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01/22/2023 09:44AM
I bought a CCS silnylon tarp last year and love it. I’m thinking of adding a single pole to my kit for use as a center pole with this tarp rather than hoping to find one in camp. The issue I see is that all the poles I’m finding have a pin at the top which makes it a no go for the CCS tarp I guess I could invert the pole and stick the pin in the ground but…
Anyway, would love to people’s thoughts and experiences with this.
Thanks,
Anyway, would love to people’s thoughts and experiences with this.
Thanks,
01/22/2023 10:00AM
You can drill hole in tennis ball so it is tight fit on end of pole. You could also bring 2nd tennis ball and cut X into it so it would fit on ends of limbs you cut if you can find one the right size to use as a center pole. If you use your tarp as a lean to you will want to get another type of pole - one in which the sections nest into each other. You may only end up using two sections to push up the middle of tarp in a lean to setup. Use tennis ball too on the lean to setup.
01/22/2023 05:11PM
To make a protector, I cut a short section from the end of an old broom handle, drilled a hole in the end, and pushed a cylindrical, rubber, furniture leg tip over the other end. The hole in this contraption fits the pin of the tarp pole. I ensure that the topper doesn't come off by using a bit of duct tape.
01/22/2023 06:00PM
I used to bring a tennis ball with an X cut into one end and just stuffed the pole into that. However, now I only hang with a continuous ridgeline so the pole in the middle of the tarp is no longer needed. I do however bring two 5' MSR adjustable poles in case trees are way far away. I know Dan at CCS also has some nice adjustable poles available. I would have bought his if I hadn't already gotten the MSR poles.
Endeavor to persevere.
01/26/2023 05:54PM
schweady: "TacoOverland: "I guess I could invert the pole and stick the pin in the ground but… "
Exactly what I did with my CCS tarp and it works great. It's a Kelty pole, very strong.
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I have that exact pole. How does it fit in a Duluth pack? Didn’t think to use it. Must be getting old.
01/26/2023 07:22PM
PriorImage: "schweady: "TacoOverland: "I guess I could invert the pole and stick the pin in the ground but… "
Exactly what I did with my CCS tarp and it works great. It's a Kelty pole, very strong.
"
I have that exact pole. How does it fit in a Duluth pack? Didn’t think to use it. Must be getting old. "
It breaks down into 3 shock-corded sections of around 30" long. I stand it up vertically in the corner of my CCS Pioneer pack. The flap covers it. It worked the same in my former #3 Duluth, but it stuck out of the flap a bit.
On my packing list, it's found under "Required Luxuries." :-)
"You can observe a lot just by watching." -- Yogi Berra
03/01/2023 07:58PM
schweady: "TacoOverland: "I guess I could invert the pole and stick the pin in the ground but… "
Exactly what I did with my CCS tarp and it works great. It's a Kelty pole, very strong.
"
Same here, I always assumed the pin part went into the ground because it wouldn’t make sense otherwise. I might have the same pole, think it’s called Kelty Noah’s Staff.
"Enjoy every sandwich"
03/03/2023 01:13PM
butthead: "Never used a pole with a tarp in the BWCA/Quetico. And I always use a tarp.
Lots of ways to pitch a tarp without poles. Most often like this.
butthead"
Ditto. Never had any trouble unless I am so tired I am not capable of thought.
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