Mountain shelter LT dedicated poles?

[syoungs]

Hello all,
I have a mountainshelter lt that I'm hoping to make some dedicated poles for. I'm hoping to free up trekking poles for daily use, and not have to collapse the shelter for the day.

Has anyone else done this? I was thinking I voukd get some aluminum tent pole sections and shock cord them together, or even easier, buy a 2nd cheap set of trekking poles dedicated to the tent.

If I got aluminum tent pole material, what size would be adequate?

I know this somewhat defeats the purpose of the tent being designed to use trekking poles, but I like the setup and am not afraid of a minor weight gain to my pack if that means it frees my poles up to use during the day.
Thanks for any help!

 

[Jordan]

Hello all,
I have a mountainshelter lt that I'm hoping to make some dedicated poles for. I'm hoping to free up trekking poles for daily use, and not have to collapse the shelter for the day.

Has anyone else done this? I was thinking I voukd get some aluminum tent pole sections and shock cord them together, or even easier, buy a 2nd cheap set of trekking poles dedicated to the tent.

If I got aluminum tent pole material, what size would be adequate?

I know this somewhat defeats the purpose of the tent being designed to use trekking poles, but I like the setup and am not afraid of a minor weight gain to my pack if that means it frees my poles up to use during the day.
Thanks for any help!

Not sure the type of area you hunt but I have started cutting sticks as poles and stashing them for future use. Also I have had good luck pitching it without poles or a single pole between trees. 1st pic is pitched with a single pole between trees. Second is just a shot of a pole I made to use. I usually cruise through the same area and camp in the same spots so having a few pre made slaying around makes sense for me.

**added**
I think when I was researching this tent years ago guys were buying replacement handles for a swifer mop and using them as poles.

 

[syoungs]

Some of our areas are out in the desert where sticks and trees are few and far between

 

[j3h8]

Hello all,
I have a mountainshelter lt that I'm hoping to make some dedicated poles for. I'm hoping to free up trekking poles for daily use, and not have to collapse the shelter for the day.

Has anyone else done this? I was thinking I voukd get some aluminum tent pole sections and shock cord them together, or even easier, buy a 2nd cheap set of trekking poles dedicated to the tent.

If I got aluminum tent pole material, what size would be adequate?

I know this somewhat defeats the purpose of the tent being designed to use trekking poles, but I like the setup and am not afraid of a minor weight gain to my pack if that means it frees my poles up to use during the day.
Thanks for any help!

You can purchase carbon fiber poles from several of the tarp tent manufacturers, or even Amazon. At the same time, a cheap set of trekkers can be cut down to the size you want as the carbon poles can be a tad spendy.

 

[Pn8hall]

You could check out the z-flick poles from Durston gear. Made to replace a trekking pole for their shelter for this exact situation.