RSBTR HEX12 DIY internal pole mod

[BigE94]

Finished my HEX12 tarp using the precut kit from RSTBR and decided to try and make an internal spreader pole for it.

Using some of the left over Hyper D 300 from the kit I added some reinforcement to the edges where the pockets for the pole would be. I then made two pockets that were seized for the fiberglass pole I had. The pockets were sized to come below the edge of the tarp.

Using trial and error I trimmed the pole to length and added a ridge line down the inside of the tarp using mason line to hold the pole in place. I created a 1'' bury in the middle of the ridge line using an 8in piece of line. To the ends of the line I added a diy cord lock that is used to cinch up around the pole.

I'm pretty happy with the results.

A few before and after.
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[XJ35S]

Nice!! It looks very tight on the outside pic. Do you dare go any shorter with the pole? Shug has this setup.

[Texas Hanger]

That looks really nice BigE... You could put a recliner and flat screen tv under there and watch some Saturday college football!

[ironfish77]

Very nice.

[Tom18C]

Looks like fine work... Nice Job!

[Eidson]

Very nice work! The inner spreader really opens the tarp up.

[BigE94]

Thanks for the props.

I think the pole is as short as I'm comfortable with. It is nice and taught and really opens it up nicely. I camped with it last night and worked great. I like this much better than using external tieouts as I've done in the past.

Think I'll keep the flatscreen indoors.