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Transporting heavy tent poles.... how do YOU do it????

Posted by Charles Bingham on February 14, 2010 at 10:43am

Hi,  I have a trimline canopy... not an aluminum canopy, it's made of heavy steel. I was wondering if anyone has found a convenient way of moving the metal poles around and transporting them.

 

I've tried making a box that would hold all of the poles with wheels on one end and a handle on the other, but it was so heavy that one person couldn't easily lift the one end to pull it.

 

Then, I tried using the long wooden box I made and put it on my dolly that folds down into a cart. Lifting the box into the cart was still very difficult... it must have weight 150 pounds or more.

 

I want a convenient way to get them around... I'm thinking that the only practical way is to split them up into a few smaller groups and put them in bags with handles like flourish company sells for them.

 

I guess I was just hoping that someone might have come up with an innovative solution for moving them that would save my back from the heavy lifting.

 

I would appreciate any ideas...

 

Thanks

 

Chip

Battle Creek, MI

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  • Douglas Farrar February 25, 2010 at 7:18pm
    We have 4 of the pole bags from Flourish. One for the top poles, one for the legs, one for light bars(and light tracks) and the 4th has our three awning poles in them. We also have the joints in a hard side tool box along with stakes and a small sledge. Our sides and awnings are carried in three rubberized bags from a Samonite outlet, the top is in a duffel bag. This makes storing easy and none of the bags is overheavy. Our bags have lasted 10 years and still look almost new.
  • Lisa Hartmann February 18, 2010 at 8:31pm
    I have some old ski bags that I use for my poles.
  • Jim Parker February 17, 2010 at 10:43am
    Pole coffin. Long box of 2x3"s on 10" pneumatic wheels. I can fit a double canopy top, six walls, and poles galore into it. It slides up the ramp and into the trailer, rests below the support for 15 panels. Works a treat. 'Course it weighs 400 pounds loaded. Hmm.



    Parker
  • Charles Bingham February 17, 2010 at 10:19am
    Phil... do the flourish mesh bags hold up well to the heavy steel poles rubbing up against them over time? I know that they make a set of "deluxe" bags that are made of heavy duty vinyl, but they are twice as expensive.... would they be worth it?

    Thanks everyone for your comments,

    Chip
  • Jan Raven February 16, 2010 at 7:51pm
    I don't put my poles into any bag at all, but have them divided into logical piles and bungeed together using the big black bungees with a plastic ball on the end. My piles are: horizontal poles with nub on end (5); horizontal poles without nub (5); purple-ended horizontal poles (4); white roof poles with metal tips (8); horizontal white roof poles (4) and short steel vertical poles together (2). I don't bundle the legs but move them around separately. Also, I do not leave any of the connecting hardware attached; this makes the poles harder to pack and it really takes very little time to put them on and off. Having so many separate bundles makes it easier to pack, since I can customize where they go. Oh, and I am using the stabilizer bars, so you might not have as many pieces.
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