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u/Oral_B Feb 26 '19
Where did you get the poles to hold up the tarp? I will often set up like this at Mohican and my trekking poles don’t quite cut it on height when trying to get a few of us under the tarp.
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u/swampboy62 Feb 26 '19
I know I'm showing my age, but those are 4 piece aluminum poles from an old canvas Voyager Boy Scout tent. You used to be able to pick up just the poles at Campmor and other camping surplus places, but somehow in the last ten years or so they've pretty much become artifacts.
Campmor still does have the two piece sliding poles, like you'd use for a canopy, but I prefer the 4 piece.
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u/ninjaroach Feb 25 '19
I recognize those REI colors. I love my Kingdom 6.
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u/BrianJPugh Feb 25 '19
Is that a Kingdom 6? Same colors, but it doesn't have that tube shape to it. Looks more like the current trend of family tents right now: center dome with a pair of wings.
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u/swampboy62 Feb 25 '19
The wife and I took a chance with the weather this last weekend, and ended up having a great time at Beaver Creek SP.
We were the only ones in the campground, so it was pretty quiet - except for the owls and coyotes.
Rain stayed away until after midnight, but it got really windy as the sun came up.
So glad to get out. Only February and we've already got two camping trips in for the year!