ErnieW
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Post by ErnieW on Apr 15, 2023 18:14:52 GMT -8
I am guessing this isY an aluminum pole. Must be. His is bent. Composite or fiberglass poles are either straight or snapped. On my Kingdom 8 I have had a pole get a little bent. Once it was bowed into place by the tent it seemed to work fine. I did eventually take the risk of bending it back. The wobbly bothered me. I got it less wobbly. Good enough. Going too far in bending goes to folding, complete failure. And that must have been some wind. I have had my Kingdom 8 out in 40 mph winds with some higher gusts. I do have the garage tent that goes with it. Slanted at both ends then. That might make it more aerodynamic. Without it the main door face is a big surface for the wind to push on. |
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Post by thedude on Apr 15, 2023 21:18:47 GMT -8
The wind was so bad that I opened up the tent to allow the wind to pass through the mesh screens. The tent was shaking pretty violently. It was quite impressive, what was even more impressive is both my kids slept right through it all.
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Apr 22, 2023 9:08:41 GMT -8
I think design also plays a part, how short are the sections asked to flex? I’ve an REI Basecamp 6 where gusts flattened it to my face on a cot without any pole damage I could see. Those big yellow plastic spikes were a game changer.
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ErnieW
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Post by ErnieW on Apr 22, 2023 11:47:06 GMT -8
Sorry to get trigonometry involved but I find the angle of the tie downs on my Kingdom 8 is important. If I think the tent is fairly protected I like to put them fairly straight down to give some wind support but reduce tripping hazard. That's how one pole got a little bent. Someone tripped on the guy and fell into the tent. But if I suspect wind I put them way out. Like 5+ feet from the tent.
Changing the angle to the ground by moving it out from a close staked 70 degrees to a the farther out 45 degrees doubles the lateral force the guy provides to the tent.
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Post by thedude on Apr 24, 2023 11:53:45 GMT -8
Tentpole Technologies got back to me today. They received my tent pole, fixed it and are getting ready to send it back to me. Total cost including shipping from their end (I paid to ship the tent pole to them) came out to a total of $31. They don't provide any warranty which is understandable. ErnieW I did have the guys out pretty far given the wind was building up pretty good leading to that windstorm, I honestly didn't know the pole was bent until I started breaking the tent down with my kids. My youngest was working on that particular pole when we noticed it was bent. At first I thought maybe he pulled on it and bent it but that seems pretty unlikely. Regardless, I am looking forward to getting the tent pole back and getting ready for our local Cub Scouts camping trip next month. |
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ErnieW
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Post by ErnieW on Apr 24, 2023 16:29:41 GMT -8
Wow, $31 is very reasonable to me. Thanks for sharing this all with us thedude. |
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Post by hikerjer on Apr 28, 2023 12:38:12 GMT -8
They do charge a fair price, IMO. Shipping is usually more than the price of the item ordered.
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Post by High Sierra Fan on Apr 29, 2023 12:05:18 GMT -8
Can you relate what they did? I’m thinking replace the bent section and restring the elastic cord? Or?
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Post by hikerjer on Apr 29, 2023 14:23:08 GMT -8
I had a hopelessly bent pole section from an REI Quarter Dome. I mailed the whole pole in and they replaced the broken section and refitted the shock cord. Fast and easy and reasonably priced. Around $18.00 if I remember correctly but that was a while ago.
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