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Hi all
I have just come back from a trip to Spain and I have thinking about how to solve a simple and annoying problem both with the awning and the fly sheet extension off the roof tent. In both cases there are a pair of long poles that come down to the ground and rest on small plastic feet/base. These poles are then tied with guy ropes from the top to a tent peg in the ground for stability. Most of the time this works really well but when it is windy the whole pole can be lifted off the ground and then not come down in a way that still holds up the top sheet/roof. ie it is not stable.
Solution? i was thinking that if there was some kind of plastic (lightweight) tube with a base like below, then there would be a greater chance the pole would stay upright and in the same place. The tube would hold the base of the pole and if the base had a hole in it then you could peg it into the ground.
So questions are:
1. does anyone know where you can get this type of plastic base?
2. or did anyone else have another simple solution
cheers to all
bosworth
I have just come back from a trip to Spain and I have thinking about how to solve a simple and annoying problem both with the awning and the fly sheet extension off the roof tent. In both cases there are a pair of long poles that come down to the ground and rest on small plastic feet/base. These poles are then tied with guy ropes from the top to a tent peg in the ground for stability. Most of the time this works really well but when it is windy the whole pole can be lifted off the ground and then not come down in a way that still holds up the top sheet/roof. ie it is not stable.
Solution? i was thinking that if there was some kind of plastic (lightweight) tube with a base like below, then there would be a greater chance the pole would stay upright and in the same place. The tube would hold the base of the pole and if the base had a hole in it then you could peg it into the ground.
So questions are:
1. does anyone know where you can get this type of plastic base?
2. or did anyone else have another simple solution
cheers to all
bosworth