Portable Aluminum Tent Pole For Awning And Camping Shelters

This portable aluminum tent pole is made for awnings, camping and hiking shelters where the frame has to be carried, set up by hand and packed away again. The pole is produced in 6000 and 7000 series alloy, anodized, with a wall thickness of 0.7 to 1.2mm and a length cut to your order.

Where it is used

Awnings and camping shelters are the main use. An aluminum tent pole of this type becomes the upright or the ridge of a lightweight shelter, and the same section is used for tarp poles, gazebo legs, hiking tent frames and replacement poles for shelters that have lost a section. Because the pole travels with the user, weight and pack length matter as much as strength, which is why the wall is kept thin and the alloy is chosen for stiffness rather than for the lowest price.

How to choose

Alloy: 6000 series gives a good balance of strength and formability for a portable aluminum tent pole; 7000 series is stiffer for the same wall and is worth the extra cost where the span is long or the shelter catches wind.

Wall thickness: the range runs 0.7 to 1.2mm. Thin walls save weight on a hiking pole, thicker walls resist bending on a long unsupported span.

Length: length is customized, so give the finished length you need and whether the pole is supplied in one piece or as nested sections.

Tolerance: diameter and wall are held to about ±10%. Tell us if a tighter fit is needed where sections join.

Surface: anodizing is the standard finish and keeps the sliding sections from binding. Silver is the usual colour.

Ends: say whether the ends need caps, a spike, a threaded tip, a ferrule or a plain cut, because the fitting decides how the aluminum tent pole is packed.

What to confirm before ordering

The alloy, temper, outer diameter, wall thickness and finished length of the aluminum tent pole.

Whether the poles are shipped as complete sections or as spare lengths to be cut locally.

Standards, since production follows the standard you name on the order.

Sample quantity, because a single portable aluminum tent pole is the fastest way to check the wall feel and the anodized finish before a full order.

Packing, if the poles are boxed for retail.

Questions buyers send us

Can you supply replacement poles for a shelter we already sell? Yes. Send the outside diameter and wall thickness of the section you need.

Will a portable aluminum tent pole bend in strong wind? A thicker wall or 7000 series alloy is the answer, so state the wind load you are designing for.

Can the anodized colour be matched to our shelter fabric? Yes, and a sample length is the sensible way to approve it.