love my tent, but arthritis in my hands makes it hard to extend the poles - can they be greased or oiled?
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I wouldn't do that, Judith. If the poles are too slippery, it will be impossible to extend them. I would invest $10 in a pair of tacky utility gloved to make the poles easier to hold on to. Baseball gloves should also do the trick. But the best bet....make one of your loved ones put it up for you and reward them with a giant hug :-)
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I allow overnight but if in a hurry I use a little talcum powder on a partially dried seam as it tends to stick to itself very readily so you find that without talcum some seams on the tent hard to separate if they do stick together .
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The Coleman sports quite a lot of nylon stretched over a fairly light weight frame. A thunder storm last year with high wind gusts was enough to bend and break some of the steel supports, including one of the poles. I don't know for sure, but I expect any similarly designed shelter would fare the same. I would recommend staking the corner poles and adding the staked support lines off each corner of any of these devices.
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Yes. Basically that is what I did. Now they were a little longer than the original poles on the brand that I used but I was able to take one of the broken original pole and cut off the bad section to make up the difference at the end. I did not shorten any of the new poles, but you easily could. Just remember they are fiberglass and you will itch if you don't adequately protect your skin or eyes when you cut. Though I had many of the original poles break within a few days, none of these Texcport poles have broken since I put them on. Far superior to what was on my original tent.
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Yes ...It is a requirement of mine all camping equipment I buy must be capable of setting up by myself. Offset the poles fully assembled ..insert in center piece then one at a time either clock wise or counter clockwise start to raise support poles in increments... like halfway up work around raising each one until fully erected.As you erect then in stages hook the snaps on the poles don't try to hook them all until it is fully upright as you go around do some as you go on each pole. The corner hooks should not be done until almost fully upright.
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I put some Old English oil on it. It didn't seem to absorb. So, no you don't need to oil them. I don't know measurements off hand. I am 5' 10 and weigh 200 lbs. It fits me and supports nicely. But its not a chair you want to sit on for long periods, without arm rests or a cushion. But I like them. And they are weathering well.
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Seasoning is a piece of cake. 1) Set up the tent. 2) Take a garden hose and spray down the whole tent. 3) Let the tent completely dry. 4) Re-pack the tent. You have just seasoned the tent.
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Very easy. Straighten the collapsible/bendable poles (sorry not sure what the name is for those) and slide them through the tent material. Very simple and quick.
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Yes, just have to work your way around the tent inching it out little by little. Yes, it can be done.
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They can definitely be frail, we bent several of them using the rock method when we couldn't find our mallet. I would use a mallet or your shoe to push them in. Better yet, go get the 12 in ABS plastic ones, we purchased those after these and they are beasts. They can be hard to get out of the ground so definitely use a stake puller (can be purchased for only a few dollars online or at a regular store) but that is a good thing, means it wont pull up and have your tent fly away in windy conditions! These have been retired to our backup pile for emergency uses only.
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I only recomend anchoring the feet that attaches to the legs, with some good heavy strong long stakes. You can mfind tent stakes that look just like a huge nail. I would not achor with cement as it will rust some metals. Cement ate up my wheelbarrow bottom. Great, strong canopy. Mel
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I just pulled them out by hand. No problem. There's a nice groove at the top. You could probably use one of the other tent stakes to pull a stuck one out by wedding into that groove perpendicularly.
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I can't add to the other answers. Sand, wipe down then apply. Since the wood already has oil in it the dry time may be extended.
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I use a lithium spray just around the pivot point, I imagine any actual grease is going to be quite messy
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You could probably rig it up. We had a propane shower and we had to pop a hole in the tent but it worked out great.
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If you can tie the corners down properly and the middle poles as well, you could leave the sides and ends off completely. The only risk is very high wind like just before a thunder storm. All closed up these tents have stood up to 40 MPhil winds for me.
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I would greatly caution doing that. Remember that rags or towels with linseed oil have high probability of spontaneous combustion if not properly cared for. I fear that when you fold/ roll the tent it could combust. Linseed oil dries through oxidation, and the process releases heat. The faster the oxidation, the more the greater the heat. A pile of rags or paper towels soaked with linseed oil can actually start burning without warning, leading to the manufacturer's warning that all oil-soaked rags should be stored under water in a covered, metal container, or washed before storage or disposal. Great idea in concept, but too risky to try. Get other products specific for tent waterproofing. I would greatly caution doing that. Remember that rags or towels with linseed oil have high probability of spontaneous combustion if not properly cared for. I fear that when you fold/ roll the tent it could combust. Linseed oil dries through oxidation, and the process releases heat. The faster the oxidation, the more the greater the heat. A pile of rags or paper towels soaked with linseed oil can actually start burning without warning, leading to the manufacturer's warning that all oil-soaked rags should be stored under water in a covered, metal container, or washed before storage or... » Read More I would greatly caution doing that. Remember that rags or towels with linseed oil have high probability of spontaneous combustion if not properly cared for. I fear that when you fold/ roll the tent it could combust. Linseed oil dries through oxidation, and the process releases heat. The faster the oxidation, the more the greater the heat. A pile of rags or paper towels soaked with linseed oil can actually start burning without warning, leading to the manufacturer's warning that all oil-soaked rags should be stored under water in a covered, metal container, or washed before storage or disposal. Great idea in concept, but too risky to try. Get other products specific for tent waterproofing. « Show Less