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    Mike Philip
    Member

    @mphilip

    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

    #1732140
    Rick Dreher
    BPL Member

    @halfturbo

    Locale: Northernish California

    Hi 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

    #1732142
    Joseph Reeves
    Spectator

    @umnak

    Locale: Southeast Alaska

    We often use either a tree limb or a line hung between two trees to support our 9×9 Oware Pyramid. It creates a lot more space inside without the hiking poles. Have also used a kayak paddle on occasion.

    Tarp Camp

    and with a greenland style paddle

    Pyramid Tarp Camp, Stephens Passage, Alaska

    #1732143
    David Olsen
    Spectator

    @oware

    Locale: Steptoe Butte

    /scissor poles 1 mm cordAlphamid with tree tip support

    #1732154
    David LaRue
    Spectator

    @phaedrus

    Locale: Chicagoland

    I like the set-up

    P.S. I also noticed the UL hatchet on the ground too. ;-)

    #1732204
    Mike Philip
    Member

    @mphilip

    I 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

    #1732216
    Jerry Adams
    BPL Member

    @retiredjerry

    Locale: Oregon and Washington

    I 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

    #1732221
    Walter Carrington
    BPL Member

    @snowleopard

    Locale: Mass.

    An advantage of a half pyramid is that the pole doesn't go in the middle.

    #1732224
    billy goat
    BPL Member

    @billygoat

    Locale: West.

    It was a humorous milestone in our relationship when my gf and I first skewed the chastity pole in her 'mid. :)

    #1732254
    Mike Philip
    Member

    @mphilip

    Anyone have a pic of a half pyramid?

    Thanks,

    Mike

    #1732270
    Chris M
    BPL Member

    @kringle

    Locale: California

    I 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.

    #1732273
    Jerry Adams
    BPL Member

    @retiredjerry

    Locale: Oregon and Washington

    "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

    #1732275
    tkkn c
    BPL Member

    @tkknc

    Locale: Desert Rat in the Southwest

    Here is how to do it with a avalanche ski pole.

    bugnet 1

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