[pct-l] PacerPoles and Shelter Supports

[Hiker97 at aol.com]

When I went to the _www.mountainlaureldesigns.com_ 
(http://www.mountainlaureldesigns.com)   site and saw the new bug netting tent, I emailed to the UK 
PacerPole site to ask  about a device for making their hiking poles into a shelter 
support.  The  MountainLaurel site showed the tent supported by poles and 
that is what got me  thinking about this idea.  Here is their reply:
 
"Yes there is; we make them  here. It's a shaped aluminum section which slots 
into the insert holes on the  top of each handle - these insert holes end in 
a chisel shape, so once the end  of the link-piece is located in this it can't 
rotate. When not in use - the  colored plug can be re-positioned to fill the 
hole. The link piece allows the  poles to form a large A-frame when the shafts 
are fully extended. Pacerpoles can  be used as tarp/tent supports in the 
usual way too."

Let us know if any  queries.  Best regards. 
Heather+Alan
Pacerpole Ltd, Windermere UK
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You get the PacerPoles here in the  US at _www.ULA-Equipment.com_ 
(http://www.ULA-Equipment.com) .  I  just thought it was interesting that these hiking 
poles can be made into shelter  supports.  I do not know how much they cost or 
exactly what the order item  name is.
 
Your pal, Switchback the Trail  Pirate






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