An uninitiated person can not even imagine how many pitfalls lurk in such a simple at first glance deed, as the choice of a tourist tent . So, for example, not one thousand copies are broken in Internet disputes about the ideal material for a set of arcs for a tent. What arc for the tent is better - aluminum or fiberglass - let's understand together.
Fiberglass tent arches
Advantages of fiberglass, as well as other varieties of plastic, as a raw material for the production of tent frames, have long been appreciated by almost all manufacturers of tourist equipment. So, judge for yourself - fiberglass significantly wins aluminum in price, which can not but rejoice novice tourists. Along with this, fiberglass arcs adequately cope with the task facing them - they are easily assembled and disassembled and little deformed during operation. At the same time, they have one significant drawback - under the influence of negative temperatures, fiberglass becomes fragile and gradually begins to break down. Do not like him and a long contact with water. Therefore, fiberglass arcs will be an ideal option for novice tourists, who rarely get into short-term trips. Experienced tourists, accustomed to long trips and for which every gram of weight of luggage is important, it is necessary to choose the arcs for tents made of aluminum alloys.
Aluminum arcs for tents
Unlike their plastic counterparts, aluminum arcs lack a number of serious flaws. So, they have much less weight, which is especially important for hiking on rough terrain. Secondly, arcs from aluminum are not afraid of extreme conditions: calmly tolerate sharp temperature changes, high humidity and ultraviolet exposure. Their main disadvantage can be called only a sufficiently high cost, which makes it reasonable to acquire them only in the case of active use. But this disadvantage is also the reverse side of their dignity: to make tents with
Of what to make arcs for a tent?
The situation when a tent is rendered unusable due to broken arcs is often encountered. The easiest way out of it is to purchase a set of arcs in a specialized store. But if this is impossible for any reason, it is most reasonable to make arcs from aluminum tubes, cutting them into segments with a length of 80 cm each. The ends of the segments must be processed in such a way that they freely fit into each other.