote:Hi Barry,
Interested to hear what you think of the pole. I need a couple like that.
Some reviewers say there was some glue squeeze out that they had to clean up- but thats no big deal.
Bill
BarryK wrote:Bill P wrote:Hi Barry,
Interested to hear what you think of the pole. I need a couple like that.
Some reviewers say there was some glue squeeze out that they had to clean up- but thats no big deal.
Bill
Planning to test the new gear soon, just a quick overnighter, maybe next weekend 20-21 Feb. Will report back.
Adjust your walking stick to about 125cm support the tent.
Nuts wrote:Always liked that hex style tipi. Looks like they have down-sized in this version as the Hex/ Shangri-La needed a walking pole + extender. You may find this one a bit cramped at 110cm?
Bill P wrote:Hi Barry,
Interested to hear what you think of the pole. I need a couple like that.
Some reviewers say there was some glue squeeze out that they had to clean up- but thats no big deal.
Bill
Franco wrote:No wonder you are confused . Barry has several times mentioned tipi /tipi style (hence the Hex comes to mind) but the tent he is talking about here is this one
a 1 person shelter, a cross between a tipi and a bivvy tent style
Dexter wrote:Bill P wrote:Hi Barry,
Interested to hear what you think of the pole. I need a couple like that.
Some reviewers say there was some glue squeeze out that they had to clean up- but thats no big deal.
Bill
I'm also looking for a couple of support poles for my Tarptent Stratospire Li. TT sell them for about $16 each plus shipping. Seems to be good value compared to other options, even if the shipping costs as much as the poles.
I think 125cm would be a touch too tall for my tent. They have a few sizes, but 122cm is sold for mine.
Franco wrote:"Always liked that hex style tipi. Looks like they have down-sized in this version as the Hex/ Shangri-La needed a walking pole + extender. You may find this one a bit cramped at 110cm? (edit: I may be confused on which one is in the image)'
No wonder you are confused . Barry has several times mentioned tipi /tipi style (hence the Hex comes to mind) but the tent he is talking about here is this one
a 1 person shelter, a cross between a tipi and a bivvy tent style
Lamont wrote:Dexter wrote:Bill P wrote:Hi Barry,
Interested to hear what you think of the pole. I need a couple like that.
Some reviewers say there was some glue squeeze out that they had to clean up- but thats no big deal.
Bill
I'm also looking for a couple of support poles for my Tarptent Stratospire Li. TT sell them for about $16 each plus shipping. Seems to be good value compared to other options, even if the shipping costs as much as the poles.
I think 125cm would be a touch too tall for my tent. They have a few sizes, but 122cm is sold for mine.
Might be a good idea to get them a wee bit too long. Unless the maker such as Tarptent who know their stuff says get that length.
You can cut them if you want a couple of centimetres lopped off. Just maybe watch a youtube vid to ensure you do it properly and safely.
Just a word of caution -use them a few times before you cut them and are sure you need to. You can put them on an angle to make them 'shorter' but I find if they are on too great an angle leads this leads to loss of stability and strength of pitch.
BarryK wrote:I reported above about the 125cm carbon fibre pole being too long for the cheap tents.
Dexter wrote:BarryK wrote:I reported above about the 125cm carbon fibre pole being too long for the cheap tents.
Did you buy just the one of the 125cm pole? If you have two and wanted to move them on, I'd be interested in buying them.
Gold Coast wrote:Barry, when using the Aliexpress tarp tent, do you think you will need a wider pole dome cap to spread the forces on the tarp.
I'm guessing you will use the SMD pole upside down, with the tip in the ground, but the cap on the other end isn't very wide.
Gold Coast wrote:If the soil is easy to dig, then making a hole to let the tall pole sink to the right height, allows you to take just one pole.
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