I gotta thank Jared again for his exceptional customer service and quick response. Replying late on new years eve, new years day, and processing my order at 4am the next day! I wish he still lived 2 hours away for one-day shipping, but I'm sure he doesn't miss it here
I'm heading out again next weekend with more snow likely, so I'm looking forward to dialing this in.
You get your pole(s) recut to length for smooth fit all around yet?
We thought about you during last weekends excursion into the woods. Missed you and your setup, wanted to see any new mods....
Thanks! I got the replacement poles and cut them so they were about 3" longer than the ones they were replacing. So basically just added 3" to all three poles. A quick setup in my basement seemed too tight, but I think out in the woods it will be OK. I just didn't want to make the mistake of cutting them too short. I'll take it out next weekend and see...fingers crossed!Originally Posted by Gregori
Yes don't cut them again! Like I said when I set mine up after cutting new sections it was so tight that the poles curved and formed an S shape. Then after a couple hours set up the poles straightened right out. I was so close to cutting them down shorter and am lucky I didn't!
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Yeah just a quick test in my basement seemed ok, but I noticed the pole was about 45° in the pocket and way over to one side at the top. I obviously don't want to do that in a normal setup, but I think once I get out on a trip with all 3 set up things will work out.
I have a feeling I do need to knock off another inch. Taking my tiny pipe cutter is no problem to make an adjustment in the field, but picking those tiny shockcord knots when the high for the day is 7° just won't work!
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Here's mine that I just set up in the backyard. My tarp is pu-nylon so it does stretch more than poly... But you can see how tight the poles are. The one on the right I can't even get into the top hook because it is way too tight. I'm going to leave it for a bit and see if the poles straighten out once the tarp stretches. It did just this on a late fall trip and after a few hours it was perfect...but I'm curious to see what happens when the temps dip down to -22C (feels like -33C) like they are supposed to here over the next few nights and some snow...
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Well I'm at a bit of a loss now...I left the tarp set up overnight and the poles straightened out a tad but are still way too tight with the tarp. I'm assuming a tarp stretches less in cold weather? It's almost as if I need a set of adjustable poles to allow for the changes in the tarps stretch....I guess this is the issue with going with the nylon type tarp that is known to have more stretch...
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That looks crazy tight. Seems like taking off an inch or two would be safe without making them too short.
That's what I had thought as well but when I set this up in the fall it was perfect (not too tight or too loose) once the tarp stretched out. So I'm reluctant to start hacking the poles again and find that when it stretches I'm stuck with poles that are too short....Again I'm thinking this is because of my choice of fabric and wouldn't be nearly the same issue with a poly tarp...
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That's strange. If I can't get mine dialed in consistently, I'll probably just bring random sections of pipe to add on. For setting up and leaving it until the last day (winter tarp base camp only), it wouldn't be a big deal to slip an extension on without messing with the shockcord. Being in the pocket and under pressure that would be fine.
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