Awning poles

[OverlandZJ]

I picked up a piece of Military canvas to use as an awning, i need a few poles that are stouter than what i'v been using in the past which are the cheap thin steel ones. What are you using?

I'm also considering making a set and would want them adjustable from ~5' to 7' or so but i'm not sure how to go about it. Any ideas?

The awning will be 8'x10' IIRC.

I found these available from Kelty. Anyone have them and are they sturdy?

http://www.rei.com/product/628047?c...-E342-DD11-98CA-001422107090&mr:referralID=NA

 

[mtn-high]

I've been looking at these........

http://www.priceinsanity.com/servlet/the-1035433/Eureka!-2660418-Adjustable-Poles/Detail

good luck

mtn

 

[Cabrito]

I've been looking at these........

http://www.priceinsanity.com/servlet/the-1035433/Eureka!-2660418-Adjustable-Poles/Detail

good luck

mtn

I have been using these ones for years and despite the funky looking mechanism they are quite stout. Here are a few shots of them on a very large and heavy tarp we throw up at Burningman sometimes. Strong enough that I used one for a center pole and also attached a flag pole of sorts. Easy to adjust on the fly...

-mg

 

[mrchips]

Ck with REI, they have a adjustable pole made by KELTY, aluminium and lightweighthttp://www.rei.com/product/628047

 

[mtn-high]

Thanks for the comments regarding your experience with these, Cabrito!

mtn-high

 

[Cabrito]

Thanks for the comments regarding your experience with these, Cabrito!

mtn-high

No problem!
As you can tell I am a huge fan of these ones because of how high they go and because of how they work. I will admit that I was a little dubious of the moving parts at first. You don't have to adjust your guy lines - just pull the pole up to tighten the guy lines if they develop slack.

-mg

 

[tdesanto]

I picked up a piece of Military canvas to use as an awning, i need a few poles that are stouter than what i'v been using in the past which are the cheap thin steel ones. What are you using?

I'm also considering making a set and would want them adjustable from ~5' to 7' or so but i'm not sure how to go about it. Any ideas?

The awning will be 8'x10' IIRC.

I found these available from Kelty. Anyone have them and are they sturdy?

http://www.rei.com/product/628047?cm_mmc=cse_froogle-_-datafeed-_-product-_-na&mr:trackingCode=82895D02-E342-DD11-98CA-001422107090&mr:referralID=NA

I have those and they are quite sturdy. I would definitely recommend them to anyone.

 

[paulj]

That Kelty adjustable is good pole for this purpose. Pricier than many others, but worth it. It's a nice balance between length and compactness, sturdy without being too heavy. The adjustibility is useful at times, and so far I have not had any problems with the mechanism.

In the attached picture, I am using one of these Kelty poles as the rear tarp support (at its shortest length). The front support is an 8' pole that came with another tarp.

paulj

 

[styx]

Go on ebay and look for "prism pole" Its a surveyor's tool, aluminum or carbon fiber, they extend from 5' to 12', reasonable weight althreaded insert on top...perfect.

 

[OverlandZJ]

I have those and they are quite sturdy. I would definitely recommend them to anyone.

I think i will get a set of these. Recommendation from you and paulj is verification enough.

If these prove to come up short i'll take another look at fabbing up something.

Thanks.

 

[OverlandZJ]

Go on ebay and look for "prism pole" Its a surveyor's tool, aluminum or carbon fiber, they extend from 5' to 12', reasonable weight althreaded insert on top...perfect.

Took a look, expensive stuff for support poles. Thanks for the idea though.

 

[styx]

not too bad if you buy an aftermarket one like this, but everyone has a different break point It's certainly not $40 though.