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Canada => Ice Fishing Saskatchewan => Topic started by: BigO on Mar 07, 2020, 12:22 AM

Title: Frabill Ice tent poles.
Post by: BigO on Mar 07, 2020, 12:22 AM

I have a 4 man and 6 man Frabill ice tent. Awesome tents but fragile poles.
Anyone know where you can buy or find poles. Frabill says poles are not available until May as they have to come from the factory in China.
Hopefully won’t need the tent much anymore this season but would be nice to have it ready with poles.

Title: Re: Frabill Ice tent poles.
Post by: ran7ger on Mar 07, 2020, 08:23 AM

I know guys that have made them out of driveway markers.  Might get ya through the season.

Title: Re: Frabill Ice tent poles.
Post by: 3300 on Mar 07, 2020, 09:25 AM

never had to make any, but i have heard of people that had to and they used chimney sweep poles/extensions.
sand/file down the end if it's too big to go into the old hardware and glue it in.

maybe another brand pole would fit. buy it too long and remove hardware, cut it down and use your old hardware.

Title: Re: Frabill Ice tent poles.
Post by: BigO on Mar 07, 2020, 09:27 PM

Some great ideas. Thanks boys.

Title: Re: Frabill Ice tent poles.
Post by: BigO on Mar 07, 2020, 09:33 PM

Some great ideas. Thanks boys.

Title: Re: Frabill Ice tent poles.
Post by: 350 Mag on Mar 08, 2020, 07:32 AM

I have made replacement polesnoutnof old dome tents.

So when you goto dump or look on Kijiji for cheap dome tent....get the poles.

I had an old dome tent years ago that was trashed but kept the poles in garage.  Used 2 last year to repair my ice tent.  all I had to was drill out rivet holding the broken pole in the socket.  Put new pole in drill a hole and put a new rivet (,or bolt) through and done.

Title: Re: Frabill Ice tent poles.
Post by: hardwater diehard on Mar 08, 2020, 07:36 AM

Maybe one in your size

https://www.landmsupply.com/eskimo-10mm-fiberglass-pole