I have a CCS 12' x 10' silnylon tarp, which I've always managed to pitch without poles in treed areas when canoe camping. I use a ridgeline between trees and manage to stake out the sides to something. I own no tarp poles.
Now, all my canoeing is done via car access base camping. There are usually no convenient trees around the drive-in campsites I frequent, but I'd like to pitch my tarp near my tent so I can sit and move about under it. I'd like some sort of telescoping commercial poles. But I don't know how many poles I need. Don't want an A frame set up with all sides staked to the ground. Rather, I want to maximize the underneath space.
Do I really need six (!) poles, two on each end of a ridge line and four raised ones at the corners?
Plus, what kind of commercial poles to buy. Some of these poles are astronomical in price: $90+ USD for one pole in some cases and places.
Any recommendations on the number of poles for a full canopy pitch, and what kind of reasonably priced poles are available?
Now, all my canoeing is done via car access base camping. There are usually no convenient trees around the drive-in campsites I frequent, but I'd like to pitch my tarp near my tent so I can sit and move about under it. I'd like some sort of telescoping commercial poles. But I don't know how many poles I need. Don't want an A frame set up with all sides staked to the ground. Rather, I want to maximize the underneath space.
Do I really need six (!) poles, two on each end of a ridge line and four raised ones at the corners?
Plus, what kind of commercial poles to buy. Some of these poles are astronomical in price: $90+ USD for one pole in some cases and places.
Any recommendations on the number of poles for a full canopy pitch, and what kind of reasonably priced poles are available?
