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Old 6 Feb 2008
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HaChayalBoded meant 1.5".... hehehehe

Mine are 0", I use an Airzone tent.... no poles, just air.
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I use an Exped Orion..marvelous tent, two vestibules and not too big. Packed size is 42cm in lenght, but will try and measure the poles length for you. Compact and can be pitched with inner attached so great in the rain.

I sell them but sadly out of stock at present, but they are due in next month (March) along with the rest of the Exped Range.

Its also tall enough for my lank self to sit up in and done bike gear when its wet out or sit in my chair mat and read of an evening. Top tents but then I could be accused of being biased. Before the orion I used a North Face Bull frog, great tent, just not enough space for biker, plus luggage.

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Check out Macpac tents also, very good quality and bombproof in all sorts of weather.

I agree with...um...whoever it was who said don't spend lots on a tent if you are not going to use it much. Wild Country make really good tents which are at that point in the market where they are good quality (alu poles etc.) but still a good price).

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Its also tall enough for my lank self to sit up in and done bike gear when its wet out or sit in my chair mat and read of an evening.
If you plan to spend many nights in a tent roominess is massively important. I use a two man tent even when riding solo.

A tarp can be quite a good thing to have too. Being able to sit outside and prepare breakfast/dinner or have a couple of s even when it's raining is great. You can get British Army surplus ones off t'internet for 25 quid if you shop around.

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.....Mine are 0", I use an Airzone tent.... no poles, just air.
Woow. Now that sounds i n t e r e s t i n g ! Any pictures?
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measure the overall pole lengths assembled , buy another section(s) and cut all to equal lengths to give an extra section in each overall pole length. = shorter + able to pack away
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Smile 15" pole sets for Big Agnes Parkview tents
My company, Full Throttle Camping, had Big Agnes specially manufacture 15" pole sets for their Parkview 2 and Parkview 3 tents. Specs are the same as the standard 20" poles - 7001 Aluminum, Yunan hubs, floating connectors - the 15" sets just have shorter pole segments to fit in all but the smallest saddlebags/panniers.

They aren't inexpensive. As an upgrade, the PV2-15 pole set is $75 and the PV3-15 pole set is $90.

For the complete package (tent, poles, stakes), the PV2-15 is $339.95 and the PV3-15 is $389.95.

By April, the 15" option should be available on the Full Throttle Camping website - www.fullthrottlecamping.com - but they can be purchased now if you don't want to risk missing out (supplies are limited; we expect to sell out before summer). If you want a set, get the ball rolling by emailing me at gregg@fullthrottlecamping.com.

Full Throttle Camping is the only source in the world for these short poles. If you can get beyond my web site's use of the term "biker" and a pic or two of my dinosaur, you'll find some great camping equipment by Big Agnes, Outdoor Research, Exped and Jet Boil.
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Mine are 0", I use an Airzone tent.... no poles, just air.
I looked up the specs for that. Two Person Inflatable Camping Tent
Isn't 13.75 lbs. (6 kg) a bit heavy?

Do you find the convenience makes up for the extra weight?
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