What an aluminium alloy pole tent is
Every aluminium tent pole is an alloy: aluminium mixed with small amounts of other metals, such as zinc, to make it strong enough to bend into a hoop and spring back. So this range holds the same metal as aluminium pole tents, which has every tent on aluminium. This one is the tents whose makers use the word alloy for the poles or frame, as in "7001 aluminium alloy poles". Nearly all of them are in both ranges.
The kinds in this range
- Backpacking tents with 7001 poles, such as the TAIJI2, at 1,800g for inner, outer and poles together. See backpacking and trekking tents.
- Tipi and pyramid hot tents on one alloy centre pole: the 500PRO tipi is 500cm across and 240cm high. See tipi tents.
- Dome and tunnel hot tents on 7.9mm 7001 poles, with a stove jack and snow skirt. See hot tents with a stove jack.
- A hard-shell roof tent that opens out on an aluminium alloy frame on the car roof. See roof tents.
- 4x4 and SUV awnings on aluminium alloy frames, such as a 270 degree roof side awning. See car awnings.
7001, 7075 and 6061: the alloy numbers
The number names the alloy. 7001 is a zinc alloy made for poles that must bend and recover, and it is the one most tents here name. 7075 is stronger still and turns up here mostly in pegs: one tent comes with 7075 aluminium alloy triangular stakes. 6061 is a general-purpose alloy, cheaper and common on budget gear. The number tells you the metal, not how thick the pole is, so read the diameter as well where the maker gives it.
One centre pole or crossing poles
Two shapes dominate this range. Dome and tunnel tents have several thin poles that share the load, so they stand up well before every peg is in. Tipi and pyramid tents stand on one alloy pole in the middle, which gives height and room for a stove, but the whole tent hangs off that pole and its pegs. Peg a tipi out fully and evenly, and keep it tight, or the pole leans.
Questions people ask about aluminium alloy pole tents
Is aluminium alloy better than aluminium?
They are the same thing described two ways. Compare the alloy number and the pole diameter, not the word.
Why is a tent in both aluminium ranges?
The aluminium range holds every aluminium-poled tent, and this one the tents whose makers say alloy, so most are in both.
Are the pegs alloy too?
Often. Several tents here come with aluminium alloy pegs, light and strong in firm ground. Spares are in tent pegs.
How long does delivery take?
Delivery is included in every price and tracked to your door. Each product page says when that tent usually arrives, so check it before ordering for a set date.
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