Those of you who have tipi tents...

[optimusprime]

What do y’all who use trekking poles do when heading out for the day? Do you pull your trekking poles and take them with you leaving your tent collapsed?


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[Jagger0502]

If know I will be using the trekking poles each day I will cut and use sticks as my pole or carry in a pole for the tent and not use the trekking poles. In most cases I don’t use trekking poles until I have a load to haul. If I have a spike camp I take minimal stuff in the pack and the trekking poles are not needed so they stay holding up the tent.

 

[Beendare]

Good question OP........I've wondered the same

On most backpack hunts, I cut a pole for my tipi.....so I don't have to pack the pole. A 4" Lodgepole-pictured- is so much stronger than my other pole its not even funny...and I don't have to worry about weakening a carbon or Aluminum pole from the stove pipe getting too hot.....

 

[CO-AJ]

Not sure yet, but I ordered the CF pole for my Cimarron. It is light and much stronger than trying to lash the 2 trekking poles together. I do like Beendare's method as long as I am camping where there is proper felled wood.

 

[durangobrad]

-my tipi sets up with one trekking pole + a small extension. So when I have camp on my back Im hiking using two poles.

-When im out hunting I then just use one, which also has 1/4 to threaded insert so that I can put my binos, or a rifle rest on it.

 

[optimusprime]

Thanks guys. I am contemplating going with a MLD Duomid set up. I never have used trekking poles for my hunting days but thought they might be nice for long days going up and down a lot. I usually keep them on my pack but figured I might as well use them to help my knees and hips.


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[rayporter]

cut one- i carry an old leather glove to put on the top of the pole.

 

[rootacres]

Personally I think the SO carbon fiber pole is worth the weight. Then the trekking pole situation is a none issue. In some higher wind situations the trekking pole setup would be sketchy IMO.

 

[AK Troutbum]

For my bigger mids I use a designated CF pole, but for 1-2 person mids, I’ll typically use my trekking poles in an A-frame configuration, and just pull them out to use them (leaving the shelter staked to the ground), for day excursions away from spike camp.


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