Zombeye Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 I was setting up a yard sale and came across an old tent of my grandfather's from Sears saddlery in Davenport Iowa. Tried to find it online with no luck I'd love to use it but the poles are missing and I have no idea what they would even look like Tent has five holes in top. One in middle and in each corner seems to have an awning as well Any help would be greatly appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John-in-KC Posted August 3, 2019 Share Posted August 3, 2019 @Zombeye, welcome to Scouter. My folks had this kind of tent. It had a center pole, that had umbrella like framing out to each corner. The holes at the corners tied off guy lines. Depending on how it was set up, it might have a side room that had exterior poles to set them upright. Oh, the awning was also the winter door closure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T2Eagle Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 (edited) I spent many a night in a tent like that. Pole in the middle of the tent was the devil's design. We were told not to get near it on pain of death. External pole systems were one of the great design innovations in the evolution of consumer tents. I was intrigued, so I went looking for an image. Here are pictures of a tent the spitting image of my family's. As John-in-KC mentioned, there's a sort of side room. https://s430.photobucket.com/user/seavandal/story Edited August 4, 2019 by T2Eagle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombeye Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share Posted August 4, 2019 Thank you John-in-KC and T2Eagle for your replies they were very helpful indeed. T2Eagle I could imagine my grandfather threatening us with said pain of death. Still unable to find this exact brand in hopes of purchasing poles but with those pictures I think I could make a set myself. I am able to determine that there is no sideroom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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