Are the tent poles cheap plastic that bend to the point of deforming and become unusable after several uses like most??
620780
Nope they are comparable to a real tent's poles. They are sectioned and they collapse. To build, you fit each section of pole into the one next to it. Ours has been through lots of rough housing and real camping in the Rockies and the poles are still intact and originally shaped.
2116264
The poles are made to be flexible to deal with wind force. I do not think they are strong enough to handle the weight of a tarp. Perhaps if the tarp was light.
1780648
Yes, they are thinner than the poles that are used to hold up a dome tent. I used it as a replacement pole for the flap that hangs out over the door to the tent, which requires the pole to bend in a semicircle.
1310584
There are many poles in this tent and some are bent very specific to the tent. I thin k your only chance to be whole again is to get the factory parts. Below is the link: http://www.coleman.com/Parts/1520/cabin/2000004666/elitereg-weathermastertrade-screened-6-tent
2142474
You have to run the two poles through two inserts on the bottom of the tent. You will see them where the Velcro flaps are. I was also disappointed when I discovered it wasn't a true pop up tent, and felt mislead by the description. Depending on how rough your kids are on the tent, the poles may start to break through the inserts. My two kids go nuts when the tent is out, so ours is already in need of some major sewing to repair the inserts where the poles go.
2217975
The entire tent (and door) is made of tent-like/canopy material. Door velcroes closed and window rolls up and ties. Poles are pretty much free standing. We use it for indoors which is perfect. not stable enough for outdoor/wind.
117011
No. The plastic are to cheap. You can use tent camping stakes. They work better.
1793222
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.
1795661
I didn't, but the plastic tabs broke off on my first night of using it. I would never recommend using this tent!
900997
They held up fine for me. I don't use my poles for long hiking trips but for a few hrs most days. I don't usually go in the rain. I have been happy with them, but they don't hold their length in the snow, if that makes sense. (You twist and tighten in 2 places for the height you want.) It just doesn't hold in the winter. But that's fine. I just use reg. ski poles. Again over all, the poles work well and held up for my purposes. (baskets both came off in the leaves somewhere..) Hope that helps,
64944
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.
1808959
Only had tent for about 6 weeks. On first use, one of the poles cracked when trying put up tent. Company unable to replace pole so I sent whole tent back for refund. I will say tent was completely dry after rainstorm, and tent was airtight. Had little problem with head room, a little low, but if I had the pole replaced I would still have tent!
2242111
It has the elastic stretch type poles which can break (as ours did)...but the tent was a blast! We kept it in case we can find replacement poles for it. It was easy enough to set up and take down, but is not a pop up. It is actually more like your standard tent. I would definitely recommend it!
2081917
our tent poles were easy to put together, but snapped after about a week. the our generation company replaced them immediately though and we have had no problems with it since.
63421
By the poles, I assume you mean the stands. No, they won't bend. They're pretty sturdy. The only problem with this set is that it's cumbersome to set up. If it's in a studio and always set up, then no problem. But if you plan to use it in various locations (like my plan was) then it's kind of a pain. I ended up getting smaller led lights (because I do a lot of personal interviews and don't need to light large areas) and use the stands for them instead. But, as I said, if it's for an in-studio, stationary setup, these are great.
1918246
I have put a roll of 107" brand new seamless paper on it (about 15lbs) (through the poles). I would secure the stands with sandbags to distribute the weight from the middle, but I had no issues with the poles bending with this weight.
300899
They are metal...the whole skeleton of the tent are metal posts and very sturdy. All in all, it is a great value for the price. I love my tent.