[pct-l] Tarp poles

[Scott Williams]

At the GGG (Gear Geeks Gathering) in January I was introduced to the
"cheapo" carbon fiber poles that Costco is selling for $29.  After a rave
review from a serious gear geek, someone even more geeky than me, I bought
a pair to use as a secondary set.  Turns out they're not so "cheapo" after
all.  Several months of training later and I can say that they are
excellent all around and seem to be lighter than my old UL Lekis.  So that
might be a cheap option for tent poles and ship them home when you get to
trees.

I wouldn't expect to see too many trees in much of SoCal.  In 2010 we got
snowed and rained on more in SoCal than any other part of the trail till we
reached northern WA.  So do be prepared for all possibilities while hiking
the "deserts."  The coldest night of the summer for me was the first night
at Lake Morena, 2 weeks before KO.  Damp and cold but so damned exciting to
be starting out!

Have a great hike!

Shroomer


On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 3:55 PM, <dennis.phelan at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have purchased several of the poles that tarptent sell and found them to
> be too thin to support the tent/tarp in less than ideal conditions.  I also
> quickly found that with a tent/tarp you need the ability to raise and lower
> the setup for good weather or poor weather conditions and those poles are
> not adjustable.  You don't have to have adjustable poles with a tarp as you
> can use the poles outside of the grommets and just raise or lower where you
> tie onto the pole; but life is so much easier if you have a set of
> adjustable hiking poles.
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> From: isabella at bendnet.com
> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2014 3:10 PM
> To: 'Landy Figueroa', pct-l at backcountry.net
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> If you got some lightweight hiking poles to set up your tarp you might find
> them  really handy for crossing creeks/rivers.
> Mademoiselle
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> From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> On Behalf Of Landy Figueroa
> Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2014 11:05 AM
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] Tarp poles
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> Hi group,
> I have a question.  I have been setting up my tarp at home with old ski
> poles, but will definitely not be carrying these for my trip, and hiking
> poles KILL my wrists, so I'm not carrying those either.  I anticipate being
> able to find sticks once we get into pinyon/juniper habitat types, then
> throughout the Sierras and beyond, but am not sure about the desert.  Is
> there a way to improvise tarp poles in the desert (stiff agave leaves?), or
> should I bite the bullet and get some carbon fiber tarp poles from Zpacks?
> I don't think I order and  receive poles from Fibraplex soon enough for my
> start date.  Thanks!
> Landy
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