When it comes to hiking and enjoying your hikes, having a good, effective type of tent is one of the most important things that you can do. However, even if you have a nice, functioning kind of tent, it does not guarantee that you will be able to enjoy your hike completely or that you will end up being very comfortable. In order to enjoy your tents completely, you should definitely try to acquire a good base of knowledge regarding what each part of your tent actually accomplishes and also know how to use your tent correctly. Alaska Heliskiing

One important element of your tent is its pole system. Your tent’s poles help to form a good skeletal structure for your tent to be built on. Without the poles for your tent, you would have a much harder time trying to prepare the structure correctly. The poles that are used to keep your tent in the right shape should be strong and flexible as well as sufficiently durable too. Most tent manufacturers are constantly looking for ways to make the poles of your tent a little bit less cumbersome and heavy while also maintaining these important qualities. Canadian Mountain Holidays

These are some of the most common materials used in Tent Poles:

• Carbon Fiber: This material is often used for Fishing Rods and is very strong and flexible. Carbon fibers are used in more expensive technical Tents and form the future of Tent poles.
  
• Aluminum-alloy tubing: Nowadays, almost all Tent poles are made of aluminum-alloy tubing. Most poles consist of multiple sections that are joined through elastic shock cord. Aluminum is very vulnerable to corrosion which is why almost all aluminum-alloy Tent poles are anodized. This gives them a thin protective coating. Many poles are pre-curved to decrease the chance of breaking a pole while making the curve.
  
• Fiberglass: This used to be the preferred material for Tent poles until they were replaced by aluminium-alloy tubing. Fiberglass is less strong so thicker and heavier poles are required to achieve the same strength. Cheaper Tents still use fiberglass poles.
  

The actual Tent cloth or canvas has to protect you from the wind and the rain while remaining breathable. The earliest materials used were leather and cotton. Nowadays, almost all Tents are made out of nylon or polyester taffeta. 

Most camping tents fall under the following categories:

• Single Wall Constructions: Constructions for tents of this type are relatively simple. They may or may not be suitable for full hiking trips if they are not capable of keeping out the elements effectively. They basically need to resist wind and water, breathe adequately and have a good amount of durability as well in order to be effective on longer hikes that require a larger level of effectiveness.
  
• Double Wall Constructions: Tents like this have certain qualities which make them more suitable for longer hiking trips. However, they may or may not be entirely necessary for shorter hiking trips. Tents of this type of construction have an outer fly sheet to protect the inner tent structure which is not waterproof but is breathable. The outer tent fly sheet is much more resistant to the elements and can effectively protect the inner part of the tent.