The LiteOutdoors Carbon pole 84 is designed to be used with our Plateau tent. This carbon pole can be adjusted from 84″ up to 92″. If you wanted to save weight, you can remove the Adjuster to have a fixed-length 84″ pole. The pole is broken down into 4 sections plus the adjustment section, and each section is 22.5″ (adjustment section is 12″) in length. Our poles come with internal shock cord, and rubber feet for the top and bottom.
Weight (including adjuster) – 10.8 oz (308g)
Weight (no adjustor, fixed pole) – 9.6 oz (272g)
Adjustment range – 84″ to 92″
Andy –
The pole is wonderfully light but the joints are weak (only a few inches of overlap for the inserts) and will snap with 40km/h gusts. If you’re setting the tent up in exposed windy conditions, find something else to use as your centre pole.
Addition from Liteoutdoors: This is definitely not a common issue and may be the first (or possibly second) pole we have seen fail, ever. We replaced this under warranty with no cost to Andy.