04-08-2012, 05:38 AM
Our ridge poles are round in section and are in two parts. One part has an end inserted tightly into a short section of pipe. The other section of pole simply slides into this. The two side strainer poles are made the same way. Simple and very reliable.
For our other tents (those used for presenting aspects of civilian life) we have ridge poles made the same way but use nothing but vertical poles secured with guy ropes otherwise. The stand alone frame you use seems very well made and I am sure it works well, but I really wonder if it is really necessary when the same tent could be held up simply by vertical poles. Is the inclusion of a central vertical pole really a problem? I have stood in many tents of that size and larger whose roofs were supported by a central pole and have never found the pole to be inconvenient.
Crispvs
For our other tents (those used for presenting aspects of civilian life) we have ridge poles made the same way but use nothing but vertical poles secured with guy ropes otherwise. The stand alone frame you use seems very well made and I am sure it works well, but I really wonder if it is really necessary when the same tent could be held up simply by vertical poles. Is the inclusion of a central vertical pole really a problem? I have stood in many tents of that size and larger whose roofs were supported by a central pole and have never found the pole to be inconvenient.
Crispvs
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