Quest Outfitters Tent Poles for Pyramid Center Pole

I made my own CF poles using the Quest Outfitter kits and had great results. Mine are 49″ but I also use two, so that probably changes the strength requires significantly.

Realistically, I don’t think I’d trust a 1/3″ pole to hold up a mid in a really strong gust. It’s not that the CF isn’t strong but that those specific poles aren’t designed to handle stresses horizontally (strength vs bending is weaker than a wider pole). Where these poles shine are in situations where the stress is being applied through the pole (vertically, no bending).

1) If you can guy out the mid really really well, so that all the pole has to do it hole up the center, then it will be fine…I can’t speak from experience as to how these work in a mid but I’d probably defer to the people who are suggesting a wider pole.

2) You’re going to need to make “pole jacks” if you want these to be adjustable. Drilling holes in a 1/3″ wide pole is simply not going to work and will weaken them far too much. However, you can make a 125cm pole and then carry a few extra pieces (5cm, 10cm) to add onto the end to get the height closer to what you want.

To do this, you would need to have the pole sections “loosely stored”. What I mean by that is that you won’t be able to have the pole and tips held together via shockcord. Instead you’d have all the pieces stored in a bag and then you just assemble it each time. It’s not hard to work with but you could lose a pole tip this way if you’re not careful.

If you need smaller adjustments than 5cm then this may not be the material for you.

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Overall, my suggestion is to go with a wider pole and not have to worry about all of this. If you want a MYOG pole, you can reference the Ruta Locura extender dimensions (ID and OD = inner/outer diameter) to make sure they will match up.

Thanks so much for the advice! I think I’ll bite the bullet and order the .600 CF from Ruta Locura with an adjuster.

I think the pole from Ruta Locura is the way to go as well.  They are really, really nice.  The adjuster is a great design too.

On another note, if anyone reads this thread and wants a heavier duty pole for a larger mid, PM me – I’ve got three sections of 3/4″ aluminum from Quest (26″ sections.   I’ll give them away for the cost of shipping.  The length put together is 78 inches and the weight is 11 oz total.