Using hiking pole tent on wooden platforms

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Using hiking pole tent on wooden platforms

Postby JCB81 » Tue 01 Aug, 2017 6:50 pm

Planning on doing a trip to Tassie this Christmas and know many of the overnight hike campsites have the raised wooden platforms.

Has anyone used a tent that uses hiking poles on them, just a bit concerned about breaking the tips off in high wind if they are placed between the wooden slats unless that's not the done thing and you just hope the don't slide off when placed on the wood, or is there another way to go about this?
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Re: Using hiking pole tent on wooden platforms

Postby Franco » Wed 02 Aug, 2017 11:26 am

It depends on the shelter I suppose.
Here are a couple of shots of a Notch on platforms.
The first is on the Overland, using "substitute" poles (same as standard tent poles , so rather thin.
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The other one (I think on a US trail..) has the trekking pole tip up, inside the provided grommet. That is a better way (at least for the TT shelters) because most trekking poles have a wider non slip surface at the top of the handle so you get some grip there.
I would not suggest jamming the pole tips into the cracks. Wind could bend them or brake them off.
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For the above to work you need to be able to set your shelter up nice and taut.
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Re: Using hiking pole tent on wooden platforms

Postby JCB81 » Fri 04 Aug, 2017 10:11 am

Thanks Franco,

Your idea of turning the pole the other way round has made me think that I can use an old rubber pole tip protector and therefore not damage the tent fly which the covered tip would now be touching.
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Re: Using hiking pole tent on wooden platforms

Postby Franco » Sat 05 Aug, 2017 11:12 am

Yes, that is where those rubbery things can come handy.
Our tents (Tarptent) are built with a grommet and protective sleeve over it so that they take the tip without the rubber cover.
Works well but some have managed to poke a hole into the fabric whilst setting it up.
(I did that once at home doing some stupid mods..)
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Re: Using hiking pole tent on wooden platforms

Postby Orion » Sat 05 Aug, 2017 11:31 am

Lacking the tip protector you could surely improvise some type of protection for it. A bit of duct tape perhaps.
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Re: Using hiking pole tent on wooden platforms

Postby Franco » Sat 05 Aug, 2017 11:53 am

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the nozzle of a caulking tube can be adapted for the purpose.
Cut to size and then put some tape over it so that you can slide it on and off (re-use) .
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Re: Using hiking pole tent on wooden platforms

Postby DA0 » Mon 28 Aug, 2017 10:35 pm

I have used my Hexamid Duo on several platforms in Tas. I use a rubber stopper on the pole, use the pole the usual way up and place a small square of non-slip rubber mat cut to size on either end of the main pole. It usually takes a few adjustments of the lines to ensure a tight setup but I have not had any problems.
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