Poles for tarps

[jonnno]

Does anyone any clever ideas on where I could source a couple of collapsible poles to put up a tarp when there are no trees around?

 

[Treemonk]

fleabay - they are called bivvy poles

or if you have walking poles you could use them

 

[OldFingersGreen]

or just a fibreglass collapsable pole from one of those new fangled dome tents. lightweight, strong and flexible, plus with alittle cord they can be used as an A-Frame so gives you lots of possibilities with different tarp set ups.

 

[redandshane]

As above or you could just keep your eye out for some discarded awning poles from family sized tent

 

[Nat]

Cheap extendable washing line poles from The Range or Wilkos for £1:49 each. I use a couple for my large tarp on camps

 

[SimonM]

I've just bought two off Ebay - he has a few left.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FOLDING-TENT-...kparms=72%3A1683|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318

They are 58in long in 3 sections and weigh next to nothing. At £1.50 each it would be a shame to miss out.

Simon

 

[Nat]

They're a good find SimonM. Good price aswell and look like they'll do the job.

 

[SimonM]

They're a good find SimonM. Good price aswell and look like they'll do the job.

Mine have just arrived today - they have a NSN and are genuine issue so are well worth the money IMHO.

Can't take the credit for finding them though - that goes to LazySod!

Simon

 

[Wink]

I use trekking poles, as you can adjust them to exactly the right height!

They also have a secondary use to save the knees coming downhill under load...

 

[jonnno]

The ebay poles look absolutely perfect - genius find..
Thanks all.

 

[w00dsmoke]

Wink, where were those pics taken? They river one looks familiar. Nice tarp set up.

WS

 

[Soloman]

Wink,what kind of tarp is that.
Looks just the job.
Soloman.

 

[Hammock_man]

I'm with NAT, My vote goes for the Wilko Clothes line prop. Picked up two in the Jan sale. Will lift the tarp well above the head and will fold down when not being used.

 

[w00dsmoke]

I recieved a set of two poles after seeing this thread and want to say thanks for the heads up. They are an absolute bargain and well worth the money.

cheers

WS

 

[Chainsaw]

I saw you got some, hopefully mine are in today too...

Nope arrived Saturday, top poles for the money, thanks for the heads up too!

Cheers,

Alan

 

[Kerne]

I always use walking poles since they are not a bad thing to carry anyway if you have dodgy knees (like me) and this means they serve more than one purpose which is always a good reason to carry something.

 

[Wink]

Wink, where were those pics taken? They river one looks familiar. Nice tarp set up.

WS

The pics were taken up in the far North of Scotland, I was walking from Cape Wrath down to Kintail. The river shot was the only dry spot in the entire valley, just north of the Five Sisters somewhere. Can't quite remember. Don't camp under a tarp up there during midge season though! I'm off at the end of April again to the Knoydart peninsular, so the tarp and poles will get some more exposure...

 

[Wink]

Wink,what kind of tarp is that.
Looks just the job.
Soloman.

Actually, there are two different tarps in the pics. The first one is a 2.5x1.8m one, army style, but I thought it could be a bit small, so I got a Kathmandu Trekking 2.5x3m which is really light (600 grammes) and packs up small, and I had some extra loops put on to give more flexible pitching options. Kathmandu are good, but take some getting hold of. However, I noticed that Bison Bushcraft have Kathmandu Tarps on their stand at the Outdoors show, so you could give them a go.

 

[LazySod]

75 sold, only 75 left now.

 

[jonnno]

Am waiting for mine to come. Then I'll worry the wife by putting the tarp up in the garden.