Still haven't bought one but am still thinking about it. Did anybody make their own resusable poles? Are you using metal frames or just cutting down young tree's as you need them? If a guy can park where he wants to camp, I think it might make sense to bring your own poles. Say some 2x4's hinged together with notches for stringers. Not as light as aluminum but cheaper and less clangy. Your thoughts?
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Just went through the same thing a month ago. Bought an angle kit and cut some EMT tubbing. It works great. If you're going to use EMT, look around. I was first told that prices were all the same so I bought mine from Home Depot. I posted what I paid for on Hunting BC and some guys in the business quoted me prices that were WAY lower.
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Is EMT also known as aluminum conduit? I did the same thing for a 10'x14' Pioneer wall tent I had long ago but sold in a moment of weakness to buy a rifle I had a woody for.
Yes, it's electrical conduit, except the stuff I used was galvanized steel, not aluminum. Aluminum conduit is available too, but it's pretty expensive.
Like bcsteve says, shop around if you go the EMT route. Your best bet is an electrical wholesaler. I found a Westburne dealer that had a big pile of slightly damaged pipe that they couldn't sell, and I loaded up my truck with as much as I wanted for free. They thought it was their lucky day, as they didn't have to ship it back, or haul it to the dump.
Even if you have to buy EMT new, it's still way cheaper than the frame kits the tent manufacturer's sell.
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Buy the internal aluminum frame and never look back. Best investment for the tent period IMO. Tent is up within 10 minutes. YOu can get steel frame but aluminum is the way to go- alot lighter to pack.
Deluxe Wall Tents makes the frames for their tents. We bought one from them last season... 16x20x5 walls with custom 8' porch extension. Very nice setup.
My older tent (14x16x5)was purchased new in 1996 from Edmonton Tent & Awning - Oufitter deluxe model and we ordered the aluminum internal frame from Kwik Kamp I belive based in MOntana. We use to set up the tent in the mountains for winter sledding. Best investment. We use to do tohe tubing frame, but the threaded joints were a pain in the spring th take apart. After our tent, lots of guys went with the setup we had or tried their own with exhaust tubing and flange open the ends. Worked but a ##### to take apart also.
The only reason we got a new tent/frame was to have more room as our group of guys is now 7 from initially being 2.
Deluxe Wall Tents makes the frames for their tents. We bought one from them last season... 16x20x5 walls with custom 8' porch extension. Very nice setup.
My older tent (14x16x5)was purchased new in 1996 from Edmonton Tent & Awning - Oufitter deluxe model and we ordered the aluminum internal frame from Kwik Kamp I belive based in MOntana. We use to set up the tent in the mountains for winter sledding. Best investment. We use to do tohe tubing frame, but the threaded joints were a pain in the spring th take apart. After our tent, lots of guys went with the setup we had or tried their own with exhaust tubing and flange open the ends. Worked but a ##### to take apart also.
The only reason we got a new tent/frame was to have more room as our group of guys is now 7 from initially being 2.
My telescopic poles were super low tech. 1/2" tubing nested inside 3/4" nested inside 1", etc. I brazed 1/4" nuts to the tubing, and used wingnuts to finger tighten. All the pieces were no longer than 6-7', so that they would fit in a pickup truck box. Two guys could set up my 12'X14' wall tent in less than ten minutes, and it didn't need any external ropes, which meant less stuff for your camp mates to trip over in the dark, and also allowed setup on the lake for ice fishing.
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