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Teepee/Pyramid Style without center pole?
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May 2, 2011 at 3:09 pm #1273207
This is an odd question but I'll ask it anyway…
Is there a way that i can make a Teepee or Prymid style tarp/tent without having the pole in the middle?
Thanks,
Mike
May 2, 2011 at 3:20 pm #1732140Hi Mike,
Two methods come to mind: two even longer poles running up opposite sides in an inverted V or suspension from above, using an overhead branch or guyline. I've never tried either but have seen photos of the first solution at work. I'd love to try the tree branch hang but that perfect tree never appears where I've camped. Might be more applicable in deciduous forests.
Cheers,
Rick
May 2, 2011 at 3:23 pm #1732142May 2, 2011 at 3:24 pm #1732143/
May 2, 2011 at 3:50 pm #1732154I like the set-up
P.S. I also noticed the UL hatchet on the ground too. ;-)
May 2, 2011 at 5:43 pm #1732204I won't have the option of trees so I will have to use a pole system of some sort. Thinking of one pole in each corner and a hub of some sort on the top.
Has to be light but not ultra light, quickt to set up and relitively small once apart.
Mike
May 2, 2011 at 6:06 pm #1732216I don't see the problem with a pole in the center
The pole(s) is a fairly significant portion of the total weight
If you have 2 or 4 poles they'll be much heavier
Sleep on one side of the pole, have your stuff on the other side. Or if you have 2 people just have one person on each side of pole
May 2, 2011 at 6:24 pm #1732221An advantage of a half pyramid is that the pole doesn't go in the middle.
May 2, 2011 at 6:33 pm #1732224It was a humorous milestone in our relationship when my gf and I first skewed the chastity pole in her 'mid. :)
May 2, 2011 at 7:43 pm #1732254Anyone have a pic of a half pyramid?
Thanks,
Mike
May 2, 2011 at 8:12 pm #1732270I may be wrong, but I think David's second photo is of an Alphamid, which would be half of a pyramid. The side with the zipper is perpendicular to the ground.
May 2, 2011 at 8:23 pm #1732273"the chastity pole"
ohhhh…
if you have a 9 foot pyramid, it would be 4.5 feet on each side, room for two friendly people on one side, especially if you push the bottom of the pole over a few inches
May 2, 2011 at 8:27 pm #1732275Here is how to do it with a avalanche ski pole.
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