Yes!
I have had the tent probably going on for over 20 years. When I was at school, over 35 years ago, (I'm 53 this year!), I remember going on a school trip to Switzerland for 2 weeks and we were in some borrowed 2 man tents. I can't remember what they were called but they were really good quality with cotton flys and some with A poles. Some of the others didn't have A poles, they were single centre pole design but the same basic tent. They were harder to erect and but to easier to collapse! Kids being kids, you only had to bump into the centre pole and the tent was down!
Back to the Paladin, the one upright pole was right bang in the centre of the bell end and it was really awkward stashing gear and when you were moving around in the dark. I had a small daughter at the time bustling around and there were times when I thought she was going to bring the house down in the middle of the night!
If you can find the spares to convert then I would suggest you do it, but keep the old poles just in case you don't like it. You will need the A junctions and some extra poles to account for the extra length needed for the angles.
You can also modify the front end too. The spikes on the upright poles that hold up the front section can be bent and the total length of the pole increased to make it longer to take into account the angle, (Pythagoras' Theorem and all that!). If you do decide to do that you will need an extra pole to support between the top of the 2 poles, with the ends that you have helped me out with over the spikes.
Aren't tents much easier to erect these days! These new exo-skeletal domes and tunnels are far better don't you think?
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Topic: Lichfield Paladin 5 - Spares
