tent poles

[danbo81]

just a quick question got my poles out of the pole carrier to check for our trip away next week and there filthy do you's use anything to clean them would warm soapy water do the trick and should i spray them with somthing while there stored away


cheers dan

[Nomad]

Give em a clean off with a bit of Lanotec or something like that, smells better than WD-40.

[carinya]

Give em a clean off with a bit of Lanotec or something like that, smells better than WD-40.

Smells better than WD 40?   How can this be?  Doesn't everyone use it for aftershave?

[GU_Thomo]

Smells better than WD 40?   How can this be?  Doesn't everyone use it for aftershave?

Cheers
Parry

[Johnno convert]

Smells better than WD 40?   How can this be?  Doesn't everyone use it for aftershave?

No I use Brut 33 

[Heiny]

There's proably some blokes around that are quite happy with the smell of lanolin on their hands

Baaa

[Johnno convert]

Kiwis? Pure perfume!

[Nomad]

There's proably some blokes around that are quite happy with the smell of lanolin on their hands

Baaa

Or on their pole?? baaaa baaaa 

[speewa158]

Baaaa  means   NO  dosent it       

[Johnno convert]

Baaaa  means   NO  dosent it       

Don't know the answer as I don't speak K1w1

[Kit_e_kat9]

just a quick question got my poles out of the pole carrier to check for our trip away next week and there filthy do you's use anything to clean them would warm soapy water do the trick and should i spray them with somthing while there stored away


cheers dan

I guess it depends on what they are made from I'd say.  Ours are aluminium, so we just hose them off and/or rub the dirt off with a bannister brush (dustpan variety) or a wet chux.  Soapy water just sounds too fancy for camping.

I think you should be more concerned on how to keep those rubbery bottom bits attached ... we can't find 2 of ours ... makes the pole near useless as they tend to bury themselves ... so we keep a bit of flat timber to use under them if required.

Kit_e

[danbo81]

thanks kit e just thought soapy water cause there covered in dried white powdery stuff dont know what it is and im also missin couple of bottoms but easly fixed with a stubby lid works great unless ya in the sand so i use a bit of ply as well

[qlddsl]

For the dry white powdery stuff on poles, try vinegar. It works on gal steel.

[mystq]

Will give that a try qlddsl

[whitey1]

To keep the end caps on, put. a rivert through the side of them