We've got an Outwell Yukon 6 which is a great tent. But we're having a problem persuading the metal poles to come apart when packing away. Basically it turns into a wrestling match between human and tent pole! Does anyone know a product that can be put onto metal tent poles to make it easier to pull them part? I was wondering about something like a Teflon spray sprayed onto the ends that fit together. Many thanks for any and all advice offered! Rob
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I usually spray them every so often with wd40 - wipe of any residue so its not catching on the material before storing or using - no problems so far and its been ten years
Many thanks for the helpful hints. Will try one of them on the next outing in a couple of weeks time. Hopefully the tent pole wrestling will be a thing of the past!
Argh...why use products that are potentially damaging to tent fabric (WD40! Vaseline!!!!) when there's a perfectly safe alternative silicon spray readily availible in camping shops? By which I mean good old Fabsil. Ideal lubricant for poles and if a smear goes onto the flysheet it's no big deal.
Val - thanks for that tip (our Maritsa poles are so stiff that DH has to do them all). Doesn't Fabsil go still though, when it dries? Or am I being stupid? The Fabsil I've got is in a bottle that you dab on - is there anoth type I don't know about?
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Topic: Sticky Metal Poles
